Sir Robert John "Bob" Peliza, KBE

Order of the British Empire

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 (born November 16, 1920) is a Gibraltarian

Gibraltarian people

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 politician

Politician

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. He founded and led the Integration with Britain Party

Integration with Britain Party

The Integration with Britain Party was a political party in Gibraltar established in February 1967. Although it never won an election, it was briefly in power from 1969 to 1972 when Robert Peliza of the IWBP was Chief Minister.- History :...

 and was the second Chief Minister

Chief Minister of Gibraltar

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 of Gibraltar

Gibraltar

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 serving in office from 6 August 1969 to 25 June 1972. He was one of the members of the Constitutional Conference chaired by Malcolm Shepherd, 2nd Baron Shepherd

Malcolm Shepherd, 2nd Baron Shepherd

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 in 1968 that drafted Gibraltar's first Constitution

Gibraltar Constitution Order 1969

The Gibraltar Constitution Order 1969 was published on 30 May 1969 as an Order in Council.The constitution was the outcome of the Constitutional Conference chaired by Malcolm Shepherd, 2nd Baron Shepherd which lasted from July 16 1968 to July 24...

. Peliza was also Speaker of the Gibraltar House of Assembly from 1992 to 1996.

See also

• List of Gibraltarians
• Politics of Gibraltar
  Politics of Gibraltar
  Gibraltar is represented in the European Union, having been the only British overseas territory which joined the EC under the British Treaty of Accession ....