Susan Jane Pinel is a

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politician. She was a

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in the

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for St Clement between 2011 and 2022, the Minister for Social Security between 2014 and 2018, and the Minister for Treasury and Resources between 2018 and 2022.

Early life

Prior to entering politics, she worked in art restoration for the British royal family for eleven years, repairing miniature portraits which were damaged in the

1992 Windsor Castle fire On 20 November 1992, a fire broke out in Windsor Castle, the largest inhabited castle in the world and one of the official residences of the British Monarch. The castle suffered extensive damage and was fully repaired within the next five yea ...

. She received a

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in 2001 for this work.

Political career

In the 2011 general election on 19 October 2011, Pinel received 1,314 votes and was elected with 50% of the vote, becoming one of two deputies elected to represent St Clement alongside Gerard Baudains. She was sworn into office on 14 November 2011. In November 2011, Pinel was one of Sir

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's nominators in the 2011 election of the

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. She served as the Assistant Minister for Social Security from 2011 to 2014. Pinel was re-elected in the 2014 general election on 15 October 2014, receiving 1,541 votes. On 7 November 2014, she was elected as the Social Security Minister after winning a challenge against Judy Martin and

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with 33 votes. She had been nominated by the Chief Minister, Senator

Ian Gorst Ian Joseph Gorst (born 15 December 1969) is a Jersey politician who has been a Deputy for St Mary, St Ouen and St Peter and Minister for Treasury and Resources since 2022. Gorst was first elected to the States Assembly in the 2005 gener ...

She was re-elected in the 2018 general election on 16 May 2018, receiving 1,499 votes. On 6 June 2018, she was named by the Chief Minister, Senator

John Le Fondré John Alexander Nicholas Le Fondré is a Jersey politician who was the fourth Chief Minister of Jersey. He entered the States Assembly in 2005 as deputy for the Parish of St Lawrence, and was re-elected to this position in 2011 and 2014. During h ...

, as his ministerial nominee for Minister for Treasury and Resources. She was elected unopposed the following day. In 2020, she backed a proposal to amend the tax code to remove a provision from 1928 which considered a wife's income to belong to her husband and did not allow a woman to speak to Revenue Jersey about tax matters without her husband's permission. In July 2021, she joined the

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, a new

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political party which was founded by Chief Minister Le Fondré and Deputy Gregory Guida. She chose not to stand for re-election in the

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held on 22 June 2022. She was replaced as Minister for Treasury and Resources by Ian Gorst.

Personal life

Pinel is a chairman of Brig-Y-Don Children’s Charity and a governor of

Le Rocquier School Le Rocquier School is a secondary school, owned and operated by the States of Jersey, and located in the parish of St Clement in Jersey. History The present school building, which replaced an older building, was opened to students on 29 Februar ...

. Her cousin is fellow Jersey politician

Mark Boleat Sir Mark John Boleat (born January 1949, in Jersey) is leader of the Jersey Alliance political party, and deputy chairman of the City of London Corporation's Policy and Resources Committee. He has previously been director general of the Building So ...

References

External links

Profile
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Record in the State Assembly
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