LESS than a week after winning an overwhelming mandate to become Jersey’s next Chief Minister, Deputy Kristina Moore was successful in having her chosen team of candidates endorsed to form the Council of Ministers.
Deputy Moore’s slate of 11 candidates for ministerial roles were all successful in being voted into office, with just one being contested.
After the Chief Minister nominated Deputy Karen Wilson as Health Minister, Constable Karen Shenton-Stone put forward Deputy Andy Howell for the role.
Deputy Wilson said it had been brought home to her the level of abuse that a Health Minister might receive after being ‘trolled’ on social media at the weekend. She refuted suggestions that she had not been in Jersey for long enough to stand for election, and that she was a ‘failed NHS clone’ who had been seeking to bring UK-style bureaucracy to Jersey.
Deputy Howell said she was a passionate advocate for the health sector, someone who understood the health service in Jersey, and a person who was not ‘NHS-centric’.
After each candidate addressed the Assembly and answered questions from fellow politicians, Deputy Wilson was elected by 27 votes to nine, with 12 abstentions.
Council of Ministers:
Treasury Minister – Deputy Ian Gorst
Children’s and Education Minister – Deputy Inna Gardiner
Economic Development Minister – Deputy Kirsten Morel
Environment Minister – Deputy Jonathan Renouf
External Relations Minister – Deputy Philip Ozouf
Home Affairs Minister – Deputy Helen Miles
Housing and Communities Minister – Deputy David Warr
Health Minister – Deputy Karen Wilson
Infrastructure Minister – Deputy Tom Binet
International Development Minister – Deputy Carolyn Labey
Social Security Minister – Deputy Elaine Millar
