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  Britto, Ernest Michael
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AffiliationGibraltar Social Democrats   
NameErnest Michael Britto
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Gibraltar, Gibraltar , United Kingdom
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Born June 10, 1943
Died May 08, 2023 (80 years)
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Last ModifedJuan Croniqueur
Jul 28, 2024 09:40pm
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InfoErnest Britto, OBE, ED
Born Kingston, Jamaica 10th June 1943

Nationality: British

Education Gibraltar Grammar School

Married to Madeleine Adelaide.
Two children, Germaine Marie and
Keith Stuart
Religion: Roman Catholic

Honours and Awards:
Officer of the British Empire (OBE)
Efficiency Decoration (ED)

Leisure Interests : Target Shooting

POLITICAL CAREER
1988 - Elected Member, Gibraltar House of Assembly
1988 - 1996 Opposition Spokesman: Government Services, Housing and Sport
1996 - 2000 Minister for Government Services and Sport 2000 - Minister for Public Services, the Environment, Sport & Youth

COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENTARY ASSOCIATION (CPA)
1995 – 1998 Member CPA Executive Committee
1997 – 1998 Chairman CPA ExCo Administration Committee

COMMERCIAL CAREER
1965 - 1996 Managing Director – S. Teuma & Co. Ltd Gibraltar
1996 - Chairman Gibraltar Telecommunications Ltd (Fully owned subsidiary of Gibtelecom )
1996 - Chairman Gibraltar Philatelic Bureau Ltd
1996 - Chairman Lyonnaise des Eaux (Gibraltar) Ltd (Government Joint Venture with Northumbrian Water Group, UK)
1996 - 2003Chairman Gibraltar Nynex Communications Ltd (Government Joint Venture with Verizon Inc. USA)
2002 - 2003 Chairman Gibtelecom (Government Joint Venture with Verizon Inc. USA)

Military Career
1965 Commissioned Served as - Adjutant and Company Commander,
1982 - 1985 Commanding Officer the Gibraltar Regiment
1985 - Member Gibraltar Regiment Council
Retired (as Lieutenant Colonel) in November 1985.

Sports
1980 - 1988 President Gibraltar Target Shooting Association
1982 - 1988 President of Gibraltar Commonwealth Games Association

Represented Gibraltar in Commonwealth Games (1978-82)
and in Island Games (1988), winning two Bronze Medals

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RACES
  10/11/2007 Gibraltar Parliament Won 4.96% (-0.09%)
  11/27/2003 Gibraltar House of Assembly Won 6.43% (-0.64%)
  02/10/2000 Gibraltar House of Assembly Won 7.23% (-0.29%)
  05/16/1996 Gibraltar House of Assembly Won 6.41% (-0.37%)
  01/16/1992 Gibraltar House of Assembly Won 2.55% (-6.89%)
  03/24/1988 Gibraltar House of Assembly Won 3.50% (-3.87%)
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