Timothy "Tim" Rupert Thorogood (born 15 May 1962) is the current Chief Executive

Chief Executive of the Falkland Islands

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 of the Falkland Islands

Falkland Islands

The Falkland Islands are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean, located about from the coast of mainland South America. The archipelago consists of East Falkland, West Falkland and 776 lesser islands. The capital, Stanley, is on East Falkland...

, acting as the islands' head of government

Head of government

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Thorogood was born in Barbados

Barbados

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 and spent time as a child in the Falklands, where his father worked for Cable & Wireless

Cable & Wireless

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. In 1983, he received an MA in history from the University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge

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 before going on to get an MA in education, an MBA

Master of Business Administration

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 and PhD in Management from the Open University

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After University, Thorogood worked at a school in Gosport

Gosport

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, Hampshire

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, becoming the head of the school's history department. He then moved into local government working in Hertfordshire

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's LEA

Local Education Authority

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, before becoming Director of Support Services in Three Rivers District Council

Three Rivers District Council

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 and later Director of Strategic Services in Haringey Council. In March 2003 he was appointed Chief Executive of the City and County of Swansea Council, but he resigned in 2006 after breaching planning regulations by retrospectively applying for permission to build a detached garage and workshop at his house in Rhossili

Rhossili

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, on the Gower Peninsula

Gower Peninsula

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. Following his resignation from Swansea Council, Thorogood became the head of the Local Government Information Unit

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In August 2007, the Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands selected Thorogood to be the Overseas Territory's

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new Chief Executive. He took up the position on 3 January 2008.