John Emmanuel Cortes | |
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| Minister for Education, the Environment & Climate Change, Heritage, Transport & Traffic and Technical Services | |
| Assumed office 2011-present | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gibraltar |
| Nationality | British (Gibraltarian) |
| Political party | Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party (GSLP) |
| Spouse | Valerie |
| Children | Zoe and Mark |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford |
| Occupation | Zoologist Politician |
| Website | John Cortes at the Government of Gibraltar website |
Prof. John Emmanuel Cortes, MBE, is an ecologist, zoologist, Justice of the Peace and Gibraltarian MP, member of the Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party. He is married and has two children.[1]
Biography
Cortes founded the Gibraltar Union of Students.[1] In 1976, he became the first General Secretary of the Gibraltar Ornithological & Natural History Society (GONHS), and since 1991, Director of the Gibraltar Botanic Gardens, positions he held until taking government office in 2011.[2]
Between 1983 and 1991, he was also a civil servant, having reached the post of General Manager of the Gibraltar Health Authority.[2]
He was also a Magistrate for 17 years, and was elected President of the Gibraltar Magistrates' Association in 2009.[2]
In December 2011, with his election to the Gibraltar Parliament, Cortes resigned from all his other public duties,[3] and was appointed Minister of Health and Environment by Chief Minister Fabian Picardo.[4]
Academic life
Cortes graduated in Ecology in London, and received his D.Phil. from Oxford University, in 1983.[2]
References
- ^ a b GSLP (ed.). "John Cortes". Archived from the original on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ^ a b c d UK Overseas Territories Conservation Forum (ed.). "Profiles of UKOTCF Council Members and other Officers" (PDF). Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ^ Pepe Martínez. Campo de Gibraltar (ed.). "John Cortés nuevo candidato a las listas del GSLP de Picardo" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ^ Gibraltar Chronicle, ed. (13 December 2011). "Picardo Announces New Govt. Ministerial Portfolios". Archived from the original on 29 April 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
External links
- Minister for Health and Environment – Government of Gibraltar Information Services
- Ministry for Health and Environment – Government of Gibraltar Information Services (with brief profile)
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