Adrian Delia

On 3 February 2018, as Opposition Leader, Delia reshuffled spokespersons within the Parliamentary Group and took the shadowing of the Justice Ministry in hand.

On 20 May 2018, Delia promised that a PN government, if elected, would repay the money overcharged from energy bills.

Further to the conclusions of the magisterial inquiry with regards to ownership of Egrant, Delia requested that the report would be published in full, and wrote to the Advocate General to provide him with a full copy. Furthermore, Delia removed Simon Busuttil from Shadow Minister for Good Governance and asked him to resign on 22 July 2018. Delia assumed the Good Governance portfolio himself. His request was later backed by the Administrative Council of the Party.

In September 2018, several of Malta's human rights NGOs called out Delia for his comments about foreigners causing a threat to Maltese identity and values, calling them "abhorrent". The NGOs were also "shocked and disgusted", saying that by "using inflammatory language and calling for affirmation of the Maltese identity" he had "accused non-Maltese nationals of instilling feelings of fear and insecurity".

In late December 2018, Delia has been accused of domestic violence, calling for him to step down from the leadership of the PN. A women's rights campaigner, Francesca Fenech Conti, has also urged Delia to resign after the domestic violence allegations. Democratic Party leader Godfrey Farrugia and former PN general secretary Rosette Thake also urged Delia to resign.

In 2017, after the Simon Busuttil's announced departure as Leader of the Nationalist Party further to the loss in the 2017 elections, Delia was the first to contest the leadership of the party. He resigned from Birkirkara F.C. on 28 June 2017. His nomination was made official on 17 July 2017. Delia faced Chris Said, Frank Portelli and Alex Perici Calascione. In August 2018, it was reported that Adrian Delia was possibly the most popular throughout the race, as his lack of political experience was seen as an advantage. On 17 September 2017 he was confirmed as Leader of the Nationalist Party.

On 16 October 2017, further to the death of Daphne Caruana Galizia, he expressed concerns over rule of law, calling the incident “the collapse of democracy and freedom of expression.” He called for Joseph Muscat, then Prime Minister of Malta, to assume responsibility of what happened by resigning. Delia however declined to join protests, saying it would not be appropriate for him to be present, given their past feud.

In 2017, Daphne Caruana Galizia accused Delia of links to a London-based prostitution racket. Delia denied the allegation. In a later interview, in May 2018, he promised to resign if any such activity is ever found.

During the same period, in September 2017, Delia was also linked to freemasonry, a link he denied.

Under the presidency of Delia the club achieved the first qualification in the third qualifying round in the UEFA Europa League in Season 2016–17. Delia famously lured in former Italian international Fabrizio Miccoli. The team won a match against West Ham United F.C., but were eliminated on penalties. After the match West Ham showed interest in Birkirkara's Mauricio Mazzetti, but Delia commented that no formal offers had been made.

Delia was elected as vice-president of Birkirkara F.C. in June 2011, while also representing the club in the council of the Malta Football Association. He then was president of Birkirkara from 29 May 2015 till 29 June 2017 following his announcement that he would be taking an active role in politics.

He was approached by Mario de Marco on behalf of the Nationalist Party (Malta) to contest the 2013 Maltese general election and 2017 Maltese general election, which he both declined for career reasons.

Adrian Delia grew up in Birkirkara. He received his formation from the Jesuit St Aloysius' College. He graduated as a lawyer from the University of Malta in 1993.

Adrian Delia, MP (born 8 August 1969, in Sliema, Malta) is a Maltese politician, and lawyer by profession. He is the leader of the Nationalist Party since September 2017 and Leader of the Opposition since October 2017.