Keith Padgett Politician
Keith Padgett is a Falkland Islands politician who has served as Chief Executive of the Falkland Islands since 2012. Before his appointed as Chief Executive, Padgett served as the islands' Financial Secretary from 2008, which was renamed Director of Finance with the implementation of the 2009 Constitution. He also acts as Director of Corporate Resources.Padgett first came to the Falklands in 2001 to serve as Deputy Financial Secretary under Derek Howatt. He was a candidate for Chief Executive in 2007, losing out to Tim Thorogood. In 2008 he succeeded Howatt as Financial Secretary and in 2012 Padgett became Chief Executive of the Falkland Islands, taking over from Thorogood who resigned for family reasons.
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Office holder
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| office | Chief Executive of the Falkland Islands Director of Finance of the Falkland Islands |
| party | Independent (politician) |