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Sharon Halford

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Preceded by
  
Nationality
  
Falkland Islander

Succeeded by
  
Political party
  
Nonpartisan

Preceded by
  
Fred Robson

Name
  
Sharon Halford

Succeeded by
  

Sharon Halford

Born
  
27 November 1953 (age 70) Stanley, Falkland Islands (
1953-11-27
)

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 1993–2001 for Stanley.

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

References

Sharon Halford Wikipedia


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