AN Assistant Chief Minister has confirmed he will be seeking re-election in June.
St Saviour Deputy Malcolm Ferey is among the growing number of sitting politicians who have confirmed their intentions ahead of polling day on Sunday 7 June.
A member of the Advance Jersey party, the former chief executive of Citizens Advice Jersey was first elected in 2022.
He currently serves as an Assistant Children’s Minister, as well as an Assistant Chief Minister, Assistant Economic Development Minister, vice-chair of the States Employment Board and a member of the Privileges and Procedures Committee. He also held senior positions under former Chief Minister Kristina Moore.
Prior to entering the States, Deputy Ferey has undertaken a variety of voluntary work, including serving as a Centenier for St Helier from 1997 to 2001 and helping to organise Liberation Day celebrations.
“My plans are to stand again as Deputy for the parish of St Saviour,” he said.
Though this year’s election will see the return of Senators – a position that Deputy Ferey sought unsuccessfully in 2014 – he stressed that he was “a parish Deputy and I very much embed myself in parish affairs”.
“That’s where I would like my work to continue,” he added. “I’m glad Senators have come back, I think that gives the electorate a wider choice, but for my own personal choices I need to stay within the parish.”
Deputy Ferey acknowledged that he had been “lucky enough to stay in both governments over successive two-year periods” and be “heavily involved in all sorts of ministerial duties during that time”.
Asked if he had a preferred ministerial role should he remain in government, he said: “The biggest hoop to jump through is to get re-elected first and foremost – it’s hard to make firm plans beyond that.”
Deputy Ferey added: “I’ve enjoyed the government side of things and I’ve got that wide experience of different portfolios, but it will be dependent on me getting elected, who the next Chief Minister is and then we’ll take it from there.”
