, opposite the
Gibraltar Parliament, the
Gibraltar City Hall is the office of the Mayor of Gibraltar. Since its creation in 1921, the city council had a chairman. In 1955, upon request of the members of the city council, the post was renamed to mayor, and therefore, the mayor of Gibraltar was chosen from among the members of the council.
Joshua Hassan, MVO, QC, JP, the chairman of the city council at the time became the first mayor of Gibraltar.
1969 Constitution The City Council was abolished when the new Gibraltar Constitution Order in Council came into effect in 1969. However, the Mayor of Gibraltar survived, but only with a ceremonial character, and was to be elected by the House of Assembly (later the Parliament). This meant that office was invariably taken by the
Speaker or a government minister. The
1969 Constitution stated:
2006 Constitution Following the new
2006 Constitution, the mayor no longer had to be chosen from among the members of Parliament. Instead, the mayor is appointed by Parliament. The intention was to move to a new system whereby citizens from the community at large can be appointed mayor for a one-year period, although this can sometimes be for longer. The
Government of Gibraltar announced that a deputy mayor would also be appointed for the same period and would then take up the office of mayor. ==Appointment==