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

Speaker of the Gibraltar Parliament
Coat of arms of Gibraltar
Incumbent Melvyn Farrell since 19 November 2019
Style	Mr. Speaker (Within Parliament) The Right Honourable (Formal)
Residence	Parliament House
Appointer	Joseph Garcia
Term length	At Her Majesty's pleasure (elected by the Commons at the start of each Parliament, and upon a vacancy)
Inaugural holder	William Thompson
Formation	1377

List

Below is a list of Speakers of the Gibraltar Parliament:[1]

A Legislative Council, the predecessor of the parliament, was inaugurated on November 23, 1950. A Speaker was appointed in 1958.

Name	Period
Presidents (The Governor of Gibraltar):	1950 - 1958
General Sir Kenneth Anderson, KCB, MC	1950 - 1952
General Sir Gordon MacMillan, KCB, CBE, DSO, MC	1952 - 1955
Lieutenant General Sir Harold Redman, KCB, CBE	1955 - 1958
Speakers	1958 - 1969
Major Joseph Patron OBE, MC, JP	1958 - 1964
William Thompson, OBE, JP	1964 - 1969

Legislature	Began - Ended	Image	Name	Period
1st House of Assembly	1969 – 1972		The Hon. William Thompson, OBE, JP The Hon. Alfred J. Vasquez, MA	1969 - 1970 1970 - 1972
2nd House of Assembly	1972 – 1976		The Hon. Alfred J. Vasquez, MA	1972 – 1976
3rd House of Assembly	1976 – 1980		The Hon. Alfred J. Vasquez, CBE, MA	1976 – 1980
4th House of Assembly	1980 – 1984		The Hon. Alfred J. Vasquez, CBE, MA	1980 – 1984
5th House of Assembly	1984 – 1988		The Hon. Alfred J. Vasquez, CBE, MA	1984 – 1988
6th House of Assembly	1988 – 1992		The Hon. Alfred J. Vasquez, CBE, QC, MA	1988 – 1992
7th House of Assembly	1992 – 1996		The Hon. Major Robert J. Peliza, OBE, ED	1992 – 1996
8th House of Assembly	1996 – 2000		The Hon. Judge John E. Alcantara, OBE	1996 – 2000
9th House of Assembly	23 February 2000 – 27 November 2003		The Hon. Judge John E. Alcantara, CBE	2000 – 2003
10th House of Assembly	18 December 2003 – 1 January 2007		The Hon. Judge John E. Alcantara, CBE	2003 – 2 July 2004 2004 - 2007
1st Parliament	11 October 2007 – 9 December 2011		The Hon. Haresh K. Budhrani, QC	2007 – 2011
2nd Parliament 3rd Parliament	21 December 2011 - 19 November 2019		The Hon. Adolfo J. Canepa, GMH, OBE, MP	2011-2019
4th Parliament	19 November 2019 - Present		The Hon. Melvyn Farrell	2019-

References

1. Government of Gibraltar - Parliament History Archived 2009-12-16 at the Wayback Machine