Joseph Bossano | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Bossano in 2016 | |
| Minister for Economic Development, Enterprise, Telecommunications & the Gibraltar Savings Bank | |
| Assumed office 9 December 2011 | |
| Chief Minister | Fabian Picardo |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 17 May 1996 – 20 April 2011 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Chief Minister | Peter Caruana |
| Preceded by | Peter Caruana |
| Succeeded by | Fabian Picardo |
| 4th Chief Minister of Gibraltar | |
| In office 25 March 1988 – 17 May 1996 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Adolfo Canepa |
| Succeeded by | Peter Caruana |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 June 1939 Gibraltar[citation needed] |
| Nationality | British (Gibraltarian) |
| Political party | GSLP (since 1977) |
| Other political affiliations | IWBP (1972-1975) DPBG (1975-1977) |
| Spouse | Rose Marie |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | University of Birmingham London School of Economics |
| Awards | KCMG (2018) |
Sir Joseph John Bossano (born 10 June 1939) is a Gibraltarian politician who served as Chief Minister of Gibraltar from 1988 to 1996 and Leader of the Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party from 1978 to 2011. He served as Leader of the Opposition from 1984 to 1988 and 1996 to 2011. He was first elected to the then Gibraltar House of Assembly in 1972 and is often referred to as the Father of the House for being the longest-serving parliamentarian in Gibraltar.[1]