Background
Sawle was born in Sheffield and brought up in Leyland, Lancashire.
Sawle was born in Sheffield and brought up in Leyland, Lancashire.
University of Liverpool.
He went on to study Spanish, South American Studies and Egyptology at the University of Liverpool. In 1986 Sawle emigrated to the Falkland Islands, working as a teacher at Stanley Senior School for the next two years. Following the 30th anniversary of the Falklands War in 2012 and the sovereignty referendum in 2013, Sawle began a campaign to promote the interests of the Falkland Islanders internationally.
This included attending parliamentary and business meetings in Brazil, Uruguay, and other Latin American nations.
Sawle also appeared on Newsnight, The Daily Politics and wrote an editorial in The Guardian to further promote the Falklands in the United Kingdom. Sawle did not stand for re-election in the 2013 general election. In January 2014 Sawle was appointed Complaints Commissioner for the Falklands by Governor Nigel Heywood.