Keith Schembri
Maltese politician
Keith Schembri (born 26 July 1975) is Maltese businessman and political strategist who served as chief of staff to Prime Minister Joseph Muscat from 11 March 2013 to 26 November 2019. Schembri resigned in relation to the murder investigation of Daphne Caruana Galizia and in course of the political crises in Malta. The crisis also led to unprecedented protests in Malta, which called for Schembri's resignation.
Biography
In 1996, Schembri established Kasco Holdings, a group of companies providing various services and products within the fields of graphic art and engineering. The group's flagship company is Kasco Paper.
Schembri first set up an offshore shell company in January 2011.
In 2008, Joseph Muscat brought Schembri into the Labour Party. Schembri managed the 2013 electoral campaign that saw the Labour Party elected with the largest margin of victory in Malta since its independence.
Muscat won the Maltese election in 2013 and Schembri became part of his office team. In July 2013 three letterbox firms were created in Panama: Tillgate Inc.
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