Chief Minister nominates Ministerial team

Chief Minister Designate Lyndon Farnham has nominated his ministerial team for the next four years.

If the nominations are approved by the States Assembly, Senator Tom Binet will continue in Health and Senator Ian Gorst will remain as the External Relations Minister.

The political party Reform Jersey was likely to have one seat around the ministerial table as Deputy Catherine Curtis has been nominated for the role of education and life long learning.

A new role of minister for planning and regulation was also being created, with Sir Mark Boleat nominated for that.

• Health and Social Services- Senator Tom Binet
• Justice and Home Affairs - Senator Helen Miles
• External Relations- Senator Ian Gorst
• Education and Lifelong Learning- Deputy Catherine Curtis
• Children and Families - Constable Richard Vibert
• Environment- Senator Mary Le Hegarat
• Housing - Deputy Malcolm Ferey
• Infrastructure - Deputy Jonathan Renouf
• International Development- Deputy Carolyn Labey
• Sustainable Economic Development- Deputy Gerald Voisin
• Treasury and Resources- Senator Alan Maclean

Each Ministerial nominee will make a 10 minute speech in the States Assembly on Monday and then face 20 minutes of questions from the Assembly.

The Assembly can propose other candidates for Ministerial positions who would also need to make a speech and face questions.

By Ammar Ebrahim

Jersey Political Reporter

A lot of positions have gone to the States Members we would have expected. Senator Tom Binet will continue in health and top of his priority list will be to ensure the new hospital is built. Senator Ian Gorst continues as External Relations Minister, a position he made clear he wanted in the electoral hustings.

There was a lot of behind the scenes negotiation for who would be the Minister for Education and Lifelong learning. Sources told me throughout the week that it was set to be Deputy Lucy Stephenson, however there was a last minute push by some for it to be Deputy Philip Romeril.

Deputy Romeril was one of the candidates who endorsed the principles of new political movement- Value Jersey.

But it seems Deputy Lyndon Farnham decided to go with Deputy Catherine Curtis, a member of Reform Jersey, the largest political party in the Assembly. I've been told a phone call was made to her last night offering her the role.

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