Gejtu Cuschieri, a Nationalist party councillor in Hamrun, died last night aged 81.
Mr Cuschieri, known as il-Hajta, served in the police force a sergeant between 1951 and 1976. When he retired after 25 years of service, he was employed as a security officer with the Nationalist Party, later becoming head of security.
He served as chief security of the PN headquarters for 28 years, until 2004.
The Nationalist Party expressed its condolences.