Dick Sawle

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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