Peter Caruana
Leader of the Opposition | |
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In office 9 December 2011 – 10 January 2013 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Deputy | Daniel Feetham |
Preceded by | Fabian Picardo |
Succeeded by | Daniel Feetham |
In office 16 January 1992 – 17 May 1996 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Preceded by | Adolfo Canepa |
Succeeded by | Joe Bossano |
Personal details | |
Born | Queen Mary College, University of London | 15 October 1956
Website | Official website |
Sir Peter Richard Caruana,
Caruana is a
Early and personal life
Caruana was born in Gibraltar and is of
Politics
Prior to being elected to Government his political career progressed steadily. In 1990, Caruana became a member of the Gibraltar Social Democrats. One year later, he became leader of the party and in May 1991 gained a seat in the House of Assembly by winning Gibraltar's first contested by-election. In January 1992, Caruana led his party to the position of official opposition by winning seven seats in the House of Assembly. Finally, in May 1996, he led the party to victory and became Chief Minister of Gibraltar.
The GSD which he led from 1991 to 2012, is robustly against any
In 2002, he called a referendum on the subject of the proposed joint sovereignty deal, which led to it being abandoned.
In December 2004, the principle of tripartite talks, with the Government of Gibraltar as an equal party with the UK and Spain, was finally recognised, largely as a result of his involvement. This resulted in the
In November 2007, he was returned to office for a fourth term. Under his leadership, the Gibraltar Social Democrats were narrowly beaten in the general election of December 2011 by their rival party, the coalition between the Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party and the Liberal Party of Gibraltar, who won said election by 1.2%. On 9 January 2013, Caruana made it public that he would stand down from the party leadership and as Leader of the Opposition at the end of the month.[4]
Awards
Caruana was appointed a
See also
References
- ^ a b "Legal news". The Daily Telegraph. London. 14 April 2011. p. 30.
- ^ Are we going to fight the Armada again?, The Daily Telegraph, 22 March 2002
- ^ Government of Gibraltar – Political Development
- The Gibraltar Chronicle. 9 January 2013. Archived from the originalon 7 January 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ^ "Members of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George". Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George – Delegation for Great Britain and Ireland. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ^ "No. 60534". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 June 2013. p. 3.
- ^ "Caruana Heads Queen's Birthday Honours". Your Gibraltar TV. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.