Mike Rendell

Michael Rendell (born 1944) is a British-born Falkland Islands politician and former Royal Marine who served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Camp constituency from 2005 until 2009. Rendell was elected as a Member of the Legislative Council, which was reconstituted into the Legislative Assembly with the implementation of the 2009 Constitution.^[1]

The Honourable Mike Rendell
Member of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly for Camp
In office 17 November 2005 – 5 November 2009
Preceded by	Roger Anthony Edwards
Succeeded by	Sharon Halford
Personal details
Born	1944 (age 79–80) Devon, England
Nationality	Falkland Islander
Political party	Nonpartisan
Other political affiliations	Desire the Right Party (1987–96)
Spouse	Phyl Oliver
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom Falkland Islands
Branch/service	Royal Marines (1963–76) Falkland Islands Defence Force (1982–87)
Years of service	1963–76 1982–87
Unit	Special Boat Service Naval Party 8901
Battles/wars	Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation

Rendell grew up in Devon and joined the Royal Marines aged sixteen, going on to serve in the Special Boat Service. In the 1970s Rendell was stationed in the Falkland Islands as part of Naval Party 8901. It was during this time that he met and married Falkland Islander Phyl Oliver. After working for six years in Saudi Arabia, Rendell returned to the Falklands in 1982, serving as a member of the Falkland Islands Defence Force. In 1987 he became a founding member of the Desire the Right Party (one of the few political parties in the islands' history). The party fielded three candidates in the 1989 general election, none of whom were elected.^[2] Rendell was also a trustee of the Museum and National Trust, chaired the Media Trust, and was a director of Seafish (Falklands) Limited.^[1]

Rendell was elected to the Legislative Council at the 2005 general election, but did not stand for re-election in the 2009 general election.^[3]

References

1. "Mike Rendell bio". Falkland Islands Government. falklands.gov.fk. Archived from the original on 29 July 2009. Retrieved 3 July 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
2. "Second periodic reports, arts. 10–12 (Dependent Territories) : United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland". UN Human Rights Council. 24 November 1993. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
3. Brock, J. (6 November 2009). "Falklands Election – Camp Constituency". South Atlantic Remote Territories Media Association. Retrieved 3 July 2011.