Leona Lucila Vidal Roberts (born 1972) is a

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curator, radio broadcaster and politician who has served as a

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of the Legislative Assembly for the

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since the 2017 general election. She previously served as Director and Manager of the Falkland Islands Museum and National Trust. Roberts was born in

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to Nelson Vidal and Eileen Biggs (a fifth generation Falkland Islander). The family moved to the Falklands when she was three. After attending Stanley Senior School, Roberts went to the United Kingdom to study Journalistic Law at Stradbroke College in

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, where she met her husband. In 1989 Roberts became an Assistant Editor at '' Penguin News'' in

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and then in 1994 she moved to the Government Printing Office. Roberts was appointed Director and Manager of the Falkland Islands Museum and National Trust in 2002 Roberts has also been the host of ''Children’s Corner'' on the Falkland Islands Radio Service.

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1972 births Living people Falkland Islands people of Chilean descent Falkland Islands MLAs 2017–2021 Falkland Islands MLAs 2021–2025 People from Punta Arenas People from Stanley, Falkland Islands {{Falklands-stub