Richard Sawle (born 1954) is a British born, Falkland Islands politician, who has been Complaints Commissioner since 15 January 2014 and previously served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Stanley constituency from 2009 until 2013.

In 1986 Sawle emigrated to the Falkland Islands, working as a teacher at Stanley Senior School for the next two years.

This included attending parliamentary and business meetings in Brazil,[3] Uruguay,[4] and other Latin American nations.

Sawle also appeared on Newsnight,[5] The Daily Politics[6] and wrote an editorial in The Guardian[7] to further promote the Falklands in the UK.

In January 2014 Sawle was appointed Complaints Commissioner for the Falklands by Governor Nigel Heywood.