Jan Cheek
The Honourable Jan Cheek MLA |
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Member of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly for Stanley |
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Assumed office 5 November 2009 |
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Preceded by | Janet Robertson |
Member of the Falkland Islands Legislative Council for Stanley |
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In office 9 October 1997 – 17 November 2005 |
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Preceded by | Wendy Teggart |
Succeeded by | Janet Robertson |
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Born | Janet Lynda Biggs 1948 (age 75–76) Falkland Islands |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Nonpartisan |
Spouse(s) | John (died 1996) |
Children | Miranda and Ros |
Janet Lynda Cheek (née Biggs; born 1948) is a Falkland Islands politician who has served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Stanley constituency since the 2009 general election, winning re-election in 2013. She was previously a Member of the Legislative Council from 1997 to 2005.[1]
Cheek was born in Stanley and spent much of her childhood in South Georgia. For her A-Levels she was awarded a government scholarship to a study at a grammar school in Dorset. Cheek worked as a Secondary School English teacher from 1969 until 1989. She then moved to Fortuna Ltd. where she rose to become co-owner and director until her retirement in 2008.[2]
Cheek married fellow islander John Cheek (1939–1996) in 1968, with whom she had two children, Miranda and Ros. Following John's death in 1996, Cheek became a Trustee of the John Cheek Trust.[3]
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