SENATOR Terry Le Sueur has promised a new era of consensus government after being elected as the next Chief Minister.
But he is expected to go to the States on Thursday with ministerial nominations leaning heavily on members of the old Council of Ministers and their assistant ministers. Senator Le Sueur beat Senator Alan Breckon by 36 votes to 17 yesterday to succeed Frank Walker as Jersey’s second Chief Minister. And the Senator lost no time in promising a more inclusive States Assembly.
‘If we are going to get the best results we are all going to have to work together as a team,’ he said.
‘At the moment there are polarised views – some Members think that ministers are too secretive, that they don’t listen to Scrutiny, and some assistant ministers feel that they are out in the cold.
‘We have not got an inclusive House. I have got to make sure that the team gets out and engage themselves with the rest of the States Members. I am determined that we have a government which puts the interests of the people first. And I want a States that listens, engages and talks.’
The Senator (66) has been in the States since 1987 and is the architect behind the GST proposals. He has been in charge of States finances for six years, as Finance and Economics Committee president and Treasury Minister. He will go back to the States on Thursday with his nominations for the nine ministerial positions, with the Transport Minister’s slot the only one apparently left unfilled, and will only formally take office when Members elect the final minister.
• Picture: The next Chief Minister, Terry Le Sueur (left), leaves the States Building with the unsuccessful candidate for the post, Senator Alan Breckon (00605421)
