Roger Anthony Edwards is a former Royal Marine who has served as a Member

Member of the Legislative Assembly

A Member of the Legislative Assembly or a Member of the Legislature , is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to the legislature or legislative assembly of a sub-national jurisdiction....

 of the Legislative Assembly for the Camp constituency

Camp (Falkland Islands)

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 since the 2009 general election

Falkland Islands general election, 2009

The Falkland Islands general election of 2009 was held on Thursday 5 November 2009 to elect members to the Legislative Assembly. It was the first general election in the Falkland Islands since the new constitution came into force on 1 January 2009, which replaced the old Legislative Council with...

. He was previously a Member of the Legislative Council from 2001-2005 and is the father of fellow MLA Emma Edwards

Emma Edwards

Emma Jane Edwards is a British born, Falkland Islands teacher and politician, who served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Stanley constituency from her election in 2009 until she resigned in 2011. She is the eldest daughter of another MLA, Roger Edwards.Edwards was born in...

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Edwards joined the Royal Marines

Royal Marines

The Corps of Her Majesty's Royal Marines, commonly just referred to as the Royal Marines , are the marine corps and amphibious infantry of the United Kingdom and, along with the Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary, form the Naval Service...

 in 1963, but transferred to the Royal Navy

Royal Navy

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's Fleet Air Arm

Fleet Air Arm

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 in September 1965, before going on to the Britannia Royal Naval College

Britannia Royal Naval College

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 during which time he trained to be a pilot at RAF Linton-on-Ouse

RAF Linton-on-Ouse

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. From 1973 to 1975, Edwards served on HMS Endurance

HMS Endurance (1967)

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 while it patrolled Falklands territorial waters

Territorial waters

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. He was attached to the Special Air Service

Special Air Service

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 in 1982 during the Falklands war

Falklands War

The Falklands War , also called the Falklands Conflict or Falklands Crisis, was fought in 1982 between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the disputed Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands...

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In 1982 Edwards retired from the armed forces and bought a farm on West Falkland

West Falkland

West Falkland is the second largest of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic. It is a hilly island, separated from East Falkland by Falkland Sound. Its area is and its coastline is long. Including the adjacent small islands the land area is .-Population:The island has fewer than 200...

 with his wife, Norma (a Falkland Islander). His current portfolios as an MLA are Treasury & Taxation and Europe.