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The politics of the Falkland Islands takes place in a framework of a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary representative democratic dependency as set out by the constitution,whereby the Governor exercises the duties of head of state in the absence of the monarch and the Chief Executive acts as the head of government,with an elected Legislative Assembly to propose new laws and hold the executive to account.
Stanley is the capital of the Falkland Islands. It is located on the island of East Falkland,on a north-facing slope in one of the wettest parts of the islands. At the 2016 census,the town had a population of 2,460. The entire population of the Falkland Islands was 3,398 on Census Day on 9 October 2016.
The culture of the Falkland Islands is essentially analogous to that of British culture. The Falkland Islands have a large non-native born population,mainly white and from England,but also from Saint Helena.
Vidal is a Catalan,Aragonese,and possibly also Romansh surname,which also appears in French,Italian,Portuguese and English,and as a given name.
The Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands is the unicameral legislature of the British Overseas Territory of the Falkland Islands. The Legislative Assembly replaced the Legislative Council when the new Constitution of the Falklands came into force in 2009 and laid out the composition,powers and procedures of the islands' legislature.
The Falkland Islands Museum is located at the historical dockyard site in Stanley,the capital of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is run by the Falkland Islands Museum and National Trust (FIMNT),which is a registered charity. The Museum has no formal collections policy,but it covers the natural and cultural history of the Falkland Islands. The FIMNT is also involved in the care and protection of various sites and structures of archaeological and historic importance through the islands.
Janet Lynda Cheek is a Falkland Islands politician who served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Stanley constituency from 2009 to 2017. Cheek won re-election in 2013 but stepped down from the assembly at the 2017 election. She was previously a Member of the Legislative Council from 1997 to 2005.
Emma Jane Edwards is a British born,Falkland Islands teacher and politician,who served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Stanley constituency from her election in 2009 until she resigned in 2011. She is the eldest daughter of another MLA,Roger Edwards.
Gavin Phillip Short is a Falkland Islands politician who served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Stanley constituency from 2009 until 2017. He was previously a Member of the Legislative Council from 1989–1993.
Michael Victor Summers is a Falkland Islands politician who served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Stanley constituency from 2011 to 2017. He was previously a Member of the Legislative Council from 1996–2009.
Andrea Patricia Clausen is a British-born Falkland Islands politician who served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Stanley constituency from 2005 until 2009. Clausen was elected as a Member of the Legislative Council,which was reconstituted into the Legislative Assembly with the implementation of the 2009 Constitution.
Michael Rendell is a British-born Falkland Islands politician and former Royal Marine who served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Camp constituency from 2005 until 2009. Rendell was elected as a Member of the Legislative Council,which was reconstituted into the Legislative Assembly with the implementation of the 2009 Constitution.
Michael Poole is a British,Falkland Islands politician who served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Stanley constituency from 2013 to 2017. Poole was the first member of the Legislative Assembly to have been born after the Falklands War.
Phyllis Mary Rendell is a Falkland Islands politician who served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Camp constituency from 2013 to 2017.
Chileans in the Falkland Islands are people of Chilean ancestry or nationality who live in the Falkland Islands. The Chilean community on the Falklands are the biggest population from mainland South America and also the biggest non-British group representing over 6% of the total population according to the 2012 census,although the true number may be higher as many islanders of Chilean origin listed their national identity as 'Falkland Islander' and Chileans working on the islands temporarily were not counted in the census.
Eileen Vidal BEM was a kelper telephone and radio operator who maintained radio service and relayed military intelligence to the British Navy during the Falklands War,receiving the British Empire Medal for her service.
Roger Kenneth Spink is a Falkland Islands politician who has served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Stanley constituency since the 2017 general election.
Teslyn Siobhan Barkman is a Falkland Island journalist and politician who has served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Camp constituency since the 2017 general election. Prior to entering politics,she was a journalist for Penguin News.
Stacy John Bragger is a Falkland Island journalist and politician who has served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Stanley constituency since the 2017 general election.
Mark John Pollard is a Falkland Island politician who has served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Stanley constituency since the 2017 general election.
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- 1 2 Niebieskikwiat, Natasha (9 November 2017). "Una chilena será legisladora de las Islas Malvinas" [A Chilean will be a Falkland Islands legislator]. Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ↑ "Leona Roberts". Falkland Islands Radio Service . Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
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