Michael Poole (politician) explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Michael Poole
Constituency Am:Stanley
Assembly:Falkland Islands Legislative
Term Start:7 November 2013
Term End:9 November 2017
Predecessor:Dick Sawle
Successor:Roger Spink
Birth Date:4 October 1984
Nationality:Falkland Islander
British
Party:Nonpartisan

Michael Poole (born 4 October 1984) is a British, Falkland Islands politician who served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Stanley constituency from 2013 to 2017. Poole was the first member of the Legislative Assembly to have been born after the Falklands War.[1]

Prior to his election Poole was a Senior Economist and Statistical Analyst in the Policy Unit of the Falkland Islands Government.[2] He had previously worked as a manager in the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital in Stanley and was a representative of a fishing industry association.[3] In 2012 Poole travelled with a group of young islanders to promote the Falkland Islanders' right to self-determination at a meeting of the Special Committee on Decolonization in New York City[4] and later at the Commonwealth Youth Parliament in London.[5]

Poole stepped down from the Legislative Assembly at the 2017 general election. In August 2018 it was announced he had been appointed Development Manager at the Falklands Development Corporation.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Michael Poole makes history in landslide victory. 8 November 2013. Penguin News. 9 November 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924070652/http://www.penguin-news.com/index.php/component/content/article/30-politics/628-michael-poole-makes-history-in-landslide-victory. 24 September 2015.
  2. Web site: FIRS Goes One To One With Michael Poole . Stacey Bragger and Layla Crowie . 16 June 2010. . Falkland Islands News Network . 9 November 2013.
  3. Web site: Falklands election delivers two new (and most voted) faces to the Legislative Assembly . 9 November 2013. MercoPress . 9 November 2013.
  4. Web site: Young Falkland Islanders want to present strong message to Cristina Fernandez . 12 June 2012. MercoPress . 9 November 2013.
  5. Web site: Falklands after young leaders to attend Youth Parliamentary event in London . 20 July 2012. MercoPress . 9 November 2013.
  6. News: Falklands Development Corporation has a new Development Manager, Michael Poole . 20 August 2018 . MercoPress . 20 August 2018.