Robert Peliza
Sir Bob Peliza | |
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2nd Chief Minister of Gibraltar | |
In office 6 August 1969 – 25 June 1972 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Governor | Sir Varyl Begg |
Preceded by | Sir Joshua Hassan |
Succeeded by | Sir Joshua Hassan |
Personal details | |
Born | 16 November 1920 Gibraltar |
Died | 12 December 2011 Gibraltar | (aged 91)
Nationality | British (Gibraltarian) |
Political party | Integration with Britain Party |
Spouse | Lady Irma Peliza |
Children | 7 |
Sir Robert John Peliza KBE GMH ED (16 November 1920 – 12 December 2011)[1] was a Gibraltarian politician.
Career
[edit]He founded and led the Integration with Britain Party and was the second Chief Minister of Gibraltar serving in office from 6 August 1969 to 25 June 1972. He was one of the members of the Constitutional Conference chaired by Malcolm Shepherd, 2nd Baron Shepherd in 1968 that drafted Gibraltar's first Constitution.[2] Peliza was also Speaker of the Gibraltar House of Assembly from 1992 to 1996 and Honorary Colonel of the Royal Gibraltar Regiment from 1993 to 1999.[3]
Peliza died on 12 December 2011 at St Bernard's Hospital in Gibraltar at the age of 91.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ International Who's Who 2000
- ^ The Gibraltar Constitution - 1969 Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The Royal Gibraltar Regiment". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 4 January 2007. Retrieved 4 February 2019.