Conservative Friends of Gibraltar is a lobby group within the Conservative Party opposed to any joint sovereignty of Gibraltar with Spain. An interest group (also advocacy group, lobby group, pressure group or special interest group) is an organized collection of people who seek The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Gibraltar (dʒɨˈbrɒltər is a British overseas territory located near the southernmost tip of the Iberian Peninsula overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
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Objectives
The central objective of C. F. G. is, as its Founding Declaration states:
To promote and defend the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar within the Conservative Party, the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth, and beyond. The British Overseas Territories are fourteen territories that are under the Sovereignty of the United Kingdom, but which do not form part of the United Kingdom Gibraltar (dʒɨˈbrɒltər is a British overseas territory located near the southernmost tip of the Iberian Peninsula overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar
Related objectives of C. F. G. include:
- For Gibraltar to remain British in its entirety and in perpetuity.
- To oppose any negotiations or agreements about the future of Gibraltar that are contrary to the wishes of the Gibraltarian people.
- To expose the illegitimacy of Spain's claim to Gibraltar.
- To promote a settled constitutional status for Gibraltar.
- CFG shall work to promote these objectives first and foremost within the Conservative Party, seeking through reasoned argument and debate to have them made official Party policy. CFG shall also, though, work to promote these objectives to a wider audience wherever possible.
Committee
Honorary officers
- President - The Nicholas Bethell, 4th Baron Bethell M. Nicholas William Bethell 4th Baron Bethell ( 19 July 1938 &ndash 8 September 2007) was a British Historian of Central E. P.
- Deputy President - Sir Nicholas Winterton M. Sir Nicholas Raymond Winterton (born 31 March 1938) is a British Politician. P.
- Vice President - Eleanor Laing M. Eleanor Fulton Laing, née Pritchard (born 1 February 1958, Paisley) is a British politician P.
- Vice President - Bob Spink M. Dr Robert Michael Spink (born 1 August 1948 Worth Valley, Yorkshire) is a politician in the United Kingdom. P.
- Vice President - Tim Loughton M. Timothy Paul Loughton (born 30 May 1962) is a British Conservative Party politician and has been Member of Parliament (MP for P.
- Vice President - Murdo Fraser M. Murdo Fraser (born 5 September 1965, Inverness) is the deputy leader of the Scottish Conservatives in the Scottish Parliament, and S. P.
Elected officers
- Chairman - Andrew Rosindell M. Andrew Richard Rosindell (born 17 March 1966 is a British Conservative politician P.
- Deputy Chairman - Tony Lodge
- Deputy Chairman - Daniel Kawczynski M. Daniel Robert Kawczynski (born 24 January 1972 is the Conservative Party Member for Parliament for Shrewsbury and Atcham in Shropshire, P.
- Deputy Chairman and Treasurer - Cllr. Adrian Lee
- Executive Secretary - Gregory Stafford
- Parliamentary Monitor - Charles Dewhirst
- Press and Publicity Officer - Mark Walters
Assistants
- Assistant to the Chairman and Executive Secretary - Samuel Peacock
- Website Assistant - Daniel Hamilton
External links
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