George William Vella KOM KCMG (born 24 April 1942) is a Maltese politician who has served as President of Malta since 2019. A member of the Labour Party, he previously served as Deputy Prime Minister of Malta and Foreign Affairs Minister from 1996 to 1998 under Prime Minister Alfred Sant. In 2013, he returned as Foreign Affairs Minister, an office he held until 2017 under Prime Minister Joseph Muscat.