Sharon Halford Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Sharon Halford
Constituency Am:the Camp
Assembly:Falkland Islands Legislative
Term Start:5 November 2009
Term End:7 November 2013
Predecessor:Mike Rendell
Office1:Member of the Falkland Islands Legislative Council
for Stanley
Term Start1:14 October 1993
Term End1:22 November 2001
Predecessor1:Fred Robson
Successor1:Richard Cockwell
Birth Date:27 November 1953
Birth Place:Stanley, Falkland Islands
Party:Nonpartisan
Spouse:Rodney "John" Halford
Children:2 daughters

Sharon Halford (born 27 November 1953) is a Falkland Islands politician who served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Camp constituency from 2009 until 2013. Halford was also a Member of the Legislative Council from 19932001 for Stanley.[1]

In 2011 Halford and her husband represented the islands at the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton.[2] She also attended the Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council meeting in London in 2012 with Jan Cheek[3] and in 2013 Halford took part in a campaign to promote the interests of the Falkland Islanders following the sovereignty referendum.[4] This included representing the Falklands at the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization in New York City[5] and at the annual conference of the British Islands and Mediterranean Region of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.[6] Halford stood for re-election in November 2013, but lost her seat to Phyl Rendell.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sharon Halford bio . Falkland Islands Government . falklands.gov.fk . 9 April 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101216184442/http://www.falklands.gov.fk/assembly/Hon._Sharon_Halford.html . 16 December 2010 .
  2. Web site: Falkland Islands declares public holiday and celebrates with a community party . 29 April 2011 . MercoPress . 15 June 2011.
  3. Web site: Overseas Territories reaffirm self determination and call for de-listing from Decolonization Committee . 7 December 2012. MercoPress . 9 November 2013.
  4. Web site: Busy international agenda for Falkland Islands lawmakers . 15 September 2012. MercoPress . 9 November 2013.
  5. Web site: Falklands' people happy exercising self-determination and with 'current relationship with UK' . 20 June 2012. MercoPress . 9 November 2013.
  6. Web site: Falklands' lawmakers lobby Caribbean nations in support of self-determination . 8 February 2012. MercoPress . 9 November 2013.
  7. Web site: Falklands election delivers two new (and most voted) faces to the Legislative Assembly . 9 November 2013. MercoPress . 9 November 2013.