Education, Sport and Culture: Assistant Ministers: Appointment

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A decision made 27 January 2015:

Decision Reference: MD-ESC-2015-0001
Decision Summary Title :	Appointment of Assistant Ministers – Education, Sport and Culture		Date of Decision Summary:	22nd January 2015
Decision Summary Author:	Jeremy Harris, Head of Policy and Strategy		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Oral		Person Giving Oral Report:	Jeremy Harris
Written Report Title :	N/A		Date of Written Report:	N/A
Written Report Author:	N/A		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	N/A
Subject: Education, Sport and Culture – Appointment of Assistant Ministers
Decision(s): The Minister for Education, Sport and Culture, after receiving the consent of the Chief Minister, has appointed the following States members as his Assistant Ministers – Senator Philip Bailhache; Senator Lyndon Farnham (pending transfer of the ‘Sport’ and ‘Culture’ functions to the Minister for Economic Development); and Connétable Steve Pallett (pending transfer of the ‘Sport’ function to the Minister for Economic Development).
Reason(s) for Decision: Under Article 25(1) of the States of Jersey Law 2005 the Chief Minister and Ministers may each appoint one or more elected members as his or her Assistant Ministers. Under Article 25(2) a Minster 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 Education, Sport and Culture has decided to appoint Senator Bailhache, Senator Farnham and Connétable Pallett as his Assistant Ministers.
Resource Implications: There are no financial or manpower implications.
Action required: The Department will inform the Chief Minister’s Department when the decision has been made by the Minister.
Signature:		Position: Deputy R. Bryans, Minister for Education, Sport and Culture
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed)