He had a Catholic education and formation at both primary and secondary level, firstly at St. Joseph's School, following on to the Jesuit-run, St. Aloysius College, in Malta.

Borg Olivier was also President of MZPN, the youth branch of Partit Nazzjonalista.

Borg Olivier was elected Mayor of Valletta, Malta’s Capital City, for three consecutive terms (1999–2008).

The case related to the fundamental human rights and freedoms in electoral processes based on free and fair elections as listed in the European Convention on Human Rights.

[3] Borg Olivier has also successfully led constitutional and human rights cases against the Malta Broadcasting Authority and the state-run television stations in landmark cases for breach of right of freedom of expression.

In 2015 he was awarded, from amongst 900 world entries, First Prize in the I Shot it Competition, partnered with Leica.