# Joseph Howard - Head of Ministry

URL: https://allhistories.com/malta/rulers/joseph-howard
Term of office: 1921–1923
Born-Died: 4 December 1862 - 20 May 1925
Dynasty: Head of Ministry / Prime Minister of Malta
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Howard_(prime_minister)

Howard led the Maltese Political Union (Unione Politica Maltese) to victory in the first elections under the 1921 self-government constitution and became Malta's first Head of Ministry, resigning in 1923.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Herbert Plumer, 1st Viscount Plumer](https://allhistories.com/malta/rulers/herbert-plumer-1st-viscount-plumer)
- Next in list: [Francesco Buhagiar](https://allhistories.com/malta/rulers/francesco-buhagiar)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1921 - [Labour Party Founded](https://allhistories.com/malta/timeline/1921-labour-party-founded)
- 1921 - [Self-Government Constitution of 1921](https://allhistories.com/malta/timeline/1921-self-government-constitution-of-1921)
- 1921 - [First Maltese Parliament Meets](https://allhistories.com/malta/timeline/1921-first-maltese-parliament-meets)
- 1923 - [First Performances of L-Innu Malti](https://allhistories.com/malta/timeline/1923-first-performances-of-l-innu-malti)