Preceded by Derek Gray Constituency St Clement Role Politician Constituency St Clement Name Leonard Norman | Majority 1,593 (60.92%) Spouse(s) Rosemary Full Name Leonard Norman Education De La Salle College | |
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RIP Leonard Norman Cohen, CC GOQ (21 September 1934 – 7 November 2016)
Leonard Norman is a Jersey politician, and Connétable of Saint Clement. He was originally elected to the States of Jersey in 1983, as a Deputy.
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- RIP Leonard Norman Cohen CC GOQ 21 September 1934 7 November 2016
- Leonard Cohen 1934 2016
- Biography
- Political career
- References
Leonard Cohen 1934-2016
Biography
Len Norman was born in 1947 in Jersey. He was educated at Beaulieu and then at De La Salle College, Jersey.
He is the President of the Jersey Sports Council, President of the Jersey Friends of the Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Trust and Patron of St Clement Sports Club.
Political career
He was first elected to the States of Jersey as Deputy of Saint Clement in 1983. In the Senatorial election of 1996 he was elected in 3rd place with 11,017 votes.
In the States, he has been President of the Education Committee, Vice-president of the Harbours and Airport Committee, and Vice-President of the Special Committee on the Composition and Election of the States. In 2005, he was beaten in elections to the Council of Ministers of Jersey by Guy de Faye to become Minister for Transport and Technical Services.
In 2007 he announced his intention to stand for the position of Constable of the parish of St Clement in 2008 following the announcement of the incumbent Derek Gray that he would step down at that time. In the Jersey general election, 2008 he won the Constableship.