Susan Pinel

Susan Jane Pinel is a Jersey politician. She is a deputy in the States Assembly for St Clement and is the Minister for Treasury and Resources.[2] She was first elected in the Jersey general election of 2011.[3]

Susan Jane Pinel
Deputy
Assumed office
14 November 2011
ConstituencySt Clement
Majority1,314 (50%)[1]
Personal details
Political partyIndependent (2011–2021)
Jersey Alliance (2021–present)
Residence(s)St Clement, Jersey

Political career

In the 2011 general election on 19 October 2011, Pinel received 1,314 votes and was elected with 50% of the vote, becoming one of two deputies elected to represent St Clement alongside Gerard Baudains.[1] In November 2011, Pinel was one of Sir Philip Bailhache's nominators in the 2011 election of the Chief Minister of Jersey.[4] She served as the Assistant Minister for Social Security from 2011 to 2014.[5]

Pinel was re-elected in the 2014 general election on 15 October 2014, receiving 1,541 votes.[6] On 7 November 2014, she was elected as the Social Security Minister after winning a challenge against Judy Martin and Geoff Southern with 33 votes. She had been nominated by the Chief Minister, Senator Ian Gorst.[7]

She was re-elected in the 2018 general election on 16 May 2018, receiving 1,499 votes.[8] On 6 June 2018, she was named by the Chief Minister, Senator John Le Fondré, as his ministerial nominee for Minister for Treasury and Resources.[9] She was elected unopposed the following day.[2] In 2020, she backed a proposal to amend the tax code to remove a provision from 1928 which considered a wife's income to belong to her husband and did not allow a woman to speak to Revenue Jersey about tax matters without her husband's permission.[10]

In July 2021, she joined the Jersey Alliance, a new centre-right political party which was founded by Chief Minister Le Fondré and Deputy Gregory Guida.[11]

Pinel is a chairman of Brig-Y-Don Children’s Charity and a governor of Le Rocquier School.[12]

References
  1. "Jersey election 2011: St Clement". BBC. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  2. "The States of Jersey elect new Council of Ministers". ITV. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  3. "Members". Statesassembly.gov.je. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  4. "Two poll toppers stand for Jersey's Chief Minister role". BBC. 10 November 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  5. "Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians" (PDF). National Assembly for Wales. 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "2014 General Election Results". Vote.je. Retrieved 30 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "Deputy Susie Pinel elected Social Security Minister". ITV. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  8. "2018 General Election Results". Vote.je. Retrieved 30 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. "Jersey's Chief Minister designate names his preferred ministers". ITV. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  10. Morris, Steven (4 February 2020). "Jersey scraps 'only husbands talk tax' rule". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  11. "New third political party in Jersey to sit 'centre-right'". BBC. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  12. "Pinel, Susie". Vote.je. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
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