Paul Routier, MBE is a member of 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 ...

since he was elected in 1993, and is an Assistant Minister to the

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since 25 November 2011.

Political career

Routier was first elected as Deputy for St Helier No. 2 district in the 1993 elections and served for three terms (nine years) before being elected as

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in 2002. He was re-elected in 2008 in 4th place with 8,775 votes. He was

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's Minister for Employment and Social Security until 11 December 2008, when he was replaced with Deputy Ian Gorst. He was proposed as nominee for Minister for Health by Chief Minister Elect Terry Le Sueur, but lost to Senator James Perchard. After that, he was proposed as nominee for Minister for Education, but lost that election to Deputy James Reed. He was subsequently appointed as Assistant Minister to the Chief Minister, and Assistant Minister on Economic Development.

Voluntary work

Routier is heavily involved in working to support those with learning difficulties including the charities Jersey Mencap and Les Amis Incorporated. He is a

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of De La Salle College, Jersey

Parish municipality

Paul Routier is Procureur for the

Vingtaine de la Ville The Vingtaine de la Ville is one of the six vingtaines of Saint Helier in Jersey, and roughly corresponds to the historic town centre and harbours. It is divided into two cantons: * Canton de Bas de la Vingtaine de la Ville * Canton de Haut de la ...

St. Helier St Helier (; Jèrriais: ; ) is the capital of Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands in the English Channel. It is the most populous of the twelve parishes of Jersey, with a population of 35,822, over one-third of the island's total popul ...

References

External links

Election website Vingtaine de la Ville website
Year of birth missing (living people) Government ministers of Jersey People educated at De La Salle College, Jersey Living people Jersey Roman Catholics People from Saint Helier Senators of Jersey Deputies of Jersey Members_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire {{Jersey-bio-stub