Leonard Norman

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Len Norman

Leonard Norman in 2011.
Connétable
In office
2008–2014
Preceded by Derek Gray[1]
Constituency St Clement, Jersey
Majority 1,593 (60.92%)
Senator
In office
1996–2007
Constituency St Clement
Deputy
In office
1983–1996
Constituency St Clement
Personal details
Born Leonard Norman
1947
Spouse(s) Rosemary
Children Two
Residence St Clement

Leonard Norman is a Jersey politician, and Connétable of Saint Clement. He was originally elected to the States of Jersey in 1983, as a Deputy.[2]

Biography

Len Norman was born in 1947 in Jersey. He was educated at Beaulieu and then at De La Salle College, Jersey.[3]

He is the President of the Jersey Sports Council, President of the Jersey Friends of the Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Trust and Patron of St Clement Sports Club.[4]

Political career

He was first elected to the States of Jersey as Deputy of Saint Clement in 1983. In the Senatorial election of 1996 he was elected in 3rd place with 11,017 votes.

In the States, he has been President of the Education Committee, Vice-president of the Harbours and Airport Committee, and Vice-President of the Special Committee on the Composition and Election of the States. In 2005, he was beaten in elections to the Council of Ministers of Jersey by Guy de Faye to become Minister for Transport and Technical Services.

In 2007 he announced his intention to stand for the position of Constable of the parish of St Clement in 2008 following the announcement of the incumbent Derek Gray that he would step down at that time. In the Jersey general election, 2008 he won the Constableship.

References

  1. ↑ "Europe | Jersey | New entry into Constable election". BBC News. 2007-11-11. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
  2. ↑ "Members". Statesassembly.gov.je. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
  3. ↑ "Norman, Len « This Is Jersey". Thisisjersey.com. 2008-09-07. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
  4. ↑ "Norman L. Connetable updated 6.3.12" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-04.
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