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Roy Clinton

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Roy Clinton
HM OppositionShadow Minister for Finance & Value for Money
Assumed office
since 2015
Deputy leader of theGibraltar Social Democrats
Personal details
Born
Roy Mark Clinton

Gibraltar
NationalityBritish(Gibraltarian)
Political partyGibraltar Social Democrats(GSD)
Alma materUniversity of Birmingham
OccupationPolitician, banker

Roy Mark Clintonis aGibraltarianpolitician,former banker and author who is a member of theGibraltar Social Democratsand currently serves as the shadow minister for finance in theParliament of Gibraltar.

Clinton obtained a bachelor's degree in business studies at theUniversity of Birminghambefore working as an auditor forPriceWaterhouseCoopers.He returned to Gibraltar to work in a management position forKPMGand later became chairman of the Gibraltar Bankers’ Association.[1]

He was elected to theParliament of Gibraltarduring the2015 Gibraltar general electionand 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.[2][3]

Outside of politics, Clinton has a strong interest in local history in Gibraltar and published a bookEliott’s Goldwhich serves as a semi-fictional account ofGeorge Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfieldwhich takes place in the aftermath of theGreat Siege of Gibraltar.[4]

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References

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  1. ^"Visit of Members of the Gibraltar Parliament"(PDF).Retrieved2022-08-21.
  2. ^"With Clinton appointment, GSD looks to future".
  3. ^"Meet the Team".
  4. ^"Roy Clinton discusses his book 'Eliott's Gold' in Literature Week interview".