Anthony "Tony" Lima, (born 17 January 1946) is a

Gibraltarian The Gibraltarians (Spanish: ''gibraltareños'', colloquially: '' llanitos'') are an ethnic group native to Gibraltar, a British overseas territory located near the southernmost tip of the Iberian Peninsula at the entrance to the Mediterran ...

politician, and former

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Collector and

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of the

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(RNR) unit HMS Calpe.

Career

Lima began his career almost 50 years before being appointed mayor when he was interviewed for Clerk Grade 2 with the then

City Council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural counc ...

at the

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. He subsequently became personal assistant to the then Mayor Sir

Joshua Hassan Sir Joshua Abraham Hassan (21 August 1915 – 1 July 1997), nicknamed "''Salvador''" (''Saviour''), was a Gibraltarian politician, and first mayor and Chief Minister of Gibraltar, serving four terms as chief minister for a total of over 20 year ...

and later, under the 1969 Constitution to Sir William Thompson and Sir

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when duties were relocated to the House of Assembly (now the

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) on the opposite side of

John Mackintosh Square John Mackintosh Square (colloquially The Piazza) is a main square in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. It has been the centre of city life since the 14th century and takes its name from John Mackintosh, a local philanthropist. Notab ...

. During his time in the Civil Service Lima also held the position of customs collector and was also the last commanding officer of the RNR unit, HMS Calpe, before the unit was disestablished in 1993. On 17 October 2013, during a

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ceremony held at Gibraltar's Naval Base, Lima was appointed an Honorary Commander Royal Naval Reserve, making him the only Honorary Commander RNR who is not from the United Kingdom. The honour was bestowed on the recommendation of the

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and approved by

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Mayoralty

Lima became Mayor Julio Alcantara's deputy from 1 August 2011 until he took over the mayoralty himself on 1 August 2012 following an appointment which enjoyed unanimous support across the

. He was invested in the City Hall that same day. He was the first of the new style civic mayors, under the 2006 Constitution, to be appointed for a term exceeding one year. Lima was originally set to be succeeded by former Mayor Anthony Lombard, who would return to City Hall for a second term. However, on 17 March 2014 the

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gave notice of a motion before Parliament to appoint current Speaker of the Gibraltar Parliament

Adolfo Canepa Adolfo John Canepa, CMG, OBE, GMH (born 17 December 1940) is a Gibraltarian politician. He has dedicated most of his life to politics and the development of Gibraltar, having served both as Leader of the Opposition and as Chief Minister of Gib ...

as Lima's successor instead. Canepa had already held the office of mayor from 1976 to 1978 while a government minister for the

Hassan Hassan, Hasan, Hassane, Haasana, Hassaan, Asan, Hassun, Hasun, Hassen, Hasson or Hasani may refer to: People *Hassan (given name), Arabic given name and a list of people with that given name *Hassan (surname), Arabic, Jewish, Irish, and Scottis ...

administration.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lima, Anthony 1946 births Living people Mayors of Gibraltar Members of the Order of the British Empire Royal Naval Reserve personnel