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Gavin Short

Gavin Short

Falkland Islands politician (born 1962)

Gavin Phillip Short (born 1962) 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.[1]

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As of 2011 Short works for Cable & Wireless and is the Chairman of the General Employees' Union. He is a former member of the Falkland Islands Defence Force and a volunteer fireman.[1]

In November 2009 he was elected to the Legislative Assembly for Stanley, and in June 2010 he represented the Falklands at the annual meeting of the UN Special Committee on Decolonisation in New York City.[2]

Short won re-election in 2013, but lost his seat at the 2017 general election. In 2018 he joined the Falkland Islands Radio Service as a Senior News Correspondent.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Gavin Short bio". Falkland Islands Government. falklands.gov.fk. Archived from the original on 3 September 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  2. [2]
    "Special Committee of 24 on Decolonisation" (PDF). falklands.gov.fk. 25 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  3. [3]
    "Falklands radio station with new old faces". MercoPress. Retrieved 12 January 2018.


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