Alan Simon Crowcroft | |
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Connétable | |
In office 2001–2014 |
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Preceded by | Bob Le Brocq |
Constituency | Saint Helier, Jersey |
Deputy | |
In office 1996–2001 |
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Constituency | St Helier District No.2 |
Personal details | |
Spouse(s) | Angela Crowcroft |
Children | Five |
Residence | St Helier, Jersey |
Simon Crowcroft is a Jersey politician. He has been a member of the States of Jersey since 1996.
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Crowcroft is the son of a zoo director and zoologist.[1] He was awarded BA (Hons) in English from Emmanuel College, Cambridge University and a Diploma in Education from Westminster College, Oxford. After a career in teaching English in Oxford and Jersey, he founded the Jersey School of English in 1991. He is married with five children.[2] He founded the Jersey Pedestrians Association following an accident suffered by his son in St Helier in 1994.[3]
Crowcroft was first elected to the States of Jersey as a Deputy of St Helier in 1996 as a representative of St Helier District No. 2 constituency. In December 2001, he successfully stood for election as Connétable of St Helier, defeating incumbant Bob Le Brocq. He was re-elected unopposed in December 2004.[4] In January 2008, he defeated Jersey Democratic Alliance candidate, Alvin Aaron.[5] He was again re-elected unopposed in 2011.[6]