The Honourable Sir Bob Peliza KBE ED GMH |
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2nd Chief Minister of Gibraltar | |
In office 6 August 1969 – 25 June 1972 |
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Monarch | Elizabeth II |
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(s) | Lady Irma Peliza |
Children | 7 |
Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Sir Robert John "Bob" Peliza KBE GMH ED (16 November 1920 – 12 December 2011) was a Gibraltarian politician. 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. Peliza was also Speaker of the Gibraltar House of Assembly from 1992 to 1996.
Peliza died on 12 December 2011 at St Bernard's Hospital in Gibraltar at the age of 91.