Leonard Norman
Encyclopedia
Leonard Norman is a Jersey politician. He sits in the States of Jersey
as Connétable
of Saint Clement.
. He was educated at Beaulieu and then at De La Salle College, Jersey
.
He is the President of the Jersey Sports Council, President of the Jersey Friends of the Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Trust and Patron of St Clement Sports Club.
He was first elected to the States of Jersey as Deputy of Saint Clement
in 1983. In the Senatorial election of 1996 he was elected in 3rd place with 11,017 votes.
In the States, he has been President of the Education Committee, Vice-president of the Harbours and Airport Committee, and Vice-President of the Special Committee on the Composition and Election of the States. In 2005, he was beaten in elections to the Council of Ministers of Jersey
by Guy de Faye
to become Minister for Transport and Technical Services.
In 2007 he announced his intention to stand for the position of Constable of the parish of St Clement in 2008 following the announcement of the incumbent Derek Gray that he would step down at that time. In the Jersey general election, 2008
he won the Constableship.
States of Jersey
The States of Jersey is the parliament and government of Jersey.The Assembly of the States of Jersey has exercised legislative powers since 1771, when law-making power was transferred from the Royal Court of Jersey....
as Connétable
Connétable
Connétables in Jersey and Guernsey are the elected heads of the Parishes. They are often called 'constables' in English. The constables are entitled each to carry a silver-tipped baton of office.- Jersey :...
of Saint Clement.
Biography
Len Norman was born in 1947 in JerseyJersey
Jersey, officially the Bailiwick of Jersey is a British Crown Dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. As well as the island of Jersey itself, the bailiwick includes two groups of small islands that are no longer permanently inhabited, the Minquiers and Écréhous, and the Pierres de Lecq and...
. He was educated at Beaulieu and then at De La Salle College, Jersey
De La Salle College, Jersey
De La Salle College in Jersey is an independent Catholic school taking its name from St John Baptist de la Salle , who founded the Brothers' Order in France.-History:...
.
He is the President of the Jersey Sports Council, President of the Jersey Friends of the Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Trust and Patron of St Clement Sports Club.
He was first elected to the States of Jersey as Deputy of Saint Clement
Saint Clement, Jersey
Saint Clement is one of the twelve parishes of Jersey in the Channel Islands. It is in the south east of the Island, and contains some of the suburbs of Saint Helier. It is the smallest parish by surface area, but the second most densely populated. St...
in 1983. In the Senatorial election of 1996 he was elected in 3rd place with 11,017 votes.
In the States, he has been President of the Education Committee, Vice-president of the Harbours and Airport Committee, and Vice-President of the Special Committee on the Composition and Election of the States. In 2005, he was beaten in elections to the Council of Ministers of Jersey
Council of Ministers of Jersey
The Council of Ministers is the collective institution of executive government in Jersey. The Council co-ordinates policies and administration, especially policy affecting two or more ministers, prioritises executive and legislative proposals, and presents a "Strategic Plan for Jersey" for approval...
by Guy de Faye
Guy de Faye
Guy de Faye was a member of the States of Jersey from 2002 to 2008 and was Jersey's first Minister for Transport and Technical Services-Biography:...
to become Minister for Transport and Technical Services.
In 2007 he announced his intention to stand for the position of Constable of the parish of St Clement in 2008 following the announcement of the incumbent Derek Gray that he would step down at that time. In the Jersey general election, 2008
Jersey general election, 2008
The Jersey general election, 2008 was a series of elections that were taking place in two stages in October and November 2008 in Jersey.- Constable elections :...
he won the Constableship.
Sources
- Jersey Evening PostJersey Evening PostThe Jersey Evening Post is a regional newspaper published six days a week in the Bailiwick of Jersey. It was printed in broadsheet format for 87 years, though it is now of compact size. Its motto is: "At the heart of island life".-History:The Evening Post was founded in 1890 by H.P...
- Election Manifesto