Fabian Picardo
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The Honourable Fabian Picardo QC MP |
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| Chief Minister of Gibraltar | |
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Assumed office 9 December 2011 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor |
Sir Adrian Johns Sir James Dutton Alison MacMillan (acting) Ed Davis |
| Preceded by | Peter Caruana |
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18 February 1972 Gibraltar |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party |
| Spouse(s) | Justine Olivero (m.2011) |
| Children | Sebastian |
| Alma mater | Oriel College, Oxford |
| Website | Official website |
Fabian Raymond Picardo QC (born 18 February 1972) is a Gibraltarian politician and barrister who is the current Chief Minister of Gibraltar. Picardo was elected as leader of the Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party in April 2011, replacing long-term leader Joe Bossano. In December 2011, he was elected Chief Minister of Gibraltar, replacing Sir Peter Caruana.
Following the 2015 Gibraltar General Elections which took place on 26 November 2015, Picardo was re-elected to another four-year term by the people of Gibraltar.
Picardo was born on 18 February 1972 in Gibraltar and grew up in the Upper Town area. He has said that the area where he grew up "always made me think about the huge potential that the bay of Gibraltar could have as long as we were able to work together with our Spanish neighbours." His father was a clerical worker for the Ministry of Defence on Gibraltar, and his mother was a personal assistant to Joshua Hassan, was the founder of Hassans law firm and a Chief Minister of Gibraltar. Picardo has said that "My parents instilled in me the simple principle of equality, that nobody is better than anybody else and that we shouldn’t look down and absolutely anyone because all of us are created equal." Picardo's grandmother was Spanish, although he has said that the Picardo line came to Gibraltar during the Napoleonic Wars and that he's "particularly proud of that part of [his] bloodline."
Picardo first entertained the idea of becoming a lawyer as the "result of a discussion with a teacher, who I was particularly keen to argue with, who told me that if I wanted to argue I should charge people for it and become a lawyer." He visited Hassans law firm when he was 14-years-old to discuss the idea with the lawyers. From 1990 to 1993, Picardo studied jurisprudence at Oriel College, Oxford. His studies were supported by the grant system introduced by Joe Bossano's Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party government in 1988. Oriel College paid tribute to Picardo's election by flying the flag of Gibraltar, and Picardo has also spoken at Oriel Law Society since his election. Picardo then studied at in the Inns of Court School of Gray's Inn and was called to the bar by Middle Temple in 1994.
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