Roy Mark Clinton 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 ...

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, banker and author who is a member of the

Gibraltar Social Democrats The Gibraltar Social Democrats (GSD) is a liberal-conservative, centre-right political party in Gibraltar. The GSD was the governing party for four successive terms in office under the leadership of Peter Caruana, from the 1996 general electi ...

and currently serves as the shadow minister for finance in the

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. Clinton obtained a bachelor's degree in business studies at the

University of Birmingham , mottoeng = Through efforts to heights , established = 1825 – Birmingham School of Medicine and Surgery1836 – Birmingham Royal School of Medicine and Surgery1843 – Queen's College1875 – Mason Science College1898 – Mason Univers ...

before working as an auditor for

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. He returned to Gibraltar to work in a management position for

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and later became chairman of the Gibraltar Bankers’ Association. He was elected to the

during the 2015 Gibraltar general election and in 2017 was appointed deputy leader of the GSD. He also currently serves as the shadow minister for finance and has held the position since 2017. From July 2017 to November 2017 he served as acting leader of the party. Outside of politics, Clinton has a strong interest in local history in Gibraltar and published a book ''Eliott’s Gold'' which serves as a semi-fictional account of

George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield, (25 December 1717 – 6 July 1790) was a British Army officer who served in three major wars during the eighteenth century. He rose to distinction during the Seven Years' War when he fought in Ge ...

which takes place in the aftermath of the

Great Siege of Gibraltar The Great Siege of Gibraltar was an unsuccessful attempt by Spain and France to capture Gibraltar from the British during the War of the American Revolution. It was the largest battle in the war by number of combatants. The American war had end ...

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