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==Government==
Birgu's [[Local councils of Malta|local council]] was established by the Local Councils Act of 1993. The first election was held on 19 February 1994 and John Boxall was elected as mayor. In 1995 Joseph C. Azzopardi took over as mayor but in the 1998 local elections Boxall became the mayor once again. He contested in later elections in 2001, 2004, 2007 and 2012 and has held the office ever since. The present council is made up of the following people:<ref>[http://birgu.gov.mt/category/public-page/council-profile/present-council Present Council] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140621182721/http://birgu.gov.mt/category/public-page/council-profile/present-council |date=21 June 2014 }}. Birgu Local Council. Retrieved 10 June 2014.</ref>
*John Boxall ([[Labour Party (Malta)|PL]]) - mayor
*Christopher Cassar (PL) - vice-mayor
*Anthony Gellel ([[Nationalist Party (Malta)|PN]])
*Trevor Mizzi (PL)
*Jason Portelli (PL)
The Birgu Local Council is housed at [[Auberge de France, Birgu|Auberge de France]].