Ian Gorst

Ian Gorst (2012)

Ian Joseph Gorst (born December 15, 1969 in Lancashire ) is a British politician who was Chief Minister of Jersey from 2011 to 2018 . Since 2018 he has been Secretary of State for Jersey .

Life

After attending school, Gorst worked as an insurance broker, bank manager and accountant. On December 5, 2005, he was elected for the first time as a member of the States of Jersey and represented in these after his re-election from 2008 to 2011 the constituency of St Clement . In the 2011 elections he was elected as a Senator to the States of Jersey and has been a member since his re-election in 2014. Immediately after his election, he became Vice Minister in the Office of Chief Minister Frank Walker (Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister's Department) and then in July 2007 Vice Minister in the Ministry for Treasury and Resources (Assistant Minister to the Minister for Treasury and Resources) . In the government of Chief Minister Terry Le Sueur, he was Minister for Employment and Social Security from December 2008 to November 2011 .

On November 18, 2011, Gorst succeeded Terry Le Sueur as Chief Minister of Jersey . Previously, he was able to prevail on November 14, 2011 in the election in the States of Jersey with 27 to 24 votes against Philip Bailhache . On November 3, 2014, he was re-elected as Chief Minister by the States.

Web links

Senator - Ian Joseph Gorst on the States of Jersey home page

Index Gl-Gq. In: rulers.org. (English).

Individual evidence

↑ Election brings 10 new deputies. In: BBC News . November 24, 2005, accessed January 26, 2019 .
^ New assistant ministers appointed. In: BBC News. December 11, 2005, accessed January 26, 2019 .
↑ November 2011. In: rulers.org. December 9, 2016, accessed January 26, 2019 . Jersey: Chief Ministers. In: rulers.org. December 10, 2016, accessed January 26, 2019 . New Chief Minister elected. States of Jersey, November 15, 2011, accessed January 26, 2019 .

personal data
SURNAME	Gorst, Ian
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Gorst, Ian Joseph (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	British politician, Chief Minister of Jersey
DATE OF BIRTH	15th December 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH	Lancashire

[1] Election brings 10 new deputies. In: BBC News . November 24, 2005, accessed January 26, 2019 .

[2] New assistant ministers appointed. In: BBC News. December 11, 2005, accessed January 26, 2019 .

[3] November 2011. In: rulers.org. December 9, 2016, accessed January 26, 2019 . Jersey: Chief Ministers. In: rulers.org. December 10, 2016, accessed January 26, 2019 . New Chief Minister elected. States of Jersey, November 15, 2011, accessed January 26, 2019 .