He has said that the area where he grew up "always made me think about the huge potential that the bay of Gibraltar could have as long as we were able to work together with our Spanish neighbours."

[1] His studies were supported by the grant system introduced by Joe Bossano's Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party government in 1988.

He also appointed Gibraltar's first Minister for Equalities and passed the Civil Partnerships Act in 2014, ending legal discrimination against same-sex couples.

"[2] In the 2015 election, the GSLP-Liberal Alliance under Picardo won a second term in office, defeating the Gibraltar Social Democrats led by then Leader of the Opposition Daniel Feetham.

They once again defeated Leader of the Opposition Keith Azopardi and the Gibraltar Social Democrats but this time by a far narrower margin than 2019.

He also took the opportunity to suggest he would be in favour of Health Minister Gemma Arias Vasquez replacing him in both positions but noted that the party would ultimately select who succeeds him.

However, on 5 November 2024, he announced he will remain as Party Leader for the next general elections, subject to an uncontested AGM the week after.