Mark Pollard Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Mark Pollard
Honorific-Suffix:MLA
Constituency Am:Stanley
Assembly:Falkland Islands Legislative
Term Start:9 November 2017
Predecessor:Mike Summers
Birth Date:13 October 1979
Birthname:Mark John Pollard
Nationality:British
Party:Nonpartisan
Spouse:Cathy Jacobsen

Mark John Pollard (born 13 October 1979) is a Falkland Island politician who has served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Stanley constituency since the 2017 general election.[1]

Born in the UK to a fourth generation Falkland Islander and a Royal Marine who served in the Falklands, Pollard moved to the Islands in 1985.[2] In 1997 he took part in a BBC World Service series to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the Falklands War.[3]

After studying in the UK, Pollard returned to the Falklands and worked in telecommunications for 17 years. He briefly served as Chair of the Falklands Islands Association Sub-Committee.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Falkland Islands Elects New Legislative Assembly. 10 November 2017. MercoPress. 2017-11-12.
  2. Web site: The Honourable Mark Pollard. Falkland Islands Government. falklands.gov.fk. 23 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171224101324/http://www.fig.gov.fk/assembly/index.php/about-the-assembly/assembly-members/hon-michael-poole. 24 December 2017. dead.
  3. News: Young People - Falkland Islands. 28 March 1997. BBC. 2017-12-23.
  4. News: Falklands Association new chair of the Subcommittee in the Islands. 16 December 2016. MercoPress. 2017-12-23.