John Manduca

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John Manduca (1927 - 7 November 2014) was a journalist as well as former broadcast executive and diplomat.

He was High Commissioner for Malta in London in 1987-1990, and was concurrently Ambassador to Norway, Sweden and Denmark and to Ireland in l990. He was Deputy Editor of the Times of Malta, and Malta correspondent of The Daily Telegraph and the Sunday Telegraph (London). He served in the 11 HAA Regiment (T), Royal Malta Artillery, and after training at the British Broadcasting Corporation, was appointed Chief Executive of the Malta Broadcasting Authority, and later Managing Director of the Rediffusion Group of Companies in Malta. In l983, he became Director-General of the Confederation of Private Enterprise. For ten years he was the founder-editor of Treasures of Malta, and General Editor of some thirty book published by ‘Fondazzjoni Patrimonju Malti’ (Maltese Heritage Foundation) of which he was Deputy Chairman. In 2003 he was presented with the ‘Gold Award’ for ‘outstanding contribution to professional journalism’, and in 2005 given as Award for his contribution to ‘Cultural Tourism’. He is Co-Chairman of the ‘St Agatha Restoration Fund’ in Mdina. Among his publications is The Bonham Carter Diaries l936-1940 (what the British Governor thought of Malta and the Maltese), published in 2004. He was Chairman of the Board of Governors of St Edward’s College, and later a trustee of the Lady Strickland Trust for the College. John Manduca married Sylvia Parnis in l954; they have four children and eight grandchildren.

Highlights of John Manduca's career

Joined Allied Malta Newspapers Ltd in 1945; deputy editor 1953-1962; Malta correspondent, The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph 1946-1962; chairman, Malta Institute of Journalists, 1957, 1959 and 1961;

11 HAA Regiment RMA (T) 1952-1955;

Malta Broadcasting Authority 1962; BBC attachment 1963; chief executive, MBA, 1963-1968; managing director, Malta Television Service 1968-1971; and managing director, Rediffusion Group of Companies in Malta 1971-1976;

Confederation of Private Enterprise (COPE) director general 1983-1987;

High Commissioner for Malta in London 1987-1990; and concurrently Ambassador to Norway, Denmark and Sweden; and to Ireland in 1990;

RTK Radio director 1991-1993;

St Edwards College Board of Governors chairman 1995-1998; trustee 1997- ;

Fondazzjoni Patrimonju Malti vice-chairman 1990; Treasures of Malta editor and Patrimonju Publications general editor 1994- (three Patrimonju publications have been awarded literary prizes);

St Agatha Restoration Fund, Mdina, chairman;

Malta Who's Who 1987 editor;

Author Welcome Travel Guide, Malta & Gozo and City of Mdina and Rabat.

In 2003 he was the recipient of the Institute of Maltese Journalists' Gold Award.

His book The Flavour of Mintoff's Era was self-published in 2008.