Joseph Triay
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Joseph Emmanuel Triay is a Gibraltarian
lawyer
, best know by having been one of the promoters of the Doves group
in the 1960s. Triay suffered an attack to his home and office shortly after the publication of a letter advocating a political settlement with Spain. His yacht, the Patricia E, was the subject of an arson attack a few months later.
Triay was involved in the local politics during the 1970s. He stood in the 1976 election, as an independent, and in the 1980 election, as leader of the Party for the Autonomy of Gibraltar
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Joseph Triay's daughter is married to Peter Caruana
, current Chief Minister of Gibraltar
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Gibraltarian people
The Gibraltarians are a cultural group native to Gibraltar, a British overseas territory located near the southernmost tip of the Iberian Peninsula at the entrance to the Mediterranean sea.- Origins :...
lawyer
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
, best know by having been one of the promoters of the Doves group
Doves (Gibraltar)
"The Doves" was the pseudonym under which a group of six Gibraltarian lawyers and businessmen published a letter on 15 March 1968 in the Gibraltar Chronicle advocating a political settlement with Spain to solve the disputed status of Gibraltar....
in the 1960s. Triay suffered an attack to his home and office shortly after the publication of a letter advocating a political settlement with Spain. His yacht, the Patricia E, was the subject of an arson attack a few months later.
Triay was involved in the local politics during the 1970s. He stood in the 1976 election, as an independent, and in the 1980 election, as leader of the Party for the Autonomy of Gibraltar
Party for the Autonomy of Gibraltar
The Party for the Autonomy of Gibraltar was a minority right-wing political party in Gibraltar founded on 7 September 1977. It was led by Joseph Triay and asked for a rapprochement with Spain. It contended the 1980 election, without success....
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Joseph Triay's daughter is married to Peter Caruana
Peter Caruana
Peter Richard Caruana, QC is a Gibraltarian politician, and has been Chief Minister of Gibraltar since 1996, when his party, the Gibraltar Social Democrats , first came to power. His party was re-elected to office in 2000, 2003 and 2007...
, current Chief Minister of Gibraltar
Chief Minister of Gibraltar
The Chief Minister of Gibraltar is the leader of the largest party elected to the Gibraltar Parliament, and is formally appointed by the Governor of Gibraltar, representative of the British Crown.-List of Chief Ministers:...
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External links
- Interview with Joseph Triay in 1977, in the Friends of Gibraltar Heritage SocietyFriends of Gibraltar Heritage SocietyThe Friends of Gibraltar Heritage Society is a London-based, British organisation dedicated to preserving the historical sites and monuments of Gibraltar.-Aims:According to its website, the FOGH Society aims to:-Activities:...
newsletter #79.