Leonard Norman (1947 – 1 June 2021) was a Jersey politician, and
Connétable of
Saint Clement. He was originally elected to the
States of Jersey
The States Assembly (; Jèrriais: ) is the parliament of Jersey, formed of the island's 37 deputies and the Connétable (Jersey and Guernsey), Connétable of each of the Parishes of Jersey, twelve parishes.
The origins of the legislature of ...
in 1983, as a Deputy.
Biography
Len Norman was born in 1947 in
Jersey
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. He was educated at Beaulieu and then at
De La Salle College, Jersey
De La Salle College is an independent catholic all-boys school in the Island of Jersey, taking its name from St. John Baptist de La Salle (1651–1719), who founded the De La Salle Brothers in France. De La Salle's sister school is Beaulieu Co ...
.
He was 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.
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
The Council of Ministers (; ) is the collective decision-making body of the Government of Jersey, formed by the Ministers of the States of Jersey and the Chief Minister. The council co-ordinates policies and administration, especially policy af ...
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
2008 Jersey general election
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Etymology
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he won the Constableship.
He died on 1 June 2021 at the age of 73.
References
External links
Parish of St Clement
1947 births
2021 deaths
Senators of Jersey
People educated at De La Salle College, Jersey
Constables of Jersey
Deputies of Jersey
People from Saint Clement, Jersey
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