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Leona Vidal | |
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| Member of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly for Stanley | |
| In office 9 November 2017 – 31 October 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Gavin Short |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Leona Lucila Vidal 1972 (age 53–54) Punta Arenas, Chile |
| Party | Nonpartisan |
| Children | 2 |
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| Education | Stradbroke College |
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Leona Lucila Vidal (married name Vidal-Roberts; born 1972) is a Falkland Islands curator, radio broadcaster and politician.[1][2][3] Vidal served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Stanley constituency from the 2017 general election until 2025.[3]
Biography
[edit]Vidal was born in 1972 in Punta Arenas, Chile to a Nelson Vidal and Eileen Vidal.[4][5] Vidal's father was Chilean and had immigrated to the Falkland Islands in the 1960s, whilst her mother was a fifth generation Falkland Islander.[4][5] The family returned to the Falklands when Vidal was three years old.[5]
Educated at Stanley Senior School, Vidal later studied journalism at Stradbroke College.[6][7][8] Vidal first worked at Penguin News.[7][8] In 1994, Vidal began working at the Government Printing Office.
Vidal previously served as Director and Manager of the Falkland Islands Museum and National Trust[9], and has been the host of Children’s Corner on the Falkland Islands Radio Service.[10]
Personal life
[edit]In 1981, Vidal became a British citizen.[5] Vidal is married and has two[a] children.[4][5][11]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Leona Vidal". Falkland Islands Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
- ↑ "Lucila Leona Vidal-Roberts". Falkland Islands Gazette. Vol. 133, no. 32. Stanley, Falkland Islands. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- 1 2 "Falkland Islands Elects New Legislative Assembly". MercoPress. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- 1 2 3 Dear, Paula. "In pictures: The generations claim". BBC News. London, UK: BBC. Archived from the original on 2 February 2008. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Niebieskikwiat, Natasha (9 November 2017). "Una chilena será legisladora de las Islas Malvinas" [A Chilean will be a Falkland Islands legislator]. Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ↑ "Stanley Secondary School: 1987 C.S.E. Results". Penguin News. No. 110. Stanley, Falkland Islands. 12 February 1988. p. 16. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- 1 2 Report and Accounts Period Ended 30 June 1992. Falkland Islands Development Corporation. 1992. p. 8. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- 1 2 "Falkland Islands Development Corporation: Development Update" (PDF). Falkland Islands Newsletter. Vol. 48. August 1991. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- ↑ "LinkedIn profiles". LinkedIn. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ↑ "Leona Roberts". Falkland Islands Radio Service. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ↑ "2025 GENERAL ELECTION: Leona Vidal Standing for the Stanley Constituency [Manifesto]". Falkland Islands Chamber of Commerce. 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2026.