▁in ▁Parliament ▁and ▁cont ested ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁General ▁E lection , ▁where ▁Mr . ▁Fe eth am ▁obtained ▁the ▁largest ▁number ▁of ▁votes ▁for ▁a ▁leader ▁of ▁a ▁third ▁party ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁and ▁his ▁party ▁the ▁largest ▁share ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁by ▁a ▁third ▁party ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁but ▁no ▁seats . ▁The ▁Gib ral tar ▁Labour ▁Party ▁has ▁since ▁merged ▁with ▁the ▁Gib ral tar ▁Social ▁Democr ats . ▁ ▁He ▁obtained ▁a ▁History ▁degree ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Reading ▁and ▁a ▁Law ▁degree ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Manchester . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁bar r ister ▁in ▁Gib ral tar ▁and ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Gib ral tar ▁Parliament . ▁ ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Gib ral tar ▁deleg ation ▁that ▁negoti ated ▁a ▁new ▁Constitution ▁with ▁the ▁UK ▁and ▁co - ordin ated ▁the ▁yes ▁vote ▁campaign ▁in ▁the ▁refer endum ▁on ▁the ▁new ▁Constitution ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁The ▁new ▁Constitution ▁was ▁adopted ▁in ▁Gib ral tar ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁parliament ▁as ▁a ▁G SD ▁member ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁elections ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁Gib ral tar ' s ▁first ▁Minister ▁of ▁Justice ▁for ▁ 4 ▁years . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁general ▁election ▁the ▁G SD ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁a ▁very ▁narrow ▁margin ▁but ▁Mr