Stacy John Bragger (born 1984) is a Falkland Island journalist and politician who has served as a

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of the Legislative Assembly for the

Stanley constituency Stanley is a constituency of the Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands which has been in existence since the first elections in the Falklands in 1949. The constituency of Stanley consists of the area that lies within 3.5 miles of the spi ...

since the

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Education and career

Bragger grew up in the Falkland Islands before moving to the UK to study at

Peter Symonds College Peter Symonds College is a sixth form college in Winchester, Hampshire, in the south of England. Founded as a boys' grammar school, it is one of the few specialist sixth form colleges which is also a boarding school. It serves Falkland Island ...

and then the

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. After returning to the Falklands, Bragger went on to work at

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, rising to the position of News Editor during which time he worked on the documentary series ''Falklands 30'' which marked the 30th anniversary of the

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and was broadcast on

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. In 2012 he represented the Falkland Islands at the

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and following the

2013 Falkland Islands sovereignty referendum A referendum on political status was held in the Falkland Islands on 10–11 March 2013. The Falkland Islanders were asked whether or not they supported the continuation of their status as an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom in view of A ...

, Bragger toured

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nations with MLA

Gavin Short Gavin Phillip Short (born 1962) is a Falkland Islands politician who served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Stanley constituency from 2009 until 2017. He was previously a Member of the Legislative Council from 1989–1993. Sh ...

to promote the Islanders' position in the sovereignty dispute. In 2014 Bragger was appointed Executive Secretary for the Falkland Islands Chamber of Commerce. Bragger has also served as Chairman of the Media Trust, Secretary of the Falkland Islands Overseas Games Association and in 2015 was the General Team Manager for the Falkland Islands at the

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References

1984 births Living people Falkland Islands journalists Falkland Islands MLAs 2017–2021 People educated at Peter Symonds College {{Falklands-stub