James Perchard

James Leslie Perchard
Senator
In office
Oct 2005 – Oct 2011
Preceded by N/A
Constituency Jersey
Majority 8,998[1]
Personal details
Spouse(s) Yes
Children 3
Residence St Martin, Jersey
Occupation Company Director
Religion Church of England

James Leslie Perchard or Jim Perchard (born 1957 in Jersey) is a former politician who was elected as Senator in the States of Jersey in the 2005 election.

Perchard was educated at Trinity Primary School, Trinity and De La Salle College. In 2005 he retired from his farming business before entering politics. He is married to Susan and has three children James, Holly and Charles.

Before entering politics he held the positions of Chairman of the Jersey Young Farmers' Club, President of the Countrymen's Club, and Vice President of the Jersey Farmers' Union.

Electoral History

In October 2005 Perchard finished 6th of 15 candidates achieving 8,998 votes and was duly elected to the States of Jersey.[2] [3]

He was Assistant Minister for Health and Social Services before being elected Minister in December 2008. The Senator resigned in April 2009.

In August 2011 he announced he would not stand for re-election for "personal and business reasons." [4]

Independent

He stood for the States as an independent candidate, summarising his politics as follows:

"I believe in the freedom of the individual and the equality of opportunity. If elected I will promote and support low tax, small, unobtrusive government that seeks to create a favourable business and social environment."

References

  1. ↑ "Jersey - About Jersey - Election Results Live". BBC. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
  2. ↑ "Jersey - About Jersey - James Perchard". BBC. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
  3. ↑ "Jersey - About Jersey - Election Results Live". BBC. 2005-10-17. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
  4. ↑ "Senator Jim Perchard to leave the States of Jersey". Bbc.co.uk. 2011-08-24. Retrieved 2012-10-04.