Speaker of the Gibraltar Parliament


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 Melvyn Farrell, who succeeded Adolfo Canepa on the 19th of November 2019

List

Below is a list of Speakers of the Gibraltar Parliament:
A Legislative Council, the predecessor of the parliament, was inaugurated on November 23, 1950. A Speaker was appointed in 1958.
NamePeriod
Presidents :1950 - 1958
General Sir Kenneth Anderson, KCB, MC1950 - 1952
General Sir Gordon MacMillan, KCB, CBE, DSO, MC1952 - 1955
Lieutenant General Sir Harold Redman, KCB, CBE1955 - 1958
Speakers1958 - 1969
Major Joseph Patron OBE, MC, JP1958 - 1964
William Thompson, OBE, JP1964 - 1969

LegislatureBegan - EndedImageNamePeriod
1st House of Assembly1969 – 1972The Hon. William Thompson, OBE, JP
The Hon. Alfred J. Vasquez, MA		1969 - 1970
1970 - 1972
2nd House of Assembly1972 – 1976The Hon. Alfred J. Vasquez, MA1972 – 1976
3rd House of Assembly1976 – 1980The Hon. Alfred J. Vasquez, CBE, MA1976 – 1980
4th House of Assembly1980 – 1984The Hon. Alfred J. Vasquez, CBE, MA1980 – 1984
5th House of Assembly1984 – 1988The Hon. Alfred J. Vasquez, CBE, MA1984 – 1988
6th House of Assembly1988 – 1992The Hon. Alfred J. Vasquez, CBE, QC, MA1988 – 1992
7th House of Assembly1992 – 1996The Hon. Major Robert J. Peliza, OBE, ED1992 – 1996
8th House of Assembly1996 – 2000The Hon. Judge John E. Alcantara, OBE1996 – 2000
9th House of Assembly23 February 2000 - 27 November 2003The Hon. Judge John E. Alcantara, CBE2000 – 2003
10th House of Assembly18 December 2003 - 1 January 2007The Hon. Judge John E. Alcantara, CBE
2003 - 2 July 2004
2004 - 2007
1st Parliament11 October 2007 - 9 December 2011The Hon. Haresh K. Budhrani, QC2007 - 2011
2nd Parliament
3rd Parliament		21 December 2011 - 19 November 2019The Hon. Adolfo J. Canepa, GMH, OBE, MP2011-2019
4th Parliament19 November 2019 - PresentThe Hon. Melvyn Farrell2019-