Barry Elsby
| The Honourable Barry Elsby MLA, MD | |
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| Member of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly for Stanley | |
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Assumed office 15 December 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Emma Edwards |
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| Nationality | Falkland Islander |
| Political party | Nonpartisan |
| Spouse(s) | Bernadette |
Barry Elsby is a British born, Falkland Islands doctor and politician, who has served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Stanley constituency since a by-election in 2011 which filled the seat vacated by Emma Edwards.[1] He won re-election in 2013.
Elsby first came to the Falklands with his family in 1990, initially on a two-year contract. He works at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital in Stanley as a general practitioner, specialising in Cancer Research.[2] Before his election to the Legislative Assembly, Elsby was a member of the Media Trust, acting as the Chief Medical Officer on several occasions and was elected by parents to the Board of Education.[3]
References
- ↑ ""We are in a war of attrition… and we can't let Argentina win", says Falklands MLA". MercoPress. 16 December 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
- ↑ "Falklands benefit from cancer screening". BBC News. 16 December 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
- ↑ Juanita Brock (2 December 2001). "Falklands: Election Manifesto Speech of Barry Elsby". Falkland Islands News Network. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
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