Background
Cortes, John Emmanuel was born on September 11, 1956 in Gibraltar. Son of Joseph Charles and Carmen (Bruzon) Cortes.
consultant botanical garden administrator
Cortes, John Emmanuel was born on September 11, 1956 in Gibraltar. Son of Joseph Charles and Carmen (Bruzon) Cortes.
Bachelor of Science (1st class honorary), Royal Holloway College, University London, 1979. Doctor of Philosophy, Magdalen College, Oxford, England, 1983.
Executive officer personnel Government of Gibraltar, 1983-1986, higher executive officer personnel, 1986-1988. Hospital manager Gibraltar Health Authority, 1988-1990. General manager, 1991.
Director Gibraltar Botanical Gardens, since 1991. Managing director Wildlife (Gibraltar) Ltd., Environmental Consultant, since 1991. General secretary Gibraltar Ornithological and Natural History Society, since 1976.
Governor's trustee Gibraltar Heritage Trust, 1986-2000. Member, order of the British Empire (MBE), 2003, for contributions to Ecology and conservation, member Gibraltar Science Authority and Nature Conservancy Council, since 1980. Vice president Consejo Iberico para la Defensa de la Naturaleza, since 1995.
Board directors Parque Natural de los Alcornoquales, Cadiz, Spain, since 1998.
Justice of the Peace Gibraltar Judiciary, since 1994. Board director Gibraltar Health Authority, since 1991. Member Development and Planning Commission, Gibraltar, since 1990.
Member Cemeteries Board, Gibraltar, since 1996, Gibraltar World Heritage Site Commission, since 2000, Gibraltar European Union Funding Advisory Group, since 2000. Fellow Linnean Society London. Member British Ornithologists' Union, Institute Biology (chartered biologist since 1979), Institute Ecology and Environmental Management.
Married Valerie Diane Pearce, August 28, 1980. Children: Mark, Zoë.