Leonard Norman (1947 – 1 June 2021) was a Jersey politician, and
Connétable of
Saint Clement. He was originally elected to the
States of Jersey
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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
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History
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.
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
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by
Guy de Faye
Guy de Faye (born 1955) is a former news presenter, and former member of the States of Jersey who was first elected in 2002 as Deputy, and re-elected in 2005.
He was Jersey's first Minister for Transport and Technical Services
Biography
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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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Constable elections
For the first time since 1948 the elections of constables for the twelve parishes of ...
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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