Domenico Mintoff, (; often called "il-Perit", "the Architect"; 6 August 1916 – 20 August 2012) was a Maltese Socialist politician, architect, and engineer. He was leader of the Labour Party from 1949 to 1984, and was 8th Prime Minister of Malta from 1955 to 1958 and from 1971 to 1984.