Speaker of the Gibraltar Parliament
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| 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 |
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 Adolfo Canepa, who was appointed on 18 October 2012, following the resignation of Haresh Budhrani.
Below is a list of Speakers of the Gibraltar Parliament:
A Legislative Council, the predecessor of the parliament, was inaugurated on November 23, 1950. A Speaker was appointed in 1958.
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