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States Member

Ian Gorst

Ian Gorst

Deputy
St. Mary, St. Ouen and St. Peter

Independent Member

Role(s)

  • Minister for External Relations
  • Assistant Minister for Treasury and Resources

Languages spoken

English

Record of Service to the Assembly

23 November 2005 – Elected as Deputy for St. Clement 
  • Sworn in on 5 December 2005 
  • 9 December 2005 – 16 December 2008 – Assistant Chief Minister
  • 14 September 2006 - 16 January 2008 - Member of Manual Workers Joint Council
  • 6 December 2006 - 6 December 2006 - Member of Public Employees Contributory Retirement Scheme Committee of Management
  • 5 June 2007 - 14 November 2011 - Member of the Privileges and Procedures Committee 
  • 15 Febuary 2008 - 16 December 2008 - Assistant Minister for Education, Sport and Culutre
26 November 2008 – Re-elected as Deputy for St. Clement 
  • Sworn in on 8 December 2008 
  • 11 December 2008 – 17 November 2011 – Minister for Social Security 
  • 15 December 2008 – 21 November 2011 – Chair of Jersey Overseas Aid Commission 
19 October 2011 – Elected as a Senator 
  • Sworn in on 14 November 2011 
  • 14 November 2011 – 2 November 2014 – Chief Minister 
  • 14 November 2011 - 2 November 2014 - Chair of States Employment Board
  • 14 November 2011 - 2 Novemeber 2014 - Member of Bailiffs's Conslutive Council
  • 14 November 2011 - 2 Novemeber 2014 - Chiar of the Emergency Council
15 October 2014 – Re-elected as a Senator 
  • Sworn in on 3 November 2014 
  • 3 November 2014 – 7 June 2018 – Chief Minister 
  • 14 November 2014 - 7 June 2018 - Chair of Regeneration Steering Group
  • 14 November 2014 – 22 June 2017 – Chair of States Employment Board 
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16 May 2018 – Re-elected as a Senator 
  • Sworn in on 1 June 2018 
  • 7 June 2018 – 9 February 2021 – External Relations Minister 
  • 24 March 2020 – 22 June 2022 – Assistant Minister for Treasury and Resources 
  • 9 February 2021 – 22 June 2022 – Minister for External Relations and Financial Services 
22 June 2022– Elected as Deputy for St. Mary, St. Ouen and St. Peter 
  • Sworn in on 27 June 2022 
  • 12 July – 30 January 2024 – Minister for Treasury and Resources 
  • 19 July 2022 – 31 December 2022 – Assistant Minister for External Relations and Financial Services
  • 1 November 2022 – Present – Member of Bailiff’s Consultative Panel 
  • 1 January 2023 – 30 January 2024 – Assistant Minister for External Relations 
  • 7 February 2023 – 30 January 2024 – Assistant Chief Minister 
  • 30 January 2024 – Present – External Relations Minister 
  • 5 February 2024 – Present – Assistant Minister for Treasury and Resources 

Declaration of Interests

  • Give the name and address of any person, company, trust, professional association, union, political party or other organization from whom you receive any remuneration or benefit by virtue of being –
    (a) employed; (b) the holder of any office; (c) a director of any company; or (d) a partner in a partnership or firm.
    Provide a brief description of the business or work in each case

  • Chair and Director of Jersey Cares Limited, c/o Carey Olsen

  • Give details of any consultancy, trade, profession, vocation or other work for which you receive any payment or benefit and which does not fall within section 1.
    In addition you must give the name and address of a person from whom you receive any payment or benefit in return for the above work if the payment or benefit received from that person forms a significant portion of your total income, or a significant portion of your total income from that particular work.
    Provide a brief description of the business or work in each case.

  • None

  • Give the name and address of any company in which you, or your spouse or cohabitee, or both of you, whether jointly or separately, own sharesexceeding –
    (a) 1% or more of the issued share capital of the company; or
    (b) £ 25,000 in value.
    Provide a brief description of the business or purpose of the company

    • Dionne Gorst 100% Shareholding in Westview Hotel Limited a property holding company
    • My wife is a Director and the sole shareholder of Panama Hotel 1984 Limited and the Willoughby Hotel Limited

  • Give the name and address of any person who provides you with sponsorship for the purpose of enabling you to carry out your duties as an elected member. Provide a brief description of the sponsorship.

  • None

  • List the name and address of any person who gives you, or your spouse or cohabitee, any gift, hospitality or other benefit which has a monetary value greater than 1% of the current remuneration figure for elected members (disregarding any expense allowances) if the giving of the gift, hospitality or benefit is, in any way, related to your membership of the States
    Provide a brief description of the gift, hospitality or other benefit given.

  • None

  • List the name and address of any person who pays all or part of the costs of a visit made outside Jersey by you or your spouse or cohabitee if the visit is, in any way, related to your membership of the States.

  • None

  • List details of any land (except the principal place of residence of you or of your spouse or cohabitee) which is wholly owned, or jointly owned with another person –
    (a) by or on behalf of you or your spouse or cohabitee; or
    (b) by or on behalf of you and your spouse or cohabitee jointly.
    List also details of any land from which you or your spouse or cohabitee derives an income. You must describe the land in sufficient detail to enable it to be identified.

    • Joint hold with Dionne Gorst: Westbourne, Clos de la Mare, St. Clement

  • List details of any other interest or benefit which you or your spouse or cohabitee receive which, although not required to be registered under any of the previous sections, you believe might reasonably be thought by other persons to influence your actions as an elected member.
    You may also use this section to record any interests or other matters that are not required to be registered but which in your opinion should be disclosed to the public

  • None