Janet Robertson | |
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Member of the
Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly for Stanley | |
In office 17 November 2005 – 5 November 2009 | |
Preceded by | Jan Cheek |
Succeeded by | Jan Cheek |
Personal details | |
Born | 1965 (age 58–59) Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina |
Nationality | Falkland Islander |
Political party | Nonpartisan |
Spouse | Joost |
Alma mater | University of Sussex, Atlantic College |
Janet Robertson (born 1965 in Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz Province) is an Argentine-born Falkland Islands politician who served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Stanley constituency from 2005 until 2009. Robertson was elected as a Member of the Legislative Council, which was reconstituted into the Legislative Assembly with the implementation of the 2009 Constitution. [1]
Robertson was born in Argentina to Falkland Islander parents in 1965. Her mother, Ana Chiswell ( British descent), was born in Buenos Aires and her father was born in the Falklands and had a sheep farm near Río Gallegos. Robertson has a brother, Pablo, born in Río Gallegos and, now, is a pilot of FIGAS. [2]
Her family moved to Port Stephens in the Falklands when she was four, but in 1975 she returned to Argentina where she was educated in Cordoba Province with her brother. [2] She went on to study in Wales at Atlantic College, before gaining a degree in International Relations from the University of Sussex. [1]
She was elected to the Legislative Council at the 2005 general election, but lost her seat four years later in the 2009 general election. [3]
Janet Robertson | |
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Member of the
Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly for Stanley | |
In office 17 November 2005 – 5 November 2009 | |
Preceded by | Jan Cheek |
Succeeded by | Jan Cheek |
Personal details | |
Born | 1965 (age 58–59) Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina |
Nationality | Falkland Islander |
Political party | Nonpartisan |
Spouse | Joost |
Alma mater | University of Sussex, Atlantic College |
Janet Robertson (born 1965 in Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz Province) is an Argentine-born Falkland Islands politician who served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Stanley constituency from 2005 until 2009. Robertson was elected as a Member of the Legislative Council, which was reconstituted into the Legislative Assembly with the implementation of the 2009 Constitution. [1]
Robertson was born in Argentina to Falkland Islander parents in 1965. Her mother, Ana Chiswell ( British descent), was born in Buenos Aires and her father was born in the Falklands and had a sheep farm near Río Gallegos. Robertson has a brother, Pablo, born in Río Gallegos and, now, is a pilot of FIGAS. [2]
Her family moved to Port Stephens in the Falklands when she was four, but in 1975 she returned to Argentina where she was educated in Cordoba Province with her brother. [2] She went on to study in Wales at Atlantic College, before gaining a degree in International Relations from the University of Sussex. [1]
She was elected to the Legislative Council at the 2005 general election, but lost her seat four years later in the 2009 general election. [3]