Agostino Pio "Austin" Gatt (born 29 July 1953[1]) is a former Maltese politician, who served in a number of ministerial posts.
[citation needed] Gatt's contribution to the Nationalist Party continued when he was appointed Chairman of the Management Board of Independence Print Company Limited.
Gatt spearheaded a complete reorganization of the Party’s political, administrative and commercial structures and was responsible for preparing and ensuring the implementation of all plans for the General Elections of 1992 and 1996.
Amongst these there are the creation of an information economy and society in Malta, the introduction of e-Government, a major administrative reform in the law courts, and the transformation of Local Government Authorities.
[citation needed] After the March 2008 general election, Gatt was appointed Minister for Communications and National Projects with responsibility for IT, the Water Services Corporation and Enemalta, Malta Shipyards and the roads on March 12, 2008.On 14 April 2008, the government announced that the name of the Ministry for Communications and National Projects was changed to the Ministry for Infrastructure, Transport and Communications (MITC).