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States elects new line-up of committee presidents

All of Lindsay de Sausmarez’s nominees were successful as the States elected committee presidents on Friday.

Sasha Kazantseva-Miller defated Chris Blin to land the top job at Economic Development.
Sasha Kazantseva-Miller defated Chris Blin to land the top job at Economic Development. / Guernsey Press/Peter Frankland

Five of the seven presidents of principal committees were elected unopposed. The two who faced challengers saw them off comfortably after only one round of voting.

Marc Leadbeater won a three-way contest to lead Home Affairs against Jayne Ozanne and Simon Vermeulen.

Sasha Kazantseva-Miller defated Chris Blin to land the top job at Economic Development.

New deputies George Oswald, Paul Montague and Steve Williams faced no competition for the presidencies of Health & Social Care, Education, Sport & Culture and Housing respectively.


The new line-up of committee presidents

Economic Development: Sasha Kazantseva-Miller

Education, Sport & Culture: Paul Montague

Employment & Social Security: Tina Bury

Environment & Infrastructure: Adrian Gabriel

Health & Social Care: George Oswald

Home Affairs: Marc Leadbeater

Housing: Steve Williams

Scrutiny Management Committee: Andy Sloan

Development & Planning Authority: Yvonne Burford

Overseas Aid & Development Committee: Jennifer Strachan

States Assembly & Constitution Committee: Sarah Hansmann Rouxel

States Trading Supervisory Board: Mark Helyar

Transport Licensing Authority: John Gollop


Former committee members Tina Bury and Adrian Gabriel were promoted to lead Employment & Social Security and Environment & Infrastructure respectively.

Outside the principal committees, Mark Helyar was elected to lead the States Trading Supervisory Board and Yvonne Burford was elected as president of the Development & Planning Authority.

The Scrutiny Management Committee will be led by Andy Sloan, the States Assembly & Constitution Committee by Sarah Hansmann Rouxel, the Overseas Aid & Development Commission by Jennifer Strachan, and the Transport Licensing Authority by John Gollop.

The Assembly meets again on Monday to elect the ordinary members of all committees.

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