Sir Joshua Abraham Hassan, who lived from August 21, 1915 to July 1, 1997, was a Gibraltarian lawyer and politician born to a Sephardic Jewish family with roots in Morocco and Menorca. He trained at the Middle Temple and was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1939, going on to found the law chambers that became Hassans International, the largest law firm in Gibraltar. He served as Gibraltar's first Mayor from 1955 to 1969 and as its first and third Chief Minister across more than twenty years in office between 1964 and 1987, playing a central role in building Gibraltar's institutions of self-government. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1963.
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RoleLawyer and politician (Chief Minister of Gibraltar) 2 Nationality / Jurisdiction Place of Death Classification
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What offices did Sir Joshua Hassan hold in Gibraltar?
First mayor and first Chief Minister of Gibraltar, serving four terms as chief minister for over 20 years in total.
Hassan was the first mayor of Gibraltar and the first Chief Minister of Gibraltar, serving four terms as chief minister for a total of over 20 years. His terms as chief minister ran from 11 August 1964 to 6 August 1969, and from 25 June 1972 to 8 December 1987. Before the post of chief minister was created in 1964 he had served on the Executive Council and as chief member of the Legislative Council.
What position did Hassan take before the United Nations on Gibraltar?
He opposed Spain's claim before the UN Special Committee on Decolonization, insisting Gibraltarians wanted to remain British.
During the 1960s Hassan addressed the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization twice, opposing Spain's claim for Gibraltar and insisting that the vast majority of Gibraltarians wanted to remain British. He was also one of the members of the 1968 Constitutional Conference, chaired by Malcolm Shepherd, 2nd Baron Shepherd, which drafted the first Constitution of Gibraltar.
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Hassan was also a successful lawyer and his chambers, Hassans International Law Firm, is now the largest in Gibraltar.
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Hassan was also a successful lawyer and his chambers, Hassans International Law Firm, is now the largest in Gibraltar.
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Sir Joshua Abraham Hassan (21 August 1915 - 1 July 1997), nicknamed "Salvador" (Saviour), was a Gibraltarian politician, and first mayor and Chief Minister of Gibraltar, serving four terms as chief minister for a total of over 20 years.
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Sir Joshua Abraham Hassan (21 August 1915 - 1 July 1997), nicknamed "Salvador" (Saviour), was a Gibraltarian politician, and first mayor and Chief Minister of Gibraltar, serving four terms as chief minister for a total of over 20 years.
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Sir Joshua Abraham Hassan (21 August 1915 - 1 July 1997), nicknamed "Salvador" (Saviour), was a Gibraltarian politician, and first mayor and Chief Minister of Gibraltar, serving four terms as chief minister for a total of over 20 years.
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Joshua Abraham Hassan (1915-08-21)21 August 1915 Gibraltar
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Joshua Abraham Hassan (1915-08-21)21 August 1915 Gibraltar
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Joshua Abraham Hassan (1915-08-21)21 August 1915 Gibraltar
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1 July 1997(1997-07-01) (aged 81) Gibraltar
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1 July 1997(1997-07-01) (aged 81) Gibraltar
Infobox, Died (place)
1 July 1997(1997-07-01) (aged 81) Gibraltar
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