Alan Breckon Explained

Alan Breckon is a member of the States of Jersey, was first elected as Deputy of St Saviour No. 2 district in 1993, and was sworn in as Senator 8 December 2008.^[2]

He is a member of the Legislation Advisory Panel,^[3] and was previously chairman of the Jersey Consumer Council.^[4]

Political career

In 2008, Breckon stood unsuccessfully for the office of Chief Minister of Jersey against Senator Terry Le Sueur.^[5] In a secret ballot, Breckon received 17 votes from other members, compared to Le Sueur's 36 votes.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jersey - About Jersey - Election Results Live . BBC . 2012-10-07.
2. Web site: Members . Statesassembly.gov.je . 2012-10-07.
3. Web site: Committees and panels . Statesassembly.gov.je . 2012-10-01 . 2012-10-07.
4. Web site: Senator Alan Breckon | Grainville School Jersey | Education Sports and Learning . Grainville.sch.je . 2012-10-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000923/http://www.grainville.sch.je/About-Us/School-Governors/Senator-Alan-Breckon/ . 2016-03-04 .
5. Web site: Europe | Jersey | Breckon fights for top States job . BBC News . 2008-12-01 . 2012-10-07.
6. Web site: Terry Le Sueur is Chief Minister « This Is Jersey . https://archive.today/20121209102435/http://www.thisisjersey.com/latest/2008/12/08/terry-le-sueur-is-chief-minister/ . usurped . 9 December 2012 . Thisisjersey.com . 2012-10-07.