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{{Short description|Head of government of the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar}}
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{{Use British English|date=November 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox official post
| post = Chief Minister
| body = Gibraltar
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| flag = 
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| insignia = Coat of Arms of the Government of Gibraltar.svg
| insigniasize = 100px
| insigniacaption = [[Coat of arms of Gibraltar#Use|Coat of arms of HM Government of Gibraltar]]
| image = Fabian Picardo - 2017.jpg
| imagesize = 200px
| alt = 
| incumbent = [[Fabian Picardo]]
| incumbentsince = 9 December 2011
| department = 
| style = [[The Honourable]]
| member_of = 
| reports_to = 
| residence = [[6 Convent Place]]
| seat = 
| nominator = 
| appointer = [[Governor of Gibraltar]]
| appointer_qualified = 
| termlength = At the [[Governor of Gibraltar|governor's]] pleasure (Usually 4 years)
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| precursor = 
| formation = {{start date and age|df=y|1964|8|11}}
| first = [[Joshua Hassan|Sir Joshua Hassan]]
| last = 
| abolished = 
| succession = 
| deputy = 
| salary = £129,145 per annum 
| website = {{URL|https://www.gibraltar.gov.gi/new/office-chief-minister|Office of the Chief Minister}}
}}
{{Politics of Gibraltar}}

The '''chief minister of Gibraltar''' is the head of [[Government of Gibraltar|His Majesty's Government of Gibraltar]] who is [[Elections in Gibraltar|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==

{| class="wikitable" style="line-height:1.4em; text-align:center"
|-
! {{abbr|No.|Number}}
! colspan=2 scope="col" | Portrait
! colspan=1 scope="col" | Chief Minister<br/>{{Small|Office}}<br/>{{Small|(Lifespan)}}
! colspan=3 scope="col" | Term of office & mandate<br/>{{Smaller|Duration in years and days}}
! scope="col" | Party
|-
| rowspan=2| '''1'''
! rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights}};" |
| rowspan=2| [[File:Joshua Hassan 4x3 cropped.jpg|75px|Sir Joshua Hassan]]
| rowspan=2| [[Joshua Hassan|Sir '''Joshua Hassan''']]<br />{{small|(1915–1997)}}
| {{small|11 August}}<br />1964
| {{small|6 August}}<br />1969
| [[1964 Gibraltar general election|1964]]
| rowspan=2| [[Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights|AA Civil Rights]]
|-
! colspan=3 style="font-size:90%; height:10px; font-weight:normal" |{{Age in years and days|1964|8|11|1969|8|6}}
|-
| rowspan=2| '''2'''
! rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Integration with Britain Party}};" |
| rowspan=2| [[File:Robert Peliza.jpg|75px|Sir Robert Peliza]]
| rowspan=2| [[Robert Peliza|Sir '''Robert Peliza''']]<br />{{small|(1920–2011)}}
| {{small|6 August}}<br />1969
| {{small|25 June}}<br />1972
| [[1969 Gibraltar general election|1969]]
| rowspan=2| [[Integration with Britain Party|Integration with Britain]]
|-
! colspan=3 style="font-size:90%; height:10px; font-weight:normal" | {{Age in years and days|1969|8|6|1972|6|25}}
|-
| rowspan=5| '''3'''<br />{{small|(1)}}
! rowspan=5 style="background:{{party color|Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights}};" |
| rowspan=5| [[File:Joshua Hassan 4x3 cropped.jpg|75px|Sir '''Joshua Hassan''']]
| rowspan=5| [[Joshua Hassan|Sir '''Joshua Hassan''']]<br />{{small|(1915–1997)}}
| rowspan=4| {{small|25 June}}<br />1972
| rowspan=4| {{small|8 December}}<br />1987
| [[1972 Gibraltar general election|1972]]
| rowspan=5| [[Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights|AA Civil Rights]]
|-
| [[1976 Gibraltar general election|1976]]
|-
| [[1980 Gibraltar general election|1980]]
|-
| [[1984 Gibraltar general election|1984]]
|-
! colspan=3 style="font-size:90%; height:10px; font-weight:normal" |{{Age in years and days|1972|6|25|1987|12|8}}
|-
| rowspan=2| '''4'''
! rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights}};" |
| rowspan=2| [[File:Adolfo Canepa 2008 4x3 cropped.jpg|75px|Adolfo Canepa]]
| rowspan=2| '''[[Adolfo Canepa]]'''<br />{{small|(born 1940)}}
| {{small|8 December}}<br />1987
| {{small|25 March}}<br />1988
| —
| rowspan=2| [[Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights|AA Civil Rights]]
|-
! colspan=3 style="font-size:90%; height:10px; font-weight:normal" |{{Age in years and days|1987|12|8|1988|3|25}}
|-
| rowspan=3| '''5'''
! rowspan=3 style="background:{{party color|Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party}};" |
| rowspan=3| [[File:Joebossano.jpg|75px|Joe Bossano]]
| rowspan=3| [[Joe Bossano|Sir '''Joe Bossano''']]<br />{{small|(born 1939)}}
| rowspan=2|{{small|25 March}}<br />1988
| rowspan=2|{{small|17 May}}<br />1996
| [[1988 Gibraltar general election|1988]]
| rowspan=3| [[Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party|Socialist Labour]]
|-
|[[1992 Gibraltar general election|1992]]
|-
! colspan=3 style="font-size:90%; height:10px; font-weight:normal" |{{Age in years and days|1988|3|25|1996|5|17}}
|-
| rowspan=5| '''6'''
! rowspan=5 style="background:{{party color|Gibraltar Social Democrats}};" |
| rowspan=5| [[File:Peter Caruana 2011 4x3 cropped.jpg|75px|Peter Caruana]]
| rowspan=5| [[Peter Caruana|Sir '''Peter Caruana''']]<br />{{small|(born 1956)}}
| rowspan=4|{{small|17 May}}<br />1996
| rowspan=4|{{small|9 December}}<br />2011
| [[1996 Gibraltar general election|1996]]
| rowspan=5| [[Gibraltar Social Democrats|Social Democrats]]
|-
|[[2000 Gibraltar general election|2000]]
|-
|[[2003 Gibraltar general election|2003]]
|-
|[[2007 Gibraltar general election|2007]]
|-
! colspan=3 style="font-size:90%; height:10px; font-weight:normal" |{{Age in years and days|1996|5|17|2011|12|9}}
|-
| rowspan=5| '''7'''
! rowspan=5 style="background:{{party color|Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party}};" |
| rowspan=5| [[File:Fabian Picardo - 2017.jpg|100x100px|Fabian Picardo]]
| rowspan=5| '''[[Fabian Picardo]]'''<br />{{small|(born 1972)}}
| rowspan=4|{{small|9 December}}<br />2011
| rowspan=4|Incumbent
| [[2011 Gibraltar general election|2011]]
| rowspan=5| [[Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party|Socialist Labour]]
|-
|[[2015 Gibraltar general election|2015]]
|-
|[[2019 Gibraltar general election|2019]]
|-
|[[2023 Gibraltar general election|2023]]
|-
! colspan=3 style="font-size:90%; height:10px; font-weight:normal" |{{Age in years and days|2011|12|9}}
|}
==Timeline==
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  from: 25/03/1988 till: 17/05/1996 color:SocLab text:"[[Joe Bossano]]"
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  from: 17/05/1996 till: 09/12/2011 color:SocDem text:"[[Peter Caruana]]"
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  from: 09/12/2011 till: $now       color:SocLab text:"[[Fabian Picardo]]"
}}
==See also==
* [[List of current heads of government in the United Kingdom and dependencies]]
* [[Governor of Gibraltar]]

{{Commons category|Chief Ministers of Gibraltar}}
{{Gibraltar topics}}
{{Gibraltar Chief Minister}}
{{BOT and Crown Dependency heads of governments}}
{{Current heads of government in the UK and dependencies}}

[[Category:Chief ministers of Gibraltar| ]]
[[Category:Gibraltar-related lists]]
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