Barry Elsby

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 and 2017.

The Honourable
Barry Elsby
MLA, MD
Member of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly
for Stanley
In office
15 December 2011 – 4 November 2021
Preceded byEmma Edwards
Succeeded byGavin Short
Personal details
BornWales, UK
NationalityFalkland Islander
Political partyNonpartisan
SpouseBernadette

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
  1. ""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.
  2. "Falklands benefit from cancer screening". BBC News. 16 December 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
  3. Juanita Brock (2 December 2001). "Falklands: Election Manifesto Speech of Barry Elsby". Falkland Islands News Network. Archived from the original on 29 January 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2011.


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