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States Member

Robert Ward

Robert Ward

Deputy
St. Helier Central

Member of Reform Jersey

Role(s)

  • Minister for Education and Lifelong Learning

Languages spoken

English

Record of Service to the Assembly

16 May 2018– Elected as Deputy of St. Helier No. 2 
  • Sworn in on 1 June 2018 
  • 8 June 2018 – 22 June 2022 – Member of Chairmen’s Committee 
  • 8 June 2018 – 31 December 2020 – Chair of Education and Home Affairs Scrutiny Panel 
  • 1 January 2021 – 22 June 2022 – Chair of Children, Education and Home Affairs Scrutiny Panel 
22 June 2022 – Re-elected as Deputy of St. Helier Central 
  • Sworn in on 27 June 2022  
  • 12 July 2022 –31 March 2023 – Member of Corporate Services Scrutiny Panel 
  • 19 July 2022 – 30 January 2024 – Member of Environment, Housing and Infrastructure Scrutiny Panel 
  • 19 July 2022 – 26 February 2024 – Member of British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly 
  • 29 September 2022 – 30 January 2024 – Vice Chair of Political Awareness and Education Sub-Committee
  • 1 January 2023 – Present - Chair of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (Jersey Branch) Executive Committee 
  • 23 February 2023 – 27 June 2023 – Member of Constituency Offices Sub-Committee
  • 21 March 2023 - 5 February 2024 - Chair of Health and Social Security Scrutiny Panel
  • 27 April 2023 - 30 January 2024 - Member of Future Hospital Review Panel
  • 1 February 2024 – 26 February 2024 – Assistant Minister for Children and Education 
  • 27 February 2024 – Present – Minister for Education and Lifelong Learning 

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

  • None

  • 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

  • None

  • 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.

  • None

  • 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

  • My wife is employed as a teacher at Highlands College

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