His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition (Gibraltar)
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His Majesty's Loyal Opposition,[1] or the Official Opposition in Gibraltar, is led by the Leader of the Opposition. This is usually the political party with the second largest number of seats in the Gibraltar Parliament, as the largest party will usually form the government. Since the 2011 General Election, the Official Opposition has been the Gibraltar Social Democrats (GSD) led by Peter Caruana (2011–2013), Daniel Feetham (2013- –2017), Roy Clinton as Interim Opposition Leader and now Keith Azopardi.[2] The Leader of Opposition earns (per annum) £58,230 whilst other Opposition MPs and Shadow Ministers earn £34,594.
Opposition MPs
[edit]The current composition of the Opposition is the following (as from 2023):[3]
Name | Image | Party | Shadow Ministerial Portfolios (Responsibilities) |
The Hon. Keith Azopardi, MP |
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GSD |
Leader of the Opposition
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The Hon. Edwin Reyes, MP |
GSD |
Shadow Minister for Education, Employment & Culture
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The Hon. Craig Sacarello, MP |
GSD |
Shadow Minister for Business, Trade, Industry, Utilities & Community
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The Hon. Atrish Sanchez, MP |
GSD |
Shadow Minister for Care & Opportunity
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The Hon. Roy Clinton, MP |
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GSD |
Shadow Minister for Finance & Value for Money
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The Hon. Damon Bossino, MP |
GSD |
Shadow Minister for Housing, Lands & Transport
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The Hon. Joelle Ladislaus, MP |
GSD |
Shadow Minister for Health and Justice
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The Hon. Giovanni Origo, MP |
GSD |
Shadow Minister for Environment, Tourism, Youth & Equality
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Chief Minister's Speech at the Ceremonial Opening of the House of Assembly". Government of Gibraltar. 18 December 2003. Archived from the original on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- ^ "Gibraltar: After almost 16 years opposition takes over". Verified Voting Foundation. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- ^ Gibraltar Social Democrats (GSD) – GSD Team in Parliament
External links
[edit]- "Govt. and Opposition in public row about private briefing". Gibraltar Chronicle. 7 May 2013. Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- "Press releases". Panorama (Gibraltar). September 2001. Retrieved 14 May 2013.