Claim: In March 2003, Michael Dennis Blanch was succeeded as Chief Executive of Falkland Island by Chris Simpkins.
Evidence: 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. Chris Simpkins Michael Dennis Blanch TD (born c. 1947) is a British diplomat who served as Chief Executive of the Falkland Islands from January 2000 to March 2003, and again as interim Chief Executive from 12 September 2007 to 3 January 2008.