Dick Sawle

The Honourable Dick Sawle JP, MLA
Member of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly for Stanley
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 November 2009
Preceded by	John Birmingham
Personal details
Born	1954 (age 56–57) Sheffield, England
Nationality	Falkland Islander
Political party	Nonpartisan
Spouse(s)	Judith
Children	Jamie and Felicity
Alma mater	University of Liverpool

Richard "Dick" Sawle (born 1954) is a British born, Falkland Islands politician, who has served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Stanley constituency since the 2009 general election.^[1]

Sawle was born in Sheffield and brought up in Leyland, Lancashire. He went on to study Spanish, South American Studies and Egyptology at the University of Liverpool. In 1986 Sawle emigrated to the Falkland Islands, working as a teacher at Stanley Senior School for the next two years. In 1988 he married Judith and they founded the fishing company Seaview Ltd. Sawle became a Justice of the Peace in 1999, and in 2009 he retired from his company and was elected to the Legislative Assembly.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Dick Sawle bio". Falkland Islands Government. falklands.gov.fk. http://www.falklands.gov.fk/assembly/Hon._Dick_Sawle.html. Retrieved 9 April 2011. 
2. ^ "Election Candidate – Dick Sawle". wordpress.com. 22 October 2009. http://falklands09.wordpress.com/2009/10/22/election-candidate-dick-sawle/. Retrieved 9 April 2011. 

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Name	Sawle, Dick
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Date of birth	1954
Place of birth	Sheffield, England
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