# Haresh Budhrani
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{{Short description|Gibraltarian barrister of Indian origin}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2025}}
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|honorific_prefix = [The Honourable](/source/The_Honourable)
|name = Haresh Kishinchand Budhrani
|honorific_suffix = [KC](/source/King's_Counsel)
|caption =
|order = [5th](/source/Speaker_of_the_Gibraltar_Parliament)
|office = Speaker of the Gibraltar Parliament
|term_start = 2004
|term_end = 2012
|predecessor = John Alcantara
|successor = [Adolfo Canepa](/source/Adolfo_Canepa)
|birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1952|6|30}}
|birth_place = [Mumbai](/source/Mumbai), India
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|alma_mater = [King's College London](/source/King's_College_London)
[College of Law](/source/University_of_Law)
|occupation = [Barrister](/source/Barrister)
businessman
politician
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|portfolio = Chairman of the Hindu Merchants' Association
Speaker of the [Gibraltar Parliament](/source/Gibraltar_Parliament)
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'''Haresh Kishinchand Budhrani''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|KC}} (born 30 June 1952) is a [Gibraltarian](/source/Gibraltarian_people) [barrister](/source/barrister) of Indian origin. He was [Speaker of the Gibraltar Parliament](/source/Speaker_of_the_Gibraltar_Parliament) from September 2004 to October 2012.
== Biography ==
Budhrani was born in [Mumbai](/source/Mumbai), India, in June 1952. He is of [Sindhi](/source/Sindhis) origin.[{{cite book
|title=Diaspora, Identity and Religion: New Directions in Theory and Research
|publisher=Routledge
|date=2004
|isbn=9781134390359|first1=Carolin|last1=Alfonso|first2=Waltraud|last2=Kokot|first3=Khachig|last3=Tölölyan|page=198}}] He was educated in [Derbyshire](/source/Derbyshire) and later at the [College of Law](/source/University_of_Law), [Guildford](/source/Guildford). Budhrani commented on the growing acceptability of [Hindus in Gibraltar](/source/Hinduism_in_Gibraltar) – by 1973 he assessed that Hindus were able to fully join in with the local community.[{{cite book|last=Archer|first=Edward G.|title=Gibraltar, Identity And Empire|year=2006|publisher=Routledge|pages=233|isbn=9780415347969|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2ip0C6odET4C&q=hindu+gibraltar}}]
He graduated in Law in 1974 from [King's College London](/source/King's_College_London).[{{cite web|url=http://www.linkedin.com/pub/haresh-k-budhrani/52/238/426|title=Haresh K. Budhrani|editor=LinkedIn|editor-link=LinkedIn|accessdate=21 October 2012}}] Budhrani later attended the [Inns of Court](/source/Inns_of_Court) [School of Law](/source/Law_school) becoming a barrister in August 1975.[{{cite web|url=http://www.panorama.gi/archive/040913/updates.htm|title=Budhrani named Speaker – without Opposition support|editor=Panorama|date=13 September 2004|accessdate=21 October 2012}}]
He was president of the [Hindu Merchants' Association](/source/Hindu_Merchants'_Association) of Gibraltar until 2004, following the resignation of The Hon. Judge [John E. Alcantara](/source/John_Alcantara) who had been nominated for the position of Speaker by the governing [Gibraltar Social Democrats](/source/Gibraltar_Social_Democrats) (without the approval of the [Opposition](/source/Her_Majesty's_Most_Loyal_Opposition_(Gibraltar))).[{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.gi/history/composition-of-parliament|title=Composition of Parliament|editor=Gibraltar Parliament|editor-link=Gibraltar Parliament|accessdate=21 October 2012}}]
In December 2011, he was reappointed by Chief Minister, [Fabian Picardo](/source/Fabian_Picardo) of the [Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party](/source/Gibraltar_Socialist_Labour_Party).[{{cite web|url=http://vox.gi/Local/4308-appointment-of-new-speaker-at-gibraltar-parliament.html|title=Appointment of New Speaker at Gibraltar Parliament|editor=VOX|date=21 December 2011|accessdate=21 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231009/http://vox.gi/Local/4308-appointment-of-new-speaker-at-gibraltar-parliament.html|archive-date=3 March 2016|url-status=dead}}]
On 28 September 2012 Budhrani announced that he would relinquish the position of Speaker.[{{cite web|title=Composition of Parliament|url=http://www.parliament.gi/history/composition-of-parliament|publisher=[Government of Gibraltar](/source/Government_of_Gibraltar)|accessdate=12 February 2014}}][{{cite web|url=http://www.gbc.gi/news/news-details.php?id=500|title=Parliament passes Broadcasting Act: replaces GBC Act|editor=gbc.gi|date=1 October 2012|accessdate=21 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222015207/http://www.gbc.gi/news/news-details.php?id=500|archive-date=22 February 2014|url-status=dead}}]
== Controversies ==
In May 2012, he was accused of having defaulted business tax payments, and as consequence, his salary of Speaker was withheld by the [Gibraltar Treasury](/source/Gibraltar_Treasury).[{{cite web|url=http://www.chronicle.gi/headlines_details.php?id=24790|title=Taxing questions for Mr. Speaker|editor=Gibraltar Chronicle|editor-link=Gibraltar Chronicle|date=10 May 2012|accessdate=21 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526000227/http://www.chronicle.gi/headlines_details.php?id=24790|archive-date=26 May 2012|url-status=dead}}] Budhrani stated that although a deduction was really being done from month to month, it was the result of an agreement signed with the [Gibraltar Income Tax Office](/source/Gibraltar_Income_Tax_Office), not an imposition of the same, and that the amount of his debt were not as high as cited by the local media[{{cite web|url=http://www.chronicle.gi/headlines_details.php?id=24888|title=Statement by Speaker Haresh Budhrani|editor=Gibraltar Chronicle|editor-link=Gibraltar Chronicle|date=18 May 2012|accessdate=21 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923203407/http://www.chronicle.gi/headlines_details.php?id=24888|archive-date=23 September 2015|url-status=dead}}] (the [Gibraltar Chronicle](/source/Gibraltar_Chronicle) implied it was over [£](/source/Gibraltar_pound)150,000).