Alan Breckon is a member of the

States of Jersey The States Assembly (french: Assemblée des États; Jèrriais: ) is the parliament of Jersey, formed of the island's 37 deputies and the Connétable of each of the twelve parishes. The origins of the legislature of Jersey lie in the system o ...

, was first elected as Deputy of St Saviour No. 2 district in 1993, and was

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as Senator 8 December 2008. He is a member of the Legislation Advisory Panel, and was previously chairman of the Jersey Consumer Council.

Political career

In 2008, Breckon stood unsuccessfully for the office of

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against Senator

Terry Le Sueur Terence Augustine Le Sueur OBE was Chief Minister of Jersey between 2008 and 2011. He was born at Millbrook, Saint Helier, and was educated at De La Salle College, Jersey and Oxford University, where he was the King Charles Exhibitioner at Jes ...

. In a secret ballot, Breckon received 17 votes from other members, compared to Le Sueur's 36 votes.

References

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