Paul Balban

The Hon. Paul John Balban is a former Gibraltarian politician, State Registered Dietitian and former taxi driver. He was first elected to the Gibraltar Parliament at the 2011 general elections and was a Gibraltar Government Minister until 12 October 2023, member of the Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party (GSLP). He is married and has three daughters. On 15 September 2023, he announced that he and fellow party MPs and Ministers, Albert Isola and Samantha Sacramento, would not stand for re-election.

The Hon.
Paul John Balban
MP
Government Minister
In office
2011–2023
Personal details
BornGibraltar
NationalityBritish (Gibraltarian)
Political partyGibraltar Socialist Labour Party (GSLP)
SpouseGina
Children3
Alma materOxford Brookes University
King's College London
OccupationPolitician
Dietitian
Taxi driver
PortfolioMinister for Transport
WebsitePaul Balban at the Government of Gibraltar website

Biography

Paul Balban is married to wife Gina and has three daughters.[1] For many years, Balban has worked as a taxi driver in Gibraltar,[1] and was treasurer of the Gibraltar Taxi Association Committee.[2] He studied Nutrition & Food Science at Oxford Brookes University and also has a Postgraduate degree in Dietetics from King's College London. He later became a State Registered Dietitian, practicing at Central Clinic, in Horse Barrack Lane, Gibraltar.[1]

Political career

Balban was nominated for the GSLP Executive in February 2007,[3] and was one of the ten GSLP-Liberal alliance candidates to contest the general elections that year, but failed to be elected as one of the seventeen Members of Parliament.[4] He was elected into government following the general elections of 2011 with 8,281 votes.[5] The newly elected Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo, appointed Balban as Minister for Traffic, Health and Safety and Technical Services.[6]

References
  1. "Paul Balban". Archived from the original on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  2. Sonia Golt. 7 Days Gibraltar (ed.). "Every Taxi driver locally is Gibraltar's Public Relations". Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  3. The Key, ed. (20 February 2007). "Annual General Meeting of the GSLP". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  4. Panorama, ed. (12 October 2007). "Close result opens door to 4th term for GSD". Archived from the original on 13 September 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  5. Pepe Martinez. Campo de Gibraltar (ed.). "La Coalición GSLP-LP gana las elecciones generales en Gibraltar" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 January 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  6. YGTV, ed. (12 December 2011). "New Government Announces Ministers' Portfolios Today". Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2012.


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