Party for the Autonomy of Gibraltar [SEP] inception
Party for the Autonomy of Gibraltar
The Party for the Autonomy of Gibraltar (PAG) was a minority right-wing political party in Gibraltar founded on 7 September 1977. It was led by Joseph Triay and advocated a rapprochement with Spain. It contended the 1980 election, without success.
Policy.
The PAG was led by Joseph Triay, a former member of the ""Doves"" in the 1960s and independent candidate in 1976 election. It asked for a settlement with Spain, with an autonomous status for
the 1970s. He stood for the 1976 election, as an independent, and in the 1980 election, as leader of the Party for the Autonomy of Gibraltar. He later concentrated on his law practice and never spoke again publicly about politics.
Death.
Triay died in July 2012 aged 80.
External links.
- Interview with Joseph Triay in 1977, in the Friends of Gibraltar Heritage Society newsletter #79.