Savona's political career began when he was elected to Malta's Council of Government in the
1875 election. He favoured the reforms proposed in
the Rowsell-Julyan-Keenan Commission including the abolition of the tax on grain and the promotion of the
English language in Malta. He was appointed Director of Education in 1880, and he held the post for seven years until he resigned after a committee was set up to inquire into the
University of Malta. Savona joined and subsequently led the
Reform Party and he recommended publishing the party's newspaper
Public Opinion. He was elected in the
1889 election, and in 1891 he formed a new political party known as the
Partito Unionista together with
Evaristo Castaldi. This was short-lived and Savona re-established the Reform Party in 1893, but in 1895 he formed yet another party, the
Partito Popolare, together with Mgr.
Ignazio Panzavecchia, A. Dalli and A. Pullicino. Savona retired from politics in 1898. == Personal life ==