In 1982, after serving as Qormi FC president, George Abela was elected as the chairman of the Malta Football Association.

He brought changes within the MFA, and improved the infrastructure, where training grounds, a gymnasium, and a physiotherapy clinic were built, and artificial lighting was installed.

Following the party's electoral win in 1996, he was appointed as a Legal Consultant to the Prime Minister, Alfred Sant, and therefore attended cabinet meetings.

[1] He contested the election for new Leader of the Labour Party[2] following Alfred Sant's resignation in 2008, together with Evarist Bartolo, Marie Louise Coleiro Preca, Joseph Muscat and Michael Falzon.

[1] On 12 January 2009, Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi announced that the Government was proposing George Abela as the next President of Malta.

On 4 April 2009 at noon, George Abela was sworn in as President of Malta by Speaker Louis Galea.

[4] "Abela said that neighboring countries were made to pay the price by placing new burdens on their people with austerity measures.

He was invited by the then Prime Minister, Joseph Muscat, to co-chair a committee that will bring the airline's four unions together to discuss a way forward.