Barry Elsby

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

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.

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.


Stub icon

This Falkland Islands-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.