Emmanuel Triay QC (5 October 1931 – 3 July 2012) was a Gibraltarian lawyer and politician, best known for having been one of the promoters of the Doves in the 1960s.

[1] Joseph Triay's daughter Cristina is married to Peter Caruana, former Chief Minister of Gibraltar.

was involved in great controversy when he, as one of the group calling themselves the Doves advocated a political settlement with Spain and made contact with the Spanish Government of the time.

The Gibraltarian public reaction was to revolt, bringing about the worst and most violent riot in its recent history.

suffered a petrol bomb attack to his home shortly after the publication of a letter advocating such political settlement.