of the Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party (GSLP), with Canepa obtaining 4,422 votes, while Bossano polled 8,128 votes. Canepa then become Leader of the Opposition until he announced his resignation just prior to the 1992 election. Canepa also announced his resignation as leader of the AACR and his retirement from politics altogether. The AACR disbanded shortly after. Later work Since his official retirement from politics, Canepa has assisted successive Governments of Gibraltar as a consultant, advising them by means of his experience and expertise on legislative and constitutional matters. He served in Peter Caruana's Committee on Foreign Affairs, supporting the Chief Minister in the lobbying campaign and subsequent referendum which led to the derailing of the joint sovereignty proposals in 2002, and later in the Constitutional Reform Group which led to Gibraltar's current constitution. For the last fifteen years he has worked in the Legislative Unit, the prime function of which is to scrutinise all European Union documents and determine how they might affect Gibraltar. In October 2012, Canepa was appointed the Speaker of the Gibraltar Parliament and was the speaker up until 2019 General election. Honours On 10 December 2007 Adolfo Canepa was presented with the Gibraltar Award on behalf of the founding fathers of the AACR. The award was presented by the Self Determination for Gibraltar Group in recognition of the AACR's contribution to the political development and democratisation of Gibraltar. In 2009, Adolfo Canepa was one of the four recipients of the Gibraltar Medallion of Honour and was therefore recorded in the Gibraltar Roll of Honour. See also List of Gibraltarians Politics of Gibraltar References External links The Struggle for Democracy by TJ Finlayson, Published in The Gibraltar Chronicle 1940 births Living people Chief Ministers of Gibraltar Mayors of Gibraltar Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights politicians People of Ligurian descent Officers of the Order of the British Empire Speakers of the Gibraltar Parliament Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George