His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition (Gibraltar)

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]

Salary

The Leader of Opposition earns (per annum) £58,230 whilst other Opposition MPs and Shadow Ministers earn £34,594.

Opposition MPs

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		GSD	Leader of the Opposition Post-Brexit Matters European & International Affairs Self-Determination & United Nations issues Decolonisation & Sovereignty Civil Rights Constitutional Reforms Parliamentary Reform & Governance The Public Service MOD Industrial Relations The Economy International Tax Agreements & Exchange of Information Personal Status & Immigration
The Hon. Edwin Reyes, MP		GSD	Shadow Minister for Education, Employment & Culture Education Training Skills (including traditional skills, digital skills & technology) Employment Industrial Relations Culture Sport Broadcasting
The Hon. Craig Sacarello, MP		GSD	Shadow Minister for Business, Trade, Industry, Utilities & Community Utilities Small Business Postal Services Telecoms E-government Trade Industry Inward Investment Special Responsibility for community and civic engagement
The Hon. Atrish Sanchez, MP		GSD	Shadow Minister for Care & Opportunity Care (including Elderly Residential Services & Care Agency) Social Services Drugs The elderly Families Social security Special needs Disabilities
The Hon. Roy Clinton, MP		GSD	Shadow Minister for Finance & Value for Money Public Finance, Public Sector Efficiency & Procurement Financial Stability Gibraltar Savings Bank Taxation International Tax Agreements Exchange of Information, Financial Services, Gaming and Value for Money
The Hon. Damon Bossino, MP		GSD	Shadow Minister for Housing, Lands & Transport Housing Development and Planning Urban Renewal Land allocation Shipping The Port Transport Civil Aviation Style of Government Issues
The Hon. Joelle Ladislaus, MP		GSD	Shadow Minister for Health and Justice Health and Public Health Justice (including Emergency Services, Civil Contingencies, Fire, Police, Customs and Borders & Coastguard)
The Hon. Giovanni Origo, MP		GSD	Shadow Minister for Environment, Tourism, Youth & Equality Tourism Heritage The Environment Young People Civic Pride Equalities

See also

• Parliamentary opposition

References

1. "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.
2. "Gibraltar: After almost 16 years opposition takes over". Verified Voting Foundation. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
3. Gibraltar Social Democrats (GSD) – GSD Team in Parliament

External links

• "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.