Charles Bruzon
Shadow Minister for Housing | |
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In office 2003–2011 | |
Member of the Gibraltar Parliament | |
In office 2003–2013 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Charles Arthur Bruzon 10 June 1938 Gibraltarian) |
Political party | Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party (GSLP) |
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Residence | Gibraltar |
Alma mater | Ushaw College |
Occupation | Politician |
Website | Charles Bruzon at the Government of Gibraltar website |
Charles Arthur Bruzon (10 June 1938 – 16 April 2013) was a
Early life and education
Despite being the son of a
Career
Ordained ministry
Bruzon was
Later career
After leaving the clerical life, he got a job accounting for the Castle Marketing Group, where he worked for three years for the father of Joe Holliday. However, newly married and pressured by the lack of housing in Gibraltar, he decided to take a job in Hatton Garden in London. He worked at South Africa's Deciduous Fruit Board in the Strand in London. Their two children were born during their stay in England. in 1987 he returned to Gibraltar with his family.[2]
Working in a furniture shop, Bruzon claims to have come into contact with the problems of the population of the Rock, not only insofar as it concerns the issue of housing (or lack thereof), but also the difficulty in delivering furniture, because of the way that many of the local houses had been designed. But his political activism work only began to develop in 1996, when he joined the Voice of Gibraltar Group[4] and went to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, asking for a resolution concerning the pressures of Spain against the residents of Gibraltar.[2]
Political career
In 2001, Bruzon joined the
He was re-elected to the Parliament in 2007 and remained as Minister for Housing. In 2011, with the victory of the GSLP/Liberal alliance in the general elections, he was appointed Minister for Housing and the Elderly.[1]
From 2003, Bruzon was a member of the
Death
Bruzon died on 16 April 2013 at age 74.[7][8]
Personal life
His nephew, Fr Charles Bruzon, is the military chaplain aboard HMS Daring.[9]
References
- ^ a b Leo Olivero. Panorama (ed.). "A Government For All!". Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f VOX, ed. (14 July 2007). "Charles Bruzon: From Priesthood To Parliament". Archived from the original on 7 January 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- ^ The Isthmus: True or False?, Gibraltar Chronicle, 29 October 2001
- ^ "The Voice of Gibraltar Group". Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- ^ "Gibraltar Legislative Election 2003". Archived from the original on 31 July 2008. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- ^ Charles Bruzon. Christian Socialist Movement (ed.). "We Must Try Everything For Christ". Archived from the original on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- ^ "Minister Bruzon dies aged 74 following long illness". Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation. 16 April 2013. Archived from the original on 22 May 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- ^ "Govt Minister Charles Bruzon has died". Gibraltar Chronicle. 16 April 2013. Archived from the original on 18 November 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- ^ Royal Navy (ed.). "HMS Daring". Retrieved 11 October 2012.