The Hon. Albert J. Isola

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and politician, member of the Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party (GSLP). He was a member of the Gibraltar House of Assembly as part of the

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between 1996 and 2000. He later became a

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for Financial Services and Gaming after becoming elected to Parliament in the 2013 by-election. Isola is married and has four children.

Biography

Albert Isola comes from a traditional family of lawyers, with businesses in Gibraltar since 1892. He studied at Stonyhurst College, Lancashire, between 1973 and 1980 and studied law at

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(1980–1983), before being admitted to the

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for England and Gibraltar in 1985. Isola supported the GSLP since 1986, and was elected to the House of Assembly in 1996. He remained a Member of Parliament until 2000. In 2000, he left politics to devote himself to his family and business. After the death of Charles Bruzon, he ran for Member of Parliament in a parliamentary by-election. Isola was elected with 4,899 votes (50%) and nominated as Minister for Financial Services and Gaming by the

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References

External links

Albert Isola – Personal blog

GBC Poll places Isola narrowly ahead of Nahon

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