Samuel Yves Mézec (born 26 December 1990) is a Jersey politician who is the leader of Reform Jersey. He has been a member of the States Assembly since 2014, serving as both a Deputy and later as a Senator.
Deputy Sam Mézec | |
|---|---|
 Mézec in 2024 | |
| Leader of Reform Jersey | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2014 | |
| Deputy Leader | Lyndsay Feltham |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Minister for Housing and Communities | |
| Assumed office 30 January 2024 | |
| Chief Minister | Lyndon Farnham |
| Preceded by | David Warr |
| Deputy of St Helier South | |
| Assumed office 27 June 2022 | |
| Serving with | Tom Coles Beatriz Porée David Warr |
| Majority | 364 |
| Chief Scrutineer | |
| In office 19 July 2022 – 30 January 2024 | |
| Chief Minister | Kristina Moore |
| Preceded by | Kristina Moore |
| Minister for Children & Housing | |
| In office 3 July 2018 – 17 June 2022 | |
| Chief Minister | John Le Fondré |
| Preceded by | Anne Pryke (as Housing Minister) |
| Succeeded by | Jeremy Maçon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 December 1990 Jersey |
| Political party | Reform Jersey |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | www |
Political career
editMézec was elected as the Deputy for the St. Helier No. 2 district after winning that seat in a by-election on 5 March 2014. He held the seat in the general election held later that year on 15 October.
He co-founded and, until June 2019,[1] was the Chairman of Reform Jersey, one of the island's political parties.[2][3] He stood in the Senatorial by-election held on 7 September 2016 but came second to Sarah Ferguson.
Mézec was elected as Senator in the 2018 general election with 40.8% of the popular vote, and on the 3rd of July 2018, he was the first politician to take on the combined role of Minister of Children and Housing.[4]
After two and half years in government, on the 8th of November 2020 Mézec resigned from his Ministerial role to support a vote of no confidence against the Chief Minister, Senator John Le Fondré.[5]
For the 2022 general election, the position of Senator was abolished and all candidates stood as Deputies or Constables,[6] meaning Mézec would be running again for his previous role as a Deputy. Electoral reforms introduced that year also saw Jersey's constituencies changed, with Mézec's local district now being called 'St Helier South' instead of 'St Helier No. 2'. He was re-elected, along with nine other Reform Jersey members.
Following the party's election success, Deputy Mézec challenged Kristina Moore for the role of Chief Minister,[7] but he was defeated by 39 votes to 10. He was later elected to Deputy Moore's previous role leading the island's Scrutiny function as the Chairman of the Corporate Services Scrutiny Panel.
References
edit- ^ "WATCH: Leadership changes in Reform Jersey party". Bailiwick Express. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "Reform Jersey leader quits Twitter". BBC. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ^ "New political party forms in Jersey". ITV.com. ITV. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Senator Sam Mézec appointed as first Minister for Children and Housing". www.gov.je/news. Government of Jersey. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Mézec Resigns As Minister To Back Vote Of No Confidence". www.channel103.com. Channel 103. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Removal of Jersey senator roles given final approval". BBC News. 22 April 2021.
- ^ "Mézec To Challenge For Chief Minister". Channel 103.
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