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]