Michael Dennis Blanch TD (born c. 1946) is a British local government officer who served as

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of the

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from January 2000 to March 2003, and again as interim Chief Executive from 12 September 2007 to 3 January 2008. Blanch studied economics at university, gaining a

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in 1975, and was a member of the Territorial Army for 26 years. In 1991, he became Chief Executive of

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before moving to become Bromley LBC's Chief Executive in 1995. In 1999, Blanch was selected to be

of the

by the Islands' Executive Council, taking office in January 2000. He left office in 2003 but returned to the Falklands in 2007 to service as interim Chief Executive for three months following the sudden resignation of Chris Simpkins. Blanch was ordained at

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in 2009, and served as

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and

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in the

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. In 2014 he became Vicar of Hampden Park Eastbourne and in 2017 Vicar of Isfield in East Sussex.

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1940s births Living people British Anglicans British diplomats British economists Chief executives of the Falkland Islands Year of birth missing (living people) {{Falklands-stub