▁Spe aker ▁or ▁a ▁government ▁minister . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁Constitution ▁stated : ▁▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Constitution ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁new ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Constitution , ▁the ▁mayor ▁no ▁longer ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁chosen ▁from ▁among ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁Parliament . ▁Instead , ▁the ▁mayor ▁is ▁appointed ▁by ▁Parliament . ▁The ▁intention ▁was ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁system ▁where by ▁citizens ▁from ▁the ▁community ▁at ▁large ▁can ▁be ▁appointed ▁mayor ▁for ▁a ▁one - year ▁period . ▁The ▁Government ▁of ▁Gib ral tar ▁announced ▁that ▁a ▁deput y ▁mayor ▁would ▁also ▁be ▁appointed ▁for ▁the ▁same ▁period ▁and ▁would ▁take ▁up ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁mayor ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁ ▁App oint ment ▁The ▁mayor ▁of ▁Gib ral tar ▁is ▁appointed ▁by ▁Parliament ▁but ▁no ▁longer ▁from ▁within ▁Parliament , ▁and ▁is ▁to ▁hold ▁the ▁position ▁for ▁a ▁one - year ▁period . ▁As ▁per ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Constitution : ▁ ▁Deput y ▁A ▁deput y ▁mayor ▁is ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁appointed ▁by ▁Parliament ▁for ▁one ▁year ▁to ▁assist ▁and ▁support ▁the ▁mayor ▁in ▁the ▁dis charge ▁of ▁mayor al ▁duties , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁to ▁act ▁as ▁mayor ▁when ▁she ▁or ▁he ▁is ▁unable ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁a ▁civ ic ▁event . ▁The ▁deput y ▁will ▁take ▁office ▁as ▁mayor ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁deput y ▁appointed , ▁and ▁so ▁on . ▁ ▁D ut ies ▁Since ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁the ▁mayor ▁is