{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Keith Padgett | native_name = | native_name_lang = | honorific_suffix = | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | order = | office = Chief Executive of the Falkland Islands | term_start = 1 February 2012{{Ref label|term-note|a|}} | term_end = 3 October 2016 | monarch = Elizabeth II | governor = Nigel Haywood<br />Colin Roberts | predecessor = Tim Thorogood | successor = Barry Rowland | office2 = Director of Finance of the Falkland Islands | term_start2 = 1 July 2008 | term_end2 = 6 March 2012 | 1blankname2 = Chief Executive | 1namedata2 = Tim Thorogood | predecessor2 = Derek Howatt | successor2 = Nicola Granger | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | resting_place = | birth_name = | citizenship = | party = Nonpartisan | spouse = Val | relations = | children = | alma_mater = | occupation = | profession = | cabinet = | committees = | portfolio = | signature = | signature_alt = | website = | footnotes = a. {{note|term-note}} Served as interim Chief Executive until 6 March 2012. }} '''Keith Padgett''' is an English politician who served as Chief Executive of the Falkland Islands from 2012 to 2016.<ref name="penguin-news">{{cite news|url=http://www.penguin-news.com/index.php/news/politics/item/278-new-chief-executive-for-falkland-islands-government |title=New Chief Executive for Falkland Islands Government |first=Janet |last=Robertson |author-link=Janet Robertson |date=6 March 2012 |newspaper=Penguin News |access-date=6 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130731084943/http://www.penguin-news.com/index.php/news/politics/item/278-new-chief-executive-for-falkland-islands-government |archive-date=31 July 2013 }}</ref><ref name="Interim CE">{{cite web|url=http://www.penguin-news.com/index.php?option=com_flexicontent&view=items&cid=30:politics&id=241:falklands-announces-appointment-of-interim-chief-executive&Itemid=20 |title=Falklands announces appointment of Interim Chief Executive |date=27 January 2012 |work=Penguin News |access-date=28 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924070921/http://www.penguin-news.com/index.php?option=com_flexicontent&view=items&cid=30%3Apolitics&id=241%3Afalklands-announces-appointment-of-interim-chief-executive&Itemid=20 |archive-date=24 September 2015 }}</ref> 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.<ref name="FINN">{{cite web|title=Derek Howatt Announces Retirement Date |work= Falkland Islands Government |url=http://www.falklandnews.com/public/story.cfm?get=4769&source=3 |publisher=Falkland Islands News Network |date= 30 November 2007 |access-date=28 January 2012}}</ref>
Padgett first came to the Falklands in 2001 to serve as Deputy Financial Secretary under Derek Howatt.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://en.mercopress.com/2012/01/30/keith-padgett-interim-chief-executive-of-the-falkland-islands |title=Keith Padgett interim Chief Executive of the Falkland Islands | first = Janet | last = Robertson | author-link = Janet Robertson |date=30 January 2012 |newspaper=MercoPress |access-date=1 February 2012}}</ref> He was a candidate for Chief Executive in 2007, losing out to Tim Thorogood.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.mercopress.com/2007/08/03/falkland-islands-penguin-news-weekly-update |title=Falkland Islands: Penguin News Weekly Update |date=7 August 2007 |work=Penguin News |publisher=MercoPress |access-date=28 January 2012}}</ref> 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.<ref name="penguin-news"/><ref name="Interim CE"/>
As Chief Executive, Padgett led the Falkland Islands efforts to develop oil exploration in the Falklands Exclusive Economic Zone<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.financialdirector.co.uk/financial-director/interview/2188884/interview-falkland-islands-government-fd-ceo-keith-padgett | title=Interview: Falkland Islands Government ex-FD and CEO Keith Padgett | work=Financial Director | date=7 June 2012 | access-date=9 August 2016 | archive-date=20 September 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920000014/https://www.financialdirector.co.uk/financial-director/interview/2188884/interview-falkland-islands-government-fd-ceo-keith-padgett | url-status=dead }}</ref> and assisted the Governor in leading commemorations for the 30th anniversary of the Falklands War in 2012.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://en.mercopress.com/2013/06/14/falklands-turns-out-to-commemorate-liberation-day-and-pay-tribute-to-british-forces | title=Falklands turns out to commemorate Liberation Day and pay tribute to British Forces | work=MercoPress | date=14 June 2012| access-date=1 September 2013}}</ref> He presided over the sovereignty referendum in 2013, acting as returning officer,<ref name="mercopress-result">{{cite news | url=http://en.mercopress.com/2013/03/12/clear-message-to-argentina-99.8-of-falkland-islanders-want-to-stay-british | title=Clear message to Argentina: 99.8% of Falkland Islanders want to stay British| work=MercoPress | date=12 March 2013| access-date=12 March 2013}}</ref> and also served as returning officer at the November 2013 general election.
In early 2016 Padgett announced his intention to retire and was succeeded by Barry Rowland in October 2016.<ref name="MercoPress">{{cite news|url=http://en.mercopress.com/2016/06/02/falkland-s-set-to-appoint-barry-rowland-as-new-chief-executive |title=Falkland's set to appoint Barry Rowland as new Chief Executive |date=2 June 2016 |newspaper=MercoPress |access-date=8 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://en.mercopress.com/2016/10/13/falklands-new-chief-executive-has-30-years-experience-in-england-s-public-sector |title=Falklands' new Chief Executive has 30 years experience in England's public sector |date=13 October 2016 |newspaper=MercoPress |access-date=20 October 2016}}</ref>
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