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Jack Ford

Jack Ford is a Falkland Islander politician who has served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands for the Camp constituency since September 2023. He was re-elected in the December 2025 general election and appointed the first Chair of the 2025-2029 Legislative Assembly, with lead portfolio responsibility for Island Security. He holds a degree in International Relations from the University of Buckingham and previously worked as a trainee auditor in the Falkland Islands Government Treasury.

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What we have documented

We have documented 1 statement by Jack Ford, in 1 case. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.

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Statements by Jack Ford

Jack Ford

Role at the time: Chair of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly, speaking at a sitting of the Assembly, as reported by MercoPress

Condemned

Statement summary

Speaking at a sitting of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly, chair Jack Ford said there was "nothing new" in Argentina's claims and that the Assembly "remains calm," thanked UK leaders for their support of self-determination and of developing the islands' natural resources, and cited the UK-backed extension of offshore hydrocarbon production licences as "a clear mark of confidence in our future."

“Claims of this kind have been made against the Falkland Islands many times over many years, and throughout all of them these Islands have continued to grow, to develop, and to thrive. We will go on doing exactly that.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Falklands Assembly responds to Argentina's campaign: "This Assembly remains calm"Paragraphs 1, 2, 4 and 5, quoting Jack Ford at the Legislative Assembly sitting
Why we used this label

Relative to Argentina's sanctions and legal action against the Sea Lion project, Ford dismisses Argentina's campaign as nothing new and points to the extension of the islands' offshore oil licences as a mark of confidence, rejecting the pressure on the islands' resource development, so we labeled it Condemned.

Read statementFull case: Should Argentina sanction UK and Israeli oil companies exploring near the Falkland Islands?

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