Jonathan Le Tocq
{{Short description|Guernsey politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Jonathan Le Tocq
| office = Chief Minister of Guernsey
| monarch =
| term_start = 12 March 2014
| term_end = 4 May 2016
| predecessor = Peter Harwood
| successor = Gavin St Pier
as President of the Policy and Resources Committee{{cite news|title=Gavin St Pier elected as Guernsey States' President|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-guernsey-36168498|accessdate=19 May 2016|publisher=BBC|date=4 May 2016}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|3|4|df=y}}
| birth_place = Guernsey
| death_date =
| death_place =
| image = Le Tocq Jonathan.jpg
| caption = Jonathan Le Tocq in 2019
}}
Jonathan Paul Le Tocq (born 4{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} March 1964) is a politician in Guernsey in the Channel Islands.{{Cite web|last=PO Box 23|first=St Peter Port|date=2016-04-28|title=Jonathan Le Tocq|url=https://www.gov.gg/article/153152/Jonathan-Le-Tocq|access-date=2020-08-25|website=www.gov.gg|language=en}}
Early life and career
He was adopted{{Cite web|last=Bowditch|first=Helen|title='We can decide abortion path,' says Le Tocq|url=https://www.guernseypress.com/news/2019/06/21/we-can-decide-abortion-path-says-le-tocq/|access-date=2020-08-25|website=www.guernseypress.com|language=en}} in Guernsey.{{cite web |url=https://letocq.wordpress.com/ |title=In the unlikely event…Jonathan's Journal}} After working in London, he was ordained into Christian ministry before returning to Guernsey where he became Senior Pastor of Church on the Rock in 1989.{{cite web |url=http://www.guernseyfinance.com/key-personnel/jonathan-le-tocq/ |title=Jonathan Le Tocq |publisher=guernseyfinance.com |access-date=2015-09-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304224827/http://www.guernseyfinance.com/key-personnel/jonathan-le-tocq/ |archive-date=2016-03-04 |url-status=dead }}
Life in politics
In April 2012 he was nominated for the role of Guernsey's chief minister. To qualify for the position those elected need to have served in the States for four of the last eight years.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-17784678 |title=Two nominees for Guernsey chief minister election |publisher=BBC |date=20 April 2012}} A few days later he remained the sole candidate after Deputy Lyndon Trott withdrew his nomination.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-17841172 |title=Jonathan Le Tocq 'won't withdraw' from chief minister election |publisher=BBC |date=25 April 2012}} He became the Deputy Chief Minister after losing to Peter Harwood, at 20-27 votes.{{Cite news|date=2012-05-01|title=Harwood elected as chief minister|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-guernsey-17908999|access-date=2020-08-25}}
During his tenure as a deputy he sat on the Board of Education, served as President of Overseas Aid, and as Deputy Minister for the Treasury & Resources Department. From May 2012 to March 2014 he was Guernsey's Home Minister.
In August 2020, Le Tocq joined the Guernsey Partnership of Independents party, formed by Gavin St Pier, Lyndon Trott, and Heidi Soulsby.{{fact|date=January 2025}}
Chief Minister
Peter Harwood resigned as Chief Minister on 25 February 2014. An election was held and Le Tocq was elected Chief Minister of Guernsey on 12 March 2014,{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-guernsey-26545350 |title=Jonathan Le Tocq elected as Guernsey's chief minister |work=BBC News |date=12 March 2014 |accessdate=12 March 2014}} a post he held until 4 May 2016, when it was won by Gavin St Pier.{{Cite web|title=Gavin St Pier is Guernsey's new Chief Minister - but only just...|url=https://www.bailiwickexpress.com/jsy/news/gavin-st-pier-guernseys-new-chief-minister-only-just/|access-date=2020-08-25|website=Bailiwick Express|language=en}}
In June 2014, Le Tocq hosted a meeting of the British–Irish Council at a hotel in Guernsey. The UK's Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, Taoiseach of Ireland Enda Kenny, First Minister of Northern Ireland Peter Robinson and Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland Martin McGuinness were among those attending.{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.im/about-the-government/offices/cabinet-office/news/?altTemplate=ViewCategorisedNews&id=24260&iomg-device=Mobile |title=Chief Minister heads Isle of Man delegation at BIC Summit in Guernsey |publisher=IOM Gov |access-date=2015-11-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065139/https://www.gov.im/about-the-government/offices/cabinet-office/news/?altTemplate=ViewCategorisedNews&id=24260&iomg-device=Mobile |archive-date=2016-03-04 |url-status=dead }} In January 2015, Le Tocq, and the Chief Minister of Jersey, Senator Ian Gorst, signed an agreement with La Manche and Lower Normandy to develop new links and strengthen existing relationships.{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.je/News/2015/Pages/NormandyCooperationAgreement.aspx |title=Chief Ministers sign agreement with Normandy |publisher=Jersey gov}} Le Tocq and Gorst later paid a joint visit to Brussels on 5–7 May 2015, meeting with two EU Commissioners; Pierre Moscovici, the Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs, and Lord Hill, the Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Markets and Customs Union.{{cite web |url=http://www.channelislands.eu/joint-visit-to-brussels-by-the-chief-ministers-of-guernsey-and-jersey/ |title=Joint visit to Brussels by the Chief Ministers of Guernsey and Jersey |date=7 May 2015 |publisher=Channel Islands Brussels Office}}
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Category:People educated at Elizabeth College, Guernsey