Mr Joseph Chetcuti was born on the 28th February 1964 and he is married with two daughters.
He studied at St Paul’s Missionary College and the University of Malta, graduating with a Diploma in Public Administration.
Mr Chetcuti joined the Public Service as a Customs Assistant within the Customs Department in 1986 at the age of 22. This was followed by an upward path to Customs Officer in 1993, Inspector of Customs in 2007 and Senior Inspector of Customs in 2013.
In 2014 he was appointed Director (Excise) within the Customs Department. Two years later, in 2016, Mr Chetcuti was appointed Director General (Customs), initiating a comprehensive programme of change within the Department which promulgated a business strategy underpinned by a customer-centric vision, without compromising the overall supply chain security.
Mr Chetcuti has participated in meetings organised by the World Customs Organisation (WCO) for Heads of Customs Authorities and actively participated in numerous EU Customs Union events, some of which were hosted by Malta. Of particular note among such conferences was the High Level Seminar for Tax and Customs Administrations held in Malta in 2017.
During his career at the helm of the Customs Department, through continuous communication and awareness and by putting to the fore the Department’s achievements and successes, Mr Chetcuti has significantly increased the Department’s visibility and imbued within the Department’s personnel a sense of belonging and a change of culture. This has now resulted in the staff doing away with the archaic silo mentality and enjoying a new feeling of pride.
Mr Chetcuti served also on the National Maritime Security Committee, the Aviation Security Committee, the Sanctions Monitoring Board, the Steering Committee for the Office of the Commissioner for Revenue and the National Coordinating Committee on Combatting Money-Laundering & Funding of Terrorism.
Mr Chetcuti was appointed Permanent Secretary in the Ministry for Health on 7th April 2022.
Mr Joseph Chetcuti was born on the 28th February 1964 and he is married with two daughters.
He studied at St Paul’s Missionary College and the University of Malta, graduating with a Diploma in Public Administration.
Mr Chetcuti joined the Public Service as a Customs Assistant within the Customs Department in 1986 at the age of 22. This was followed by an upward path to Customs Officer in 1993, Inspector of Customs in 2007 and Senior Inspector of Customs in 2013.
In 2014 he was appointed Director (Excise) within the Customs Department. Two years later, in 2016, Mr Chetcuti was appointed Director General (Customs), initiating a comprehensive programme of change within the Department which promulgated a business strategy underpinned by a customer-centric vision, without compromising the overall supply chain security.
Mr Chetcuti has participated in meetings organised by the World Customs Organisation (WCO) for Heads of Customs Authorities and actively participated in numerous EU Customs Union events, some of which were hosted by Malta. Of particular note among such conferences was the High Level Seminar for Tax and Customs Administrations held in Malta in 2017.
During his career at the helm of the Customs Department, through continuous communication and awareness and by putting to the fore the Department’s achievements and successes, Mr Chetcuti has significantly increased the Department’s visibility and imbued within the Department’s personnel a sense of belonging and a change of culture. This has now resulted in the staff doing away with the archaic silo mentality and enjoying a new feeling of pride.
Mr Chetcuti served also on the National Maritime Security Committee, the Aviation Security Committee, the Sanctions Monitoring Board, the Steering Committee for the Office of the Commissioner for Revenue and the National Coordinating Committee on Combatting Money-Laundering & Funding of Terrorism.
Mr Chetcuti was appointed Permanent Secretary in the Ministry for Health on 7th April 2022.
