Monday 22 October 2018

Women in Jersey Politics










Senator Kristina Moore was commenting in Saturday's JEP about women in Jersey politics, and I remember including her in an email to former Senator Philip Ozouf in January 2018, when I pointed her to the site

http://www.guide2womenleaders.com/Jersey_Ministers.htm

Here is the information from that site, but supplemented by extra searches of my own, and adding newer politicians missed from that list.

If anyone has any more information, please send it and I will update this. I have also be placed a direct link on the top left side of my blog to it. Dates of the older members time in the States would be most helpful, and any presidency.

Recent update 24/10/2018 - thanks to all who sent in more names

As well as this blog, the work of Corrie Stein in establishing a women's refuge against the male dominated establishment who didn't and wouldn't see the need is documented by me here.

http://tonymusings.blogspot.com/2010/08/corrie-stein-and-womens-refuge.html

One thing worth noting is that prior to around 2000, States members were not paid, and had not even expense allowances (the first significant breakthrough in democratising the States so any women could stand).

This list also includes those who were not elected, such as Assistant Greffier, and Solicitor General. It is notable that there has never been a female Attorney-General.

Women in the States














Ivy Forster. 

First woman elected to States 1948 as deputy in St Helier.

Ivy Forster was tried by the Germans during the Occupation for assisting an escaped forced worker, and sentenced along with her sister Louisa Gould and brother Harold Le Druillenec to serve a prison term in France. She managed to fake contageous illness and remained in Jersey, but her sister died at Ravensbruck concentration camp and her brother was sent to Belsen.
Miss Enid Le Feuvre, MBE
Deputy of St Helier
Founder of Jersey Society for the Deaf

Gwyneth Huelin 
Circa 1970-83 President of Committee of Public Health Gwyneth Clare Huelin
She was Senator from 1966. (d. 1992).

Jane Sandeman 
Senator
Significant in leading fight against flooding of Queen's Valley
1983-circa 89 President of Committee of Housing J.P. Sandeman

Enid Quenault 
Circa 1984-96 President of Committee of Broadcasting Enid C. Quénault
Deputy of St Brelade
Connétable of St. Brelade 1978-2000.

Iris Le Feuvre 
1989-ca.98 President of Committee of Education Iris M.Le Feuvre
Deputy of St Lawrence She was Connétable of St. Lawrence 1987-99.

Margaret Beadle 
1989-circa 97 President of Committee of Cottage Homes Margaret Beadle
Deputy of St Brelade, failed to be re-elected.

Anne Baal 
1989-circa 98 President of Committee of Elizabeth House Anne Baal
She was Senator.

Corrie Stein 
1989-? President of Committee of Postal Affairs Corrie Stein
Circa 1998-2002 President of Industrial Relations
First elected to the States on 17th December 1981 as Deputy of Grouville. Re-elected as Deputy of Grouville in 1984 and 1987. Elected as Senator in July 1989. Re-elected as Senator in 1990 and 1996. Failed to be re-elected.

Ann Bailhache 
1992-circa 97 President of Committee of Overseas Aid Anne Bailnache
She was Deputy.

Cynthia Horne
Deputy of St. Helier

Shirley Baudains
Deputy of St Helier

Stephanie Nichole 
1994-08 Her Majesty’s Solicitor General Stephanie Claire Nicolle
2006 Acting Attorney General

Evelyn Pullen 
Circa 1998-2000 President the Committee of Education Evelyn Pullen
Deputy of St Saviour

Jennifer Bridge
First elected to the States as Deputy of St Helier No.2 on 9th December 1999 and re-elected on 12th December 2002. Retired from the States in December 2005.

Wendy Kinnard 
Circa 1998-2002 President of the Committee of Legislation Wendy Kinnard
2002-05 President of the Committee of Home Affairs
2005-08 Minister of Home Affairs
First elected to the States as Senator on 12th December 1996 and re-elected on 12th December 2002. Senator 1996-2008, when she did not run for re-election. Also Vice-President of the Home Affair's Committee until 2002. In December 2005 a Ministerial System was introduced.

Imogen Nicholls 
1998-2002 President of the Committee of Tourism Imogen Nicholls
First elected to the States as Deputy of Grouville on 9th December 1993. Re-elected in 1996 and 1999. Failed to be re-elected.

Catherine Newcombe 2000-02 Greffier of the States Catherine Mary Newcombe
She was Deputy Greffier 1991-2000 and her task was to be secretary of the parliament and government.

Jacqui Huet 
2001-05 President of the Committee of Overseas Aid Jacqui Huet
2005-08 Assistant Minister of Transport and Technical Services
Deputy 1993-2008, she has been member of various Committees
First elected to the States as Deputy of St Helier No.3 on 9th December 1993. Re-elected in 1996, 1999, 2002 and 2005.

Debbie De Sousa
First elected to the States as Deputy of St Helier No.2 on 9th December 1999 and re-elected on 12th December 2002. Retired from the States in December 2005.

Anne Harris
2002- Deputy Greffier of the States Anne Helen Harris
Appointed as Assistant Greffier of the States in October 2000 and Deputy Greffier of the States on 5th November 2002.

Lisa Hart
Sworn in as Assistant Greffier on 5th June 2007. Appointed as Deputy Greffier of the States on 1st May 2014.

Carolyn Labey
2005-08 Assistant Education Minister with responsibility for Culture Carolyn Labey
2011- Assistant Minister of Economic Development
2018 Assistant Chief Minister, Minister for International Development, Chairman of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (Jersey), Chairman of the Jersey Overseas Aid Commission
First elected to the States as Deputy of Grouville on 12 December 2002. Re-elected as Deputy for Grouville in 2005, 2008, 2011, 2014 and 2018.

Celia Scott Warren
2005-11 Assistant Health and Social Services Minister Celia Scott Warren
Elected Deputy in 1999, she has been Member of the Health and Social Services Commisson and Vice President Privileges and Procedures and of the Health and Social Services Committee. (b. 1951-).
First elected to the States as Deputy of St Saviour No.1 on 9th December 1999 and re-elected in 2002 and 2005. Failed to be re-elected.

Jackie Hilton 
2005-08 Assistant Housing Minister Jackie Hilton
2008- Assistant Home Affairs Minister
Elected Deputy in 2002 and was among others vice-president of the Planning and Public Services Commission.
First elected to the States as Deputy of St. Helier No. 3 and sworn into office on 12th December 2002. Re-elected as Deputy of St. Helier No. 3 in 2005, 2008, 2011 and 2014. Decided not to stand in 2018.

Shona Pitman
First sworn to office as a Deputy for St Helier No. 2 on 5th December 2005 and re-elected in 2008 and 2011.

Anne Pryke 
2008-10 Assistant Planning and Education Minister Anne Enid Pryke
2010- Minister of Health and Social Services
2014 Minister of Housing
First elected as Deputy of Trinity and sworn to office on 5th December 2005. Re-elected as Deputy of Trinity in 2008, 2011 and 2014. Decided not to stand in 2018.

Sarah Ferguson
First elected to the States as Deputy of St. Brelade No. 1 and sworn to office on 12th December 2002. Re-elected as Deputy of St. Brelade No. 1 in 2005. Elected as a Senator and sworn to office on 8th December 2008. Lost her seat in October 2014. Re-elected as a Senator in the Senatorial by-election in September 2016. Re-elected as a Senator in 2018.

Anne Dupre 
2008-11 Assistant Education, Sports and Culture Minister Anne Teresa Dupre
Sworn in as Deputy of St Clement on 8th December 2008. Failed to be re-elected.

Deidre Mezbourian 
2008-11 Assistant Health and Social Services Minister Deidre Wendy Mezbourian
First elected as Deputy of St. Lawrence and sworn to office on 5th December 2005. Elected as Connétable of St. Lawrence and sworn to office on 8th December 2008. Re-elected as Connétable of St. Lawrence in 2011, 2014 and 2018.

Juliette Gallichan 
First elected as Deputy of St. Mary and sworn to office on 5th December 2005. Elected as Connétable of St. Mary and sworn in on 8th December 2008. Re-elected as Connétable of St. Mary in 2011 and 2014. Failed to be re-elected 2018.

Judy Martin 
2008-11 Assistant Health and Social Services Minister Judith Ann Martin
2005 President of PPC
2011- Assistant Health and Social Services Minister
2018 Minister of Social Security
First elected to the States as Deputy of St. Helier No. 1 and sworn to office on 5th May 2000. Re-elected as Deputy of St. Helier No. 1 in 2002, 2005, 2008, 2011 and 2014.

Angela Jeune 
2008-circa 11 Assistant Social Security Minister Angela Elizabeth Jeune
Sworn in as Deputy of St Brelade No. 1 on 8th December 2008. Failed to be re-elected.

Laura Rowley 
2011 Treasurer of the States Laura Rowley

Sadie Le Sueur-Rennard
First elected as Connétable of St. Saviour and sworn to office on 14th November 2011. Re-elected as Connétable of St. Saviour in 2014 and 2018.

Susie Pinel 
Circa 2011- Assistant Social Security Minister Susan Jane Pinel
2014 Minister Social Security
2018 Treasury Minister
First elected as Deputy of St. Clement and sworn to office on 14th November 2011. Re-elected as Deputy of St. Clement in 2014.

Zoe Cameron
First elected to the States as Senator 03/11/2014 Resigned 12.07.16

Louise Doublet
First elected to the States as Deputy of St. Saviour No. 2 and sworn into office on 3rd November 2014. Re-elected 2018.

Kristina Moore 
Minister for Home Affairs 2014 until 2018
First elected as Deputy of St. Peter and sworn to office on 14th November 2011. Re-elected as Deputy of St. Peter in 2014. Elected as a Senator in 2018.

Tracey Valois 
Minister for Education from 2018
First elected to the States as Deputy of St. Saviour No. 2 and sworn to office on 8th December 2008. Re-elected as Deputy of St. Saviour No. 2 in 2011. Re-elected to the States as Deputy of St. John in 2014. Elected as Senator in 2018.

Jess Perchard 
Elected Deputy of St. Saviour No.3 and sworn into office on 1st June 2018.

Carina Alves 
Elected as a Deputy in St. Helier No. 2 and sworn to office on 1st June 2018. Member of Reform Jersey.

Mary le Hegarat 
Elected Deputy of St. Helier No. 3 and 4 and sworn into office on 1st June 2018.

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