Walter Stuart Trought MBE is the former

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...

of the

States of Alderney The States of Alderney (French: ''États d'Aurigny'') is the parliament/council and the legislature of Alderney, part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey. The origin of the States is unknown, but it has operated from the medieval period. The States of ...

. Elected on 11 June 2011 to replace Sir Norman Browse on a turnout of 65% on 31 December 2012, he was re-elected unopposed in 2016 to serve until 31 December 2020. On 12 April 2019, Trought announced his intention to resign after a meeting of the States in May 2019. He was replaced by William Tate on 28 June 2019.

Biography

Trought was educated at

Oakham School Oakham School is a public school (English fee-charging boarding and day school) in Oakham, Rutland, England. The school was founded in 1584 by Archdeacon Robert Johnson, along with Uppingham School, a few miles away. They share a common b ...

and pursued a marine career from 1967 until 1985, rising to master and superintendent. He holds a master's degree in marine transport from the

University of Plymouth The University of Plymouth is a public research university based predominantly in Plymouth, England, where the main campus is located, but the university has campuses and affiliated colleges across South West England. With students, it is the ...

. He served as Director of the Group Operating Board of Lamnalco from 1985 to 2000, DGM of the

Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi is the capital city of the United Arab Emirates. The city is the seat of the Abu Dhabi Central Capital District, the capital city of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and the UAE's List of cities in the United Arab Emirates, second-most popu ...

Petroleum Ports Authority from 2002 to 2004, and chairman of Alderney Renewable Energy from 2006 to 2010. He has been the chairman of the Alderney branch of the

RNLI The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is the largest of the lifeboat services operating around the coasts of the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man, as well as on some inland waterways. Founded in 1824 ...

since 2000, of the Alderney Maritime Trust and (as the ex-officio chairman) of the Alderney branch of The

Commonwealth Parliamentary Association The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), previously known as the Empire Parliamentary Association, is an organisation which works to support good governance, democracy and human rights. In 1989 the patron of the CPA was the Head ...

since 2011, and as guardian of the Alderney Foundation since 2016. He is a member of the

Honourable Company of Master Mariners The Honourable Company of Master Mariners is one of the Livery company, livery companies of the City of London. While the other livery companies are entitled to the style ''Your worship, Worshipful'', the Master Mariners are styled ''Honourable' ...

and the Nautical Institute. He speaks English, French and some Arabic. He was made an MBE 2020.

President

As President of the States of Alderney, Trought is not directly responsible for political matters. He undertook official visits to

Saint-Lô Saint-Lô (, ; ) is a Communes of France, commune in northwest France, the capital of the Manche department in the region of Normandy (administrative region), Normandy.Jersey Jersey ( ; ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey, is an autonomous and self-governing island territory of the British Islands. Although as a British Crown Dependency it is not a sovereign state, it has its own distinguishing civil and gov ...

in December 2014 where a delegation from Alderney met Ian Gorst, Sir Michael Birt and Sir John McColl, and in March 2018 when he again met Gorst, as well as Sir Philip Bailhache, Lyndon Farnham and others. Additionally, he welcomed official visits from TRH

Charles, Prince of Wales Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms. Charles was born at Buckingham Palace during the reign of his maternal grandfather, King George VI, a ...

and

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall Camilla (born Camilla Rosemary Shand, later Parker Bowles, 17 July 1947) is Queen of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms as the wife of King Charles III. Camilla was raised in East Sussex and South Kensington i ...

in July 2012, from

Prince Edward, Duke of Kent Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (Edward George Nicholas Paul Patrick; born 9 October 1935) is a member of the British royal family. The elder son of Prince George, Duke of Kent, and Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, he is a grandson of George ...

in October 2018, and from various MPs and French officials. On 2 March 2017, Trought was invited to give evidence to the

House of Commons The House of Commons is the name for the elected lower house of the Bicameralism, bicameral parliaments of the United Kingdom and Canada. In both of these countries, the Commons holds much more legislative power than the nominally upper house of ...

Justice Select Committee The Justice Select Committee of the United Kingdom is a Select committee (United Kingdom), select committee of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons which scrutinizes the policy, administration, and spending of the Ministr ...

on Alderney's interests after

Brexit Brexit (, a portmanteau of "Britain" and "Exit") was the Withdrawal from the European Union, withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU). Brexit officially took place at 23:00 GMT on 31 January 2020 (00:00 1 February ...

Elections

Trought was re-elected unopposed in 2012 and 2016.

References

External links

States of Alderney - Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Trought, Stuart People educated at Oakham School Politics of Alderney Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Alumni of the University of Plymouth Members_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire