Peter Caruana led the Gibraltar Social Democrats to their fourth consecutive win at last October’s general election, but with the narrowest margin since the party first came to power in 1996.

Mr Caruana defeated long-time rival Joe Bossano, leader of the GSLP/Liberal alliance, by just 4%, though all ten GSD candidates were elected to the 17-seat Parliament.
In a speech on election night, Mr Caruana acknowledged the close vote when he said the electorate had been divided “more or less down the middle”.
And he said the GSD “would do what we can to see if we can, in this small community, develop a slightly more consensual form of government as we go forward.”
The government bench includes three new faces: Local barrister Daniel Feetham, who has moved from his work at leading law firm Hassans to the newly-created post of Justice Minister, and former Union Chiefs Louis Montiel and Edwin Reyes.
On the Opposition bench, the Liberal Party led by Joseph Garcia gained an extra seat in Parliament. The GSLP/Liberal split is now four/three respectively, though in practice this is unlikely to have any impact on policy decisions.
New faces on the Opposition bench include Hassans barristers Gilbert Licudi (GSLP) and Neil Costa (Liberal).
Mr Caruana announced a ministerial shuffle shortly after the election.

The new government portfolios are as follows:
Peter Caruana
The Chief Minister.
• The economy & finance, including:
• The economy generally.
• Public finance, government
revenue & expenditure.
• The Treasury, Income Tax, Customs,
Social Insurance Contributions & Rates.
• Financial services.
• Gambling & Lotteries.
• Information and public relations.
• Personal status, including immigration, residence and adoptions.
• EU and measures.
• Elections.
• The administration of Government departments charged with the aforesaid.
• Overall responsibility for, and supervision of, Government departments and public administration.

Joe Holliday
Ministry of Enterprise, Development & Technology and Deputy Chief Minister
• Trade & Commerce.
• Tourism.
• Ship Repair Yard.
• E-Commerce.
• E-Government.
• Industrial Parks.
• Inward Investment & International
Business Development.
• Telecommunications & IT.
• Town Planning & Building Control.
• Lands.
• Postal Services.
• Utilities: Water (Aquagib); Electricity (GEA); telephones (Gibtelecom).
• Broadcasting & Media.
• The administration of Government departments charged with the aforesaid.
• Assisting the Chief Minister in his exercise of overall responsibility for, and supervision of, Government departments and public administration.
Ernest Britto
Ministry of the Environment, Traffic & Transport
• Parking.
• Roads.
• Traffic.
• Licensing & Vehicles.
• Public Service Vehicles.
• Public Transport.
• Shipping and the Port.
• The Cruise & Ferry Terminal.
• The Airport.
• Natural Environment.
• Environmental Health.
• Urban Renewal Schemes.
• Beautification & Cleansing of public areas.
• Refuse collection & disposal.
• The Upper Rock.
• Green Areas.
• Sewage & Sewage Treatment.
• Noise abatement.
• Animal Welfare.
• The administration of Government departments charged with the aforesaid.
• Technical Services Department.
Fabian Vinet
Ministry of Housing
• Housing.
• Hostels.
• Building & Works.
• the administration of Government departments charged with the aforesaid.
Jaime Netto
Ministry of Family, Youth & Community Affairs
• Families & Children.
• Social Services – Social Work, the elderly, the disabled, residential homes and Day Centres.
• Social Security benefits, Pensions &
Social Assistance.
• Consumer Affairs.
• Minorities Issues.
• Civic rights (including Citizens advice, Ombudsman, Consumer protection, Data protection and Equality).
• Women’s Issues.
• Drugs & Substance Abuse Rehabilitation.
• Youth.
• The administration of Government departments charged with the aforesaid.
Yvette Del Agua
Ministry of Health & Civil Protection
• Public Health.
• Medical & Health Services.
• Civil Contingencies.
• Fire Brigade.
• Health & Safety.
• the administration of Government departments charged with the aforesaid.
Daniel Feetham
Ministry of Justice
• Justice.
• The Legal System.
• Probation Service.
• Tribunals.
• Community Service Scheme.
• Access to Justice/Legal Aid & Assistance.
• Law Reform.
• Publication of Laws.
• Police Issues/Crime/Law & Order.
• The Prison.
• International Legal Assistance.
• Law Drafting.
• the administration of Government departments charged with the aforesaid.

Mr Feetham will be based in No 6 Convent Place, from where he will also support, the Chief Minister in some of the Chief Minister’s ministerial portfolios.
Luis Montiel
Ministry of Employment, Labour & Industrial Relations
• Industrial relations.
• Employment.
• Vocational Training Schemes.
• Training Centres.
• Sheltered/Assisted Employment Schemes.
• The administration of Government departments charged with the aforesaid.
Clive Beltran
Ministry of Education & Training
• Education.
• Training.
• The administration of Governmental departments charged with the aforesaid.
Edwin Reyes
Ministry of Culture, Heritage, Sport & Leisure
• Culture.
• Heritage
• Sports.
• Leisure.
• The administration of Governmental departments charged with the aforesaid.

The Shadow Portfolios:
Joe Bossano, Leader of the Opposition
• The Economy, Public Finance and External Relations.
Fabian Picardo
• Financial Services, Telecommunications, the Environment, Industrial Relations and the Media.
Joseph Garcia
• Trade and Industry (including small businesses), the Port, Tourism and Heritage.
Charles Bruzon
• Housing, the elderly, the disabled and
the family.
Gilbert Licudi
• Employment, Training, Youth, Sport
and Transport.
Neil Costa
• Health and Social Services.
Steven Linares
• Government Services (including utilities), Education and Culture.