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Jersey's Chief Minister-designate has announced his choices for his first Council of Ministers - which if confirmed, will see two more former Ministers leaving the top table.
Senator John Le Fondré's proposals don't include either Deputy Steve Luce, or Senator Kristina Moore - instead, he's opted for the former Chief Officer of the Planning Department, Deputy John Young to take the ministerial chair; and for the island's senior Constable, Len Norman, to take the reins at Home Affairs.
If confirmed by States Members tomorrow, there will be a promotion to the key Treasury Minister position for St. Clement Deputy Susie Pinel - and the former Chief Minister Senator Ian Gorst, will as expected, take over at External Relations to handle Brexit negotiations.
Senator Sarah Ferguson is being put forward to take over the critical new hospital project, which will see the island spending around £466m on the new development, while Deputy Kevin Lewis is proposed to return to a former position at the head of the Infrastructure Department.
Senator Le Fondré has also announced that the poll-topping Senator Tracey Vallois will be Deputy Chief Minister, while Grouville Deputy Carolyn Labey will be an Assistant Chief Minister until the new post of International Relations Minister is created. The Constables of St. John and of St. Ouen will also be appointed as Assistant Chief Ministers.
Senator Mézec will start as Housing Minister, before becoming Children's Minister.
The full slate of Senator Le Fondré's proposals is as follows:
Chief Minister-designate, Senator Le Fondré, commented:
“My selection has been made after an intense period of consultation with my team and a broad cross section of members. We feel this selection reflects a broad church of opinion from the new Assembly, including those who served in the last Council of Ministers and on the backbenches. The selection process has been as open and consultative as possible, and if the Assembly supports my nominations, my preferred team will offer a strong blend of skills and experience. This will provide the vital stability needed to steer the Island through the tough challenges that we face over the next 4 years.
"Once the new Council of Ministers has been formed, it is my intention to arrange to meet all States members individually, with a view to understanding issues, and to see whether they might be prepared to sit on any Policy Development Boards as they are formed.”
States Members will debate Senator Le Fondré's proposals tomorrow (and perhaps Friday), and have the option to propose alternative choices.
Senator John Le Fondré’s nominations for Ministerial positions. A diverse team for sure. It certainly represents a change in tune from the last government, but are all the notes in the right order? @politicsjersey @GaryBurgessCI @StatesAssembly #JerseyCi pic.twitter.com/MDPJAAnnex
— Montfort Tadier (@DeputyTadier) June 6, 2018
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