Territory
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands · Falkland Islands / Malvinas
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Chosen by the Assembly from among its members
- Exact method
- Elected by the Legislative Assembly before any other business at its first sitting, for the life of the Assembly, from persons qualified to be members (members or not); removable by at least six of the eight elected members (Constitution 2008 s.39).
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Keith Biles since December 2025 Report Source: en.mercopress.com, checked (+1 more)
Sources
- legislation.gov.uk · checked legislation.gov.uk, Falkland Islands Constitution Order 2008, s.39, read 2026-10-12: election and tenure of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker. For: Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, Politics of the Falkland Islands and Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands, read 2026-10-12: office holders and structure. Fallback: Wikipedia, because the official government site did not list this fully or could not be fetched; not cross-checked with a second source. For: Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, Keith Biles, current term
- en.mercopress.com · checked MercoPress, Falklands, First Sitting of the new Legislative Assembly, 15 December 2025, read 2026-10-12: Keith Biles OBE re-elected Speaker at the first sitting on 15 December 2025 (start_date). Fallback: news report, because gov.fk/assembly.gov.fk did not resolve on 2026-10-12. For: Keith Biles, current term
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