John Le Fondré Jr

Jersey
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John Alexander Nicholas Le Fondré (born c. 1966) is a Jersey politician and the current Chief Minister of Jersey.[1] He has been a Jersey politician since entering the States of Jersey in the 2005 elections, as deputy for the Parish of St Lawrence. He served as Assistant Finance Minister until 20 July 2007, when he assumed the position of Assistant Chief Minister.[2]

Biography

John Alexander Le Fondré is the son of the late Deputy John Le Fondré (after whom the Jersey Airport departures hall is named).[3]

He was educated at Victoria College, and went to Kingston Polytechnic to read Accounting and Finance.[3] This included four months at the business school in Montpellier, France, where he became fluent in French.[3] He graduated with an Upper Second Class Honours and went to work for Ernst and Young, both in Jersey and Luxembourg.[3]

He is a Chartered Accountant, and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (UK) and a member of the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (USA).

Voluntary work

He has taken a keen interest in parish affairs, acting as treasurer to the St Lawrence Battle of Flowers Association from 2001 – 2005, and also treasurer to the St Lawrence Parish Magazine – Les Laurentins from 2003 to the present.[3]

He was a Committee Member of the St Lawrence Millennium Committee, and in that capacity also acted as Project Manager for the St Lawrence Millennium Footpath Project (1997 – 2004),[3] also writing and summarising much of the written information on display about the path on the information boards and individual signs, as well as working on the completion of the path itself.

He is a qualified RYA dinghy instructor and has assisted with teaching youngsters to sail in connection with the Royal Channel Island Yacht Club.

Sport

Le Fondré represented Victoria College, the Parish of St Lawrence, and the Island of Jersey in target shooting.

References

  1. ↑ "Senator John Le Fondre named as Jersey's new Chief Minister". ITV News. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
  2. ↑ Jersey Evening Post, 24 July 2007
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Express, Bailiwick. "Q&A: Everything you need to know about the new Chief Minister". Bailiwick Express. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
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Political offices
Preceded by
Ian Gorst		 Chief Minister of Jersey
2018–present		 Incumbent
  1. ↑ "Elect Jersey 2005 - Independent Thinking - John Le Fondré". 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  2. ↑ "Election brings 10 new deputies". 2005-11-24. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
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