The mayor of Gibraltar is the ceremonial official of the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. The mayor is appointed by the elected members of Parliament,Gibraltar Constitution Order 2006 and the office is situated at City Hall John Mackintosh Square. Since 16 June 2025, Nicky Guerrero succeeded Carmen Gomez (theatre actress, author and Miss Gibraltar 1970) for the role.
History
Since its creation in 1921, the city council had a chairman. In 1955, upon request of the members of the city council, the post was renamed to mayor, and therefore, the mayor of Gibraltar was chosen from among the members of the council. Joshua Hassan, MVO, QC, JP, the chairman of the city council at the time, became the first mayor of Gibraltar.
1969 Constitution
The City Council was abolished when the new Gibraltar Constitution Order in Council came into effect in 1969. However, the mayor of Gibraltar survived, but only with a ceremonial character, and was to be elected by the House of Assembly (later the Parliament).Gibraltar Constitution Order 1969 This meant that office was invariably taken by the speaker or a government minister.Changes in Mayorship of Gibraltar
The 1969 Constitution stated:
2006 Constitution
Following the new 2006 Constitution, the mayor no longer had to be chosen from among the members of Parliament. Instead, the mayor is appointed by Parliament. The intention was to move to a new system whereby citizens from the community at large can be appointed mayor for a one-year period, although this can sometimes be for longer. The Government of Gibraltar announced that a deputy mayor would also be appointed for the same period and would then take up the office of mayor.
Appointment
The mayor of Gibraltar is appointed by Parliament but not from within Parliament, and is to hold the position for a minimum one-year period. As per the 2006 Constitution:
Deputy
A deputy mayor is at the same time appointed by Parliament for one year to assist and support the mayor in the discharge of mayoral duties, as well as to act as mayor when she or he is unable to participate in a civic event. The deputy will take office as mayor the following year and a new deputy appointed, and so on. Duties
Since 1969, the duties of the mayor are entirely ceremonial and civic. The posts of mayor and deputy mayor of Gibraltar are honorific and thus unpaid.
List of mayors
The following is a list of all the mayors of Gibraltar since the first tenure began in 1955:Portraits of Gibraltar's 10 Mayors
ImageNameTook officeLeft office1The Hon. Sir Joshua Hassan CBE MVO QC JP23 February 19552 June 19692The Hon. Col. William Thompson OBE JP2 June 19696 November 19703The Hon. Alfred J. Vasquez CBE MA6 November 197022 April 19764The Hon. Adolfo J. Canepa Esq22 April 197631 December 19785The Hon. Horace J. Zammitt Esq1 January 197931 July 19796The Hon. Abraham W. Serfaty CBE JP1 August 197931 July 19887The Hon. Mari I. Montegriffo1 August 198820 March 19958The Hon. Robert Mor Esq20 March 199531 July 19969Judge John E. Alcantara CBE1 August 199631 July 200410The Hon. Clive G. Beltran MP1 August 200431 July 200811Solomon 'Momy' Levy, MBE, JP1 August 200831 July 200912Olga Zammitt OBE, JP1 August 200931 July 201013Anthony J P Lombard LL.B.1 August 201031 July 201114Julio Alcantara MBE MA 1 August 201131 July 201215Anthony Lima MBE RD RNR Retd.1 August 201231 July 201416The Hon. Adolfo J. Canepa OBE GMH MP1 August 20144 April 201717Kaiane Aldorino GMH5 April 20174 April 201918 John Gonçalves MBE GMD4 April 20191 June 202119Christian Santos GMD1 June 20216 June 202320 Carmen Gomez6 June 202316 December 202521Nicky Guerrero16 December 2025 Incumbent List of Deputy Mayors (since 2008) Olga Zammitt (2008–2009) Anthony Lombard (2009–2010) Julio Alcantara (2010–2011) Anthony “Tony” Lima (2011–2012) Kaiane Aldorino (2014–2017) John Gonçalves (2017–2019) Christian Santos (2019–2021) Carmen Gomez (2021–2023) Nicholas “Nicky” Guerrero (2023–2025) Andrea Simpson (2025–present) References