The new Minister for Transport and Technical Services is St Brelade Constable Mike Jackson, who fought off a challenge from Deputy Robert Duhamel.
The Constable won the election by 33 votes to 19 and takes on the role from Guy de Faye, who lost his recent in the recent election for Deputy.
The Constable’s election in the States followed that of Senators Philip Ozouf as Treasury Minister; Alan Maclean as Economic Development Minister; Freddie Cohen as Environment Minister; Jim Perchard as Health Minister; Ian Le Marquand as Home Affairs Minister; and Deputy Ian Gorst as Social Security Minister.
All except Senator Perchard were the first choice of Chief Minister Terry Le Sueur, who had proposed Senator Routier as Healther Minister. He later proposed Senator Routier as Education Minister instead of Deputy James Reed.
The House are sitting today to elect Ministers and chairmen of committees and scrutiny panels.
Senator Le Sueur’s other candidate is Senator Terry Le Main for Housing.
• Full report in tomorrow’s Jersey Evening Post.
