Focus on PDGN People – Number One, Co_Chair Chris Delicata
PDGN has three Co-Chairs; Sir Michael Hirst, John Bowis OBE and in this edition we focus on Chris J. Delicata.
Chris Delicata is actively involved in advocating for the Diabetes cause in his home country and internationally.
His eldest son was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 1999 when he was just one year old. This difficult episode in his life encouraged him to work wholeheartedly for diabetes.
From 2003 until 2015, Chris was actively involved with the International Diabetes Federation serving a four-year term as President of the European Region of the International Diabetes Federation (IDF-Europe) for the period 2008-2012 and Vice President of the International Diabetes Federation for three years during the period 2013 to 2015.
Chris was a founding member of the European Coalition for Diabetes in 2009 and still serves as its Chairman.
In 2019 he was appointed as a trustee of the Alliance for European Diabetes Research (EURADIA).
On a local level, Chris has been actively involved in the Maltese Diabetes Association since 2001 and is currently President of the Association.
In 2011, he was awarded the – European Citizens Prize by the President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek in recognition of his work to further promote the Diabetes cause in Europe. In 2017, he was also honoured by his hometown St. Julians with “Gieh San Giljan” in recognition of his diabetes work.
Chris is married to Michelle and has three children: Jack (21), Adam (19) and Kate (13). He is an Insurance Practitioner by profession and is currently employed as a Senior Manager with one of the leading insurance companies in Malta.