Chief Minister of Gibraltar

Chief Minister of Gibraltar
Coat of arms of HM Government of Gibraltar
Incumbent Fabian Picardo since 9 December 2011
Style	The Honourable
Residence	6 Convent Place
Appointer	Governor of Gibraltar
Term length	At the governor's pleasure (Usually 4 years)
Formation	11 August 1964;60 years ago (1964-08-11)
First holder	Sir Joshua Hassan
Salary	£129,145 per annum
Website	Office of the Chief Minister

The chief minister of Gibraltar is the head of His Majesty's Government of Gibraltar who is elected by the Gibraltar Parliament, and formally appointed by the governor of Gibraltar, representative of the British monarch. The incumbent chief minister is Fabian Picardo, since 9 December 2011, leader of the Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party.

List of chief ministers of Gibraltar

No.	Portrait		Chief Minister Office (Lifespan)	Term of office & mandate Duration in years and days			Party
1			Sir Joshua Hassan (1915–1997)	11 August 1964	6 August 1969	1964	AA Civil Rights
				4 years, 360 days
2			Sir Robert Peliza (1920–2011)	6 August 1969	25 June 1972	1969	Integration with Britain
				2 years, 324 days
3 (1)			Sir Joshua Hassan (1915–1997)	25 June 1972	8 December 1987	1972	AA Civil Rights
						1976
						1980
						1984
				15 years, 166 days
4			Adolfo Canepa (born 1940)	8 December 1987	25 March 1988	—	AA Civil Rights
				108 days
5			Sir Joe Bossano (born 1939)	25 March 1988	17 May 1996	1988	Socialist Labour
						1992
				8 years, 53 days
6			Sir Peter Caruana (born 1956)	17 May 1996	9 December 2011	1996	Social Democrats
						2000
						2003
						2007
				15 years, 206 days
7			Fabian Picardo (born 1972)	9 December 2011	Incumbent	2011	Socialist Labour
						2015
						2019
						2023
				13 years, 177 days

Timeline

See also

• List of current heads of government in the United Kingdom and dependencies
• Governor of Gibraltar