John Cortes (Gibraltarian politician)
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John Emmanuel Cortes | |
|---|---|
 John Cortes, pictured in 2014 | |
| Minister for the Environment, Sustainability, Climate Change and Education | |
| Assumed office 2011-present | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| 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 |
John Emmanuel Cortes 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]
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]
