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Social Security: Appointment of Assistant Minister

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A decision made 14 November 2014:

Decision Reference: MD-S-2014-00145

Decision Summary Title :

Appointment of Assistant Minister Social Security Department

 

Date of Decision Summary:

13 November 2014

Decision Summary Author:

Business Manager

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

 

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Oral

Person Giving

Oral Report:

Minister for Social Security

Written Report

Title :

N/A

Date of Written Report:

N/A

Written Report Author:

N/A

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

 

N/A

Subject Social Security – Appointment of Assistant Minister

Decision(s): The Minister for Social Security after receiving the consent of the Chief Minister has appointed Deputy G.J. Truscott as Assistant Minister.

Reason(s) for Decision: Article 25(1) of the States of Jersey Law 2005 allows a Minister to appoint elected members as his or her Assistant Ministers. Under Article 25(2), a Minister may only appoint an Assistant Minister with the prior consent of the Chief Minister.

Having received the consent of the Chief Minister, the Minister for Social Security decided to appoint Deputy G.J. Truscott as her Assistant Minister.

 

 

Resource Implications: Resource implications: There are no financial or manpower implications.

Action required: Business Manager to inform the Chief Minister’s Department

Signature:

 

Position:  Deputy S.J. Pinel

Minister for Social Security

 

 

 

Date Signed:

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed)

 

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