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Attorney General of Gibraltar

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The Attorney General of Gibraltar is the chief legal advisor of the Government of Gibraltar. He combines the functions of Attorney General and Director of Public Prosecution and is also an ex officio member of the House of Assembly. The Attorney General's Chambers have a number of Crown Counsel.

He is appointed by the Governor, acting on the advice and recommendations of the Specified Appointments Commission, in accordance with the constitution.

List of Attorneys General

  • Sir James Cochrane 1837–1841 (afterwards Chief Justice of Gibraltar, 1841)
  • Marcus Costello 1841–>1856
  • Frederick Solly-Flood 1866–1877
  • Robert French Sheriff 1877–>1890
  • Archibald Walter Fawkes 1892–?1902
  • Sir Bartle Frere 1911–1914
  • Charles James Griffin 1914–1919
  • Maxwell Hendry Maxwell-Anderson 1919–1929
  • (Sir)Ralph Hone 1933–1936
  • Audley McKisack 1944–
  • Charles Campbell Ross (4 years) c.1947
  • Denys Roberts 1960–1962
  • Ashley Martin Greenwood 1963–
  • Cornelius Banahan O’Beirne c.1967
  • Hugh Hickling 1970–1972
  • David Hull 1979-1984
  • Eric Thistlethwaite c.1988
  • Reginald "Ricky" Rhoda 1995–2015
  • Michael Llamas 2015–

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