Gibraltar Legislative Council

Gibraltar Legislative Council was the legislature of Gibraltar created in 1950 and sat until the creation of the Gibraltar Parliament in 1969.

History
Prior to 1950, the Governor-in-Council retained the legislative power in the British territory. The creation of the legislature gave some limited local control, but the legislature was still an unelected body.

The legislature sat the Legislative Council Building at Main Street and John Mackintosh Square.

Demise
The Legislative Council was responsible for over-all affairs with local issues dealt by a City Council. With pressure from th United Nations, Britain merged the Legislative Council and City Council to a Legislative Assembly to given Gibraltar domestic powers to deal with their own affairs and power removed from the Governor.

Members
The head of the legislature was initially headed by Governor of Gibraltar as President and then replaced by the Speaker, a member of the legislative council.

Both roles were filled by British appointments and not local Gibraltarans.

Officers
Clerk of the Legislative Council
 * E.H. Davis Esq. OBE 1950-1961
 * J.L. Pitaluga Esq. MBE 1961-1969

Members
General members of the council were elected by proportional representation.


 * Luis Francis Bruzon