Speaker of the Gibraltar Parliament

Speaker of the Gibraltar Parliament
Coat of arms of Gibraltar
Incumbent Adolfo Canepa since 18 October 2012
Style	Mr. Speaker (Within Parliament) The Right Honourable (Formal)
Residence	Parliament House
Appointer	Joseph Garcia
Term length	At Her Majesty's pleasure (elected by the Commons at the start of each Parliament, and upon a vacancy)
Inaugural holder	William Thompson
Formation	1377

Gibraltar

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The Speaker of the Gibraltar Parliament is the presiding officer of the Gibraltar Parliament, the legislature of the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. The current Speaker is Adolfo Canepa, who was appointed on 18 October 2012, following the resignation of Haresh Budhrani.

List

Below is a list of Speakers of the Gibraltar Parliament:^[1]

A Legislative Council, the predecessor of the parliament, was inaugurated on November 23, 1950. A Speaker was appointed in 1958.

Name	Period
Presidents (The Governor of Gibraltar):	1950 - 1958
General Sir Kenneth Anderson, KCB, MC	1950 - 1952
General Sir Gordon MacMillan, KCB, CBE, DSO, MC	1952 - 1955
Lieutenant General Sir Harold Redman, KCB, CBE	1955 - 1958
Speakers	1958 - 1969
Major Joseph Patron OBE, MC, JP	1958 - 1964
William Thompson, OBE, JP	1964 - 1969

Legislature	Began - Ended	Name	Period
1st House of Assembly	1969 – 1972	The Hon. William Thompson, OBE, JP The Hon. Alfred J. Vasquez, MA	1969 - 1970 1970 - 1972
2nd House of Assembly	1972 – 1976	The Hon. Alfred J. Vasquez, MA	1972 – 1976
3rd House of Assembly	1976 – 1980	The Hon. Alfred J. Vasquez, CBE, MA	1976 – 1980
4th House of Assembly	1980 – 1984	The Hon. Alfred J. Vasquez, CBE, MA	1980 – 1984
5th House of Assembly	1984 – 1988	The Hon. Alfred J. Vasquez, CBE, MA	1984 – 1988
6th House of Assembly	1988 – 1992	The Hon. Alfred J. Vasquez, CBE, QC, MA	1988 – 1992
7th House of Assembly	1992 – 1996	The Hon. Major Robert J. Peliza, OBE, ED	1992 – 1996
8th House of Assembly	1996 – 2000	The Hon. Judge John E. Alcantara, OBE	1996 – 2000
9th House of Assembly	23 February 2000 – 27 November 2003	The Hon. Judge John E. Alcantara, CBE	2000 – 2003
10th House of Assembly	18 December 2003 – 1 January 2007	The Hon. Judge John E. Alcantara, CBE The Hon. Haresh K. Budhrani, QC	2003 – 2 July 2004 2004 - 2007
1st Parliament	11 October 2007 – 9 December 2011	The Hon. Haresh K. Budhrani, QC	2007 – 2011
2nd Parliament	21 December 2011 -	The Hon. Haresh K. Budhrani, QC^[2] The Hon. Adolfo J. Canepa, GMH, OBE, MP	2011 – 2012 2012-

General

Environment

Places

Natural	Bay of Gibraltar Catalan Bay Eastern Beach Gorham's Cave Rock of Gibraltar St. Michael's Cave Sandy Bay Vanguard Cave Windmill Hill

Built	Bristol Hotel City Hall The Convent Garrison Library King George V Hospital Moorish Castle The Rock Hotel St. Bernard's Hospital

General	Constitution Order 1969 2006 Law Court system LGBT rights Passport

People	Chief Minister Governor Mayor

Politics	Black Swan Project controversy Disputed status isthmus Elections 2007 2011 2015 Parliament Speaker Political parties Sovereignty referendums 1967 2002 EU Referendum European Union (Referendum) Act 2016 (Gibraltar)

Military	British Forces Gibraltar Gibraltar Defence Police Gibraltar Squadron Napier of Magdala Battery RAF Gibraltar Royal Gibraltar Police Royal Gibraltar Regiment

General	Banks Gibraltar pound coins Stock Exchange Taxation Tourism

Communications	.gi (Internet domain) Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation Gibraltar Chronicle Gibtelecom Panorama Regulatory Authority Royal Gibraltar Post Office Postage stamps and history Postal Orders Study Circle Telephone numbers

Transport	Airport Cable car Gibraltar–Spain border Vehicle registration plates

General

Christianity	Anglicanism Diocese in Europe Bishop diocesan Bishop suffragan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity St. Andrew's Church (Church of Scotland) Methodism Roman Catholicism Diocese Bishop Cathedral of St. Mary the Crowned Our Lady of Europe Shrine of Our Lady of Europe Trafalgar Cemetery

Other faiths	Hinduism Islam Ibrahim-al-Ibrahim Mosque Judaism Great Synagogue

By sport	Basketball Cricket national team Cycling Football Football Association national team Petanque Rugby union Campo Gibraltar RUFC

Commonwealth Games Island Games Records in athletics Victoria Stadium

Symbols

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