2016 in Malta

Incumbents

• President: Marie Louise Coleiro Preca
• Prime Minister: Joseph Muscat

  Events

• 4 June – Independent MP Marlene Farrugia establishes the Democratic Party.
• 17 June – MaltaPost inaugurates the Malta Postal Museum in Valletta.
• 24 October - French Fairchild Metroliner crash: a CAE Aviation Fairchild SA227-AT twin turboprop, registration crashed on take-off a short distance from the runway. All five people on board died in the accident. The aircraft was taking part in a French-led surveillance operation to counter people smuggling.

  Deaths

• 21 March – Joseph Mercieca, 87, Archbishop of Malta