Peter Caruana
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The Honourable Sir Peter Caruana KCMG, QC |
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| 5th Chief Minister of Gibraltar | |
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In office 17 May 1996 – 9 December 2011 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor |
Hugo White Richard Luce David Durie David Blunt (Acting) Francis Richards Philip Barton (Acting) Robert Fulton Leslie Pallett (Acting) Adrian Johns |
| Preceded by | Joe Bossano |
| Succeeded by | Fabian Picardo |
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15 October 1956 Gibraltar |
| Nationality | British (Gibraltarian) |
| Political party | Gibraltar Social Democrats |
| Spouse(s) | Cristina Triay |
| Children | 7 |
| Alma mater | Queen Mary, University of London |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
| Website | Official website |
Sir Peter Richard Caruana, KCMG QC (born 15 October 1956) is a Gibraltarian politician, former leader of the Gibraltar Social Democrats (GSD) and former Chief Minister of Gibraltar, holding office from 1996 to 2011. He is a barrister by profession and was appointed a Queen's Counsel for Gibraltar in 1998 and elected an Overseas Master of the Bench of Inner Temple in 2011.
Caruana was born in Gibraltar and is of Maltese and Italian descent. He was educated at the Christian Brothers School in Gibraltar, and then Grace Dieu Manor School and the independent Ratcliffe College (both in Leicestershire, England), and finally Queen Mary, University of London and the Council of Legal Education. Before serving as Chief Minister he was a partner in the law firm Triay & Triay. He is married to Cristina, daughter of Joseph Triay, a local barrister. He has 7 children: Michael, Georgina, Nicola, Philippa, Patrick, Timothy, and James. His leisure interests are golf, and political and current affairs.
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