Richard Stevens (Falkland Islands politician) explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Richard Stevens
Constituency Am:Camp
Assembly:Falkland Islands Legislative
Term Start:17 November 2005
Term End:5 November 2009
Predecessor:Norma Edwards
Successor:Bill Luxton
Office1:Member of the Falkland Islands Legislative Council
for Camp
Term Start1:14 October 1993
Term End1:9 October 1997
Predecessor1:Kevin Kilmartin
Successor1:Richard Cockwell
Birth Place:Plymouth, Devon
Nationality:Falkland Islander
Party:Nonpartisan
Spouse:Toni

Richard James Stevens (born 1955) is a British-born Falkland Islands teacher and politician who served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Camp constituency from 2005 until 2009. Stevens was elected as a Member of the Legislative Council, which was reconstitution into the Legislative Assembly with the implementation of the 2009 Constitution.

Stevens was born in Devon and grew up in Kent before moving to the Falkland Islands in 1977 to work as a teacher. In 1984 he married Toni with whom he bought a farm in San Carlos.

He was first elected to the Legislative Council in 1993, but lost his seat four years later. Stevens returned to the Legislative Council at the 2005 general election, but again lost his seat in the 2009 general election.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Falklands Election – Camp Constituency . J. . Brock . South Atlantic Remote Territories Media Association . 6 November 2009 . 2011-07-03.