Charles Gomez
| Charles Gomez | |
|---|---|
| Born |
23 April 1959 Gibraltar |
| Nationality | British |
| Ethnicity | Gibraltarian |
| Alma mater |
Gibraltar Grammar School University College Buckland University of London Inner Temple. |
| Occupation | Barrister |
| Known for | Gibraltar general election, 2007 |
| Home town | Gibraltar |
Political party | New Gibraltar Democracy |
Board member of |
Parliamentary Commission on Democratic & Political Reform Bar Council Law Reform Committee |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
| Spouse(s) | Susan L. Saywell |
| Children | Nicolas,Christopher & Lilly. |
| Website | |
| http://www.lawequitygibraltar.com/ | |
Charles A. Gomez is a Gibraltarian lawyer,[1] politician, and Leader of the right of centre New Gibraltar Democracy (NGD) Party.
Biography
Gomez was born in Gibraltar on 23 April 1959 and was called to the Bars of England, Wales and Gibraltar in 1982.
Career
He was retained by the suspended Chief Justice of Gibraltar, Derek Schofield, in proceedings for the removal of Gibraltar's senior judge heard by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London which resulted in a 4/3 split of that court in a decision handed down on 12 November 2009. The decision is considered to be a major precedent in the field of judicial independence in the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth.
Charles Gomez was a prominent member and spokesman of the "No vote" campaign for the 2006 constitution referendum on Gibraltar's current Constitution. He currently concentrates on his career as a barrister.
Other work
For several years in the 1990s he wrote a weekly piece in the newsweekly "Vox" and was at one time heavily involved in powerboat racing having organised Royal Yachting Association and Union Internationale Motonautique events in Gibraltar.
See also
References
- ↑ "Charles A Gomez". lawequitygibraltar.com. Retrieved 19 November 2010.