Jan Cheek

Janet Lynda Cheek (née Biggs; born February 1948) is a Falkland Islands politician who served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Stanley constituency from 2009 to 2017. She was previously a Member of the Legislative Council from 1997 to 2005.

Early life and education Jan Cheek was born in Stanley, the oldest child of Basil Biggs and Betty Rowlands. She was a sixth-generation Falkland Islander and was the oldest of three siblings. She spent much of her childhood in South Georgia after her father was appointed policeman and handyman for the island.

Cheek worked as a Secondary School English teacher from 1969 until 1989. She then moved to Fortuna Ltd. where she rose to become co-owner and director until her retirement in 2008. Cheek is the owner of the Volunteer Point nature reserve.

She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2019 Birthday Honours for services to the Falkland Islands.

Personal life Cheek married fellow islander John Cheek (1939–1996) in 1968, with whom she had two children, Miranda and Rosalind.