Sir Mark John Boleat (born January 1949, in Jersey) is leader of the

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political party, and deputy chairman of the

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's Policy and Resources Committee. He has previously been director general of the

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, the Council of Mortgage Lenders and the

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. He is a Common Councilman for

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and trustee of

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. He was

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in the 2017 Birthday Honours. Boleat was appointed Chairman of the LINK Scheme Ltd, the company that runs the UK ATM network in early 2017. Boleat joined the board of

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Service Ltd on 12 June 2019. In the 2022 Jersey election, Boleat ran in the St Clement electoral district and was Jersey Alliance's candidate for the role of

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. Boleat polled last place out of 7 candidates in the district he stood in, receiving 721 votes, and was unelected. As a result of the election, the Jersey Alliance party lost 8 seats, with only a single seat representing the party in the

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* Living people 1949 births Councilmen of the City of London Knights Bachelor {{UK-politician-stub