Treasury and Resources: Appointment of Assistant Minister

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A decision made 28 November 2011:

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2011-0144
Decision Summary Title:	Appointment of Assistant Minister – Treasury and Resources Department		Date of Decision Summary:	25th November 2011
Decision Summary Author:	Director of Financial Planning and Performance		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Oral		Person Giving Oral Report:	Director of Financial Planning and Performance
Written Report Title:	N/A		Date of Written Report:	N/A
Written Report Author:	N/A		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	N/A
Subject: Treasury and Resources Department – re-appointment of Assistant Ministers.
Decision(s): The Minister for Treasury and Resources, after receiving the consent of the Chief Minister, has appointed Deputy Edward James Noel of St Lawrence as Assistant Minister for Treasury and Resources.
Reason(s) for Decision: Article 25(1) of the States of Jersey Law 2005 allows a Minister to appoint no more than 2 elected members as his or her Assistant Minister. 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 Treasury and Resources has decided to appoint Deputy Edward James Noel of St Lawrence as his Assistant Minister. Deputy Edward James Noel will be delegated: all of the functions conferred on or vested in the Minister by or under the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 including those in Regulations approved under that Law and financial directions; and responsibility for all matters relating to the Resources division, including Information Services, Human Resources, Property Holdings and Procurement.
Resource Implications: There are no financial or manpower implications.
Action required: The Treasury and Resources Department will inform the Chief Minister’s Department when the decision has been made by the Minister.
Signature:		Position: Senator P F C Ozouf, Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed)