Aug 17, 1952Sliema, Northern Harbour District, Malta71 years old
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About Vincent A. De Gaetano
Vincent A.
De Gaetano (born 17 August 1952) is a Maltese judge born in Sliema, Malta and currently the judge of the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Malta.
Since 3 November 2010 he is Vice-President of Section IV. De Gaetano succeeded Giovanni Bonello, who, together with two other candidates, had been proposed in 1998 by then Prime Minister Alfred Sant.
The election of a Maltese judge for the ECHR had been protracting since 2004, with the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe twice rejecting the Maltese Government’s all-male lists.