Gilbert Licudi

The Hon. Gilbert Horace Licudi is a Gibraltarian barrister and legal partner at Hassans and former Minister (2011–2020) and former MP (2007–2023) of Gibraltar, member of the Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party (GSLP). He is married and has two children.

Biography

Licudi studied at Bayside Comprehensive School where he was a contemporary of Peter Montegriffo and Dominique Searle. But left the school at age 17 and went to work for Blands and GB Airways. After marrying in 1979, he moved with his wife to England, where he worked for the Russian airline Aeroflot at Heathrow. where he worked with Peter Montegriffo. At this time, he came back to politics, willing to bring his experience of conflict resolution in favour of the political changes he thought necessary about Gibraltar. In April 2011, when Fabian Picardo became leader of the GSLP (and of the Opposition), Licudi was appointed Minister of Education, Financial Services and Transportation, and the areas of Youth and Sport were transferred to Steven Linares.

With the GSLP victory in the general elections of 2011, Licudi was appointed Minister of Education, Financial Services, Gaming, Telecommunications and Justice. In 2012 Licudi opened new purpose built Law courts in Gibraltar.

Licudi was appointed a Queen's Counsel (Q.C.) in 2012, which became King's Counsel (K.C.) upon the death of Queen Elizabeth II (demise of the Crown on 8 September 2022.

In 2013, after the by-election, the Financial Services and Gaming portfolios were transferred to the new elected minister, Albert Isola.