Joshua Hassan

Joshua Hassan

Infobox Prime Minister
name =Sir Joshua Hassan


order =1st & 3rd
office =Chief Minister of Gibraltar
term_start =11 August 1964
term_end =6 August 1969
predecessor =None
successor =Sir Robert Peliza
term_start2 =25 June 1972
term_end2 =8 December 1987
predecessor2 =Sir Robert Peliza
successor2 =Adolfo Canepa
deputy =
birth_date =Birth date|1915|08|21|df=y
birth_place =Gibraltar
death_date =Death date and age|1997|07|01|1915|08|21|df=y
death_place =Gibraltar
religion =Jewish
spouse =
party =Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights

Sir Joshua Abraham Hassan GBE KCMG LVO (August 21 1915 – 1 July 1997) was a Gibraltarian politician, and the first Chief Minister of Gibraltar, serving two terms and for a total of 17 years. His first term of office lasted from 11 August 1964 to 6 August 1969, and his second from 25 June 1972 to 8 December 1987. He was leader of the Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights and is seen as the key figure in the civil rights movement, and played a key role in the creation of Gibraltar's institutions of self-government. Hassan was also a successful lawyer, and his chambers Hassans is now the largest in Gibraltar.

Prior to the creation of the post of Chief Minister, Hassan had served as a member of the Gibraltar Legislative Council, Mayor of Gibraltar, and as the Chief Member of the Legislative Council. He was prominent in Gibraltar politics for over 30 years.

He was born to a Jewish family, originally from Turkey, and was a Socialist in his youth. Fact|date=July 2008

External links

* [http://www.chronicle.gi/Features/tommy%20finlayson.htm Gibraltar Chronicle feature on Gibraltarian politics in the time of Hassan.]

ee also

* List of Gibraltarians
* Politics of Gibraltar


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