Chief Minister of Jersey

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Duke of Normandy: H M The Queen Lieutenant Governor: Andrew Ridgway Bailiff: Sir Philip Bailhache States of Jersey Bailiff: Sir Philip Bailhache Government Council of Ministers Chief Minister: Frank Walker Treasury Minister: Terry Le Sueur Health Minister: Ben Shenton Home Minister: Wendy Kinnard Education Minister: Mike Vibert Environment Minister: Freddie Cohen Housing Minister: Terry Le Main Social Security Minister: Paul Routier Economic Development Minister: Philip Ozouf Transport Minister: Guy de Faye Judiciary Bailiff: Sir Philip Bailhache Deputy Bailiff: Michael Cameron St. John Birt Attorney-General: William James Bailhache QC Solicitor-General: Tim Le Cocq Magistrate: Ian Le Marquand Assistant Magistrate: Ian Christmas Regional Assemblies Political parties Pressure Groups Elections: 2005, 2008 List of politicians in Jersey
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The Chief Minister of Jersey (French: Premier Ministre de Jersey) is the head of government of Jersey.

The post was created by reforms to the machinery of government to change from a consensus style of government by committee of the whole States of Jersey to a system of cabinet government under a Chief Minister.

The first Chief Minister of Jersey was elected on 5 December 2005 following the Jersey elections, 2005.

Two candidates were nominated on 1 December 2005:

Senator Stuart Syvret
Senator Frank Walker

In a secret ballot on Monday, 5 December 2005, the States of Jersey elected Senator Walker to be the first Chief Minister in Jersey history, receiving 38 votes to Senator Syvret's 14 votes of support, an unsurprising result for the latter who considered himself the underdog (a concern he had expressed during the preceding weekend in an interview with Channel Television).