The two-term Deputy – who is chairman of the national brain injury charity Headway – has served in the States for six years as a Deputy for St Helier No 3, representing the First Tower and La Pouquelaye areas of town.

During his time in office, Deputy Green won the States’ backing for a compulsory cycle helmet law for under-14s, and has led the transformation of the Housing department from an arm of the States to a States-owned company.

He served in the Army before working in the UK health service and then for the Health department in Jersey as a senior manager.

There are eight seats up for grabs in the Senatorial election and competition could be fierce – there are currently ten sitting Senators, most of whom are expected to stand for re-election, as well as newcomers who might want to stand for an Islandwide mandate.

All candidates elected when Islanders go to the polls on 15th October will serve three and a half years, because the States have decided that they want to shift the elections to the summer to try to get more people out to vote.