Lyndon Farnham
{{Short description|Chief Minister of Jersey since 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = Deputy
| name = Lyndon Farnham
| image = Farnham after 2024 CM election.png
| caption = Farnham in 2024
| office = Chief Minister of Jersey
| term_start = 30 January 2024
| term_end =
| monarch = Charles III
| lieutenant_governor = Jerry Kyd
| predecessor = Kristina Moore
| successor =
| office2 = Deputy for St Mary, St Ouen, and St Peter
| subterm2 = Serving with
| suboffice2 = Kristina Moore
Lucy Stephenson
Ian Gorst
| term_start2 = 27 June 2022
| term_end2 =
| majority2 = 48
| office3 = Deputy Chief Minister of Jersey
| subterm3 = Chief Minister
| suboffice3 = John Le Fondré
| term_start3 = 12 December 2018
| term_end3 = 12 July 2022
| predecessor3 = Tracey Vallois
| successor3 = Kirsten Morel
| office4 = Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture
| subterm4 = Chief Minister
| suboffice4 = Ian Gorst
John Le Fondré
| term_start4 = 6 November 2014
| term_end4 = 12 July 2022
| predecessor4 = Alan Maclean
| successor4 = Kirsten Morel
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{{Infobox officeholder
| embed = yes
| office = Senator
| term_start = 14 November 2011
| term_end = 27 June 2022
| office2 = Deputy for St Saviour No. 2
| term_start2 = 1999
| term_end2 = 2005
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| birth_name = Lyndon John Farnham
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Jersey{{cite web|url=http://lyndonfarnham.je/about-me/ |title=About Me |publisher=Lyndonfarnham.je |accessdate=7 October 2012}}
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Independent
| residence = Saint Ouen, Jersey
| signature =
| website = {{official website}}
| footnotes =
| module = {{Listen|pos=center|embed=yes|filename=Farnham 2024 CM election interview.ogg|title=Lyndon Farnham's voice|type=speech|description=Farnham speaking to reporters after being elected Chief Minister.
Recorded 25 January 2024}}
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Lyndon John Farnham is a Jersey politician who has served as the Chief Minister of Jersey since January 2024. He formerly served as the Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport, and Culture. He has been a Deputy for St Mary, St Ouen & St Peter since 2022, having previously served as a Deputy for St Saviour and later a Senator. He is a business consultant and a company director.
On 25 January 2024, Farnham was voted Chief Minister-designate by the States Assembly. He became the sixth Chief Minister of Jersey following the appointment of the new Council of Ministers on 30 January.
Early life
Farnham received his early education at St George's Preparatory, Les Quennevais School, and Hautlieu School. He undertook a retail management traineeship at London’s renowned Harrods department store from 1982 to 1985.
Political career
He was first elected to the States in 1999 as one of the Deputies for St Saviour's No. 2 District. He was re-elected in 2002 and stood down in 2005.
He returned to the States' chamber in 2011, this time as a Senator, being sworn to office on 14 November that same year.{{cite web|url=https://statesassembly.gov.je/members/LyndonFarnham |title=Members |publisher=statesassembly.gov.je |accessdate=2024-11-18}}
He was re-elected in October 2014 and 2018, and 2022.{{Cite news |date=2022-06-23 |title=Jersey Election 2022: Full Results |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-jersey-61880331 |access-date=2023-08-10}}
He was Jersey's Deputy Chief Minister between 2018 and 2022 and Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture between 2014 and 2022.
Election results and appointments
In 1999 he was elected as Deputy of St Saviour No. 2 district.
In 2002, he was re-elected as Deputy of St Saviour No. 2 district unopposed.
In 2011, he was elected Senator with 11,095, 39.3% of the ballot.{{Cite web |date=2002-11-27 |title=Lyndon Farnham / Jersey Elections Archive / flow.je |url=https://flow.je/elections/candidates/lyndon-farnham |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=flow.je |language=en-GB}}
In 2014, he was re-elected as Senator with 10,409, 41.8% of the ballot.
In 2018, he was re-elected as Senator with 12,417, 45.9% of the ballot.{{Cite news |title=Jersey Election 2018, Senatorial Nominations: Lyndon Farnham |work=ITV (TV network) |url=https://www.itv.com/news/channel/2018-04-10/jsy2018-lyndonfarnham}}
In 2022, he was elected as Deputy of St Mary, St Ouen, and St Peter with 1,101 votes, 29.8% of the ballot.
= Ministerial appointments =
In 2011, he was appointed as Assistant Minister for Home Affairs.{{Cite web |last=Jersey |first=States of |title=Government of Jersey |url=http://www.gov.je:80/Government/PlanningPerformance/Pages/MinisterialDecisions.aspx?docid=5C9B8D96-575B-4A40-B88A-67895FD8553C |access-date=2023-08-22 |website=gov.je |language=en}}
In 2014, he was elected as a Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport, and Culture.
In 2018 he was re-elected as Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture.
In 2018 he was appointed as Deputy Chief Minister of Jersey.
Electoral reform
Farnham led the campaign to retain the office of Senator, supporting Option C in the Jersey electoral reform referendum held on 24 April 2013.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-jersey-21983724 |title=Jersey referendum taxpayers' money request |work=BBC News |date=30 March 2013 |accessdate=31 March 2013}}
Campaigns
Farnham condemned the hunting in the Faroe Islands of white-sided dolphins. A pod of 1,428 white-sided dolphins were driven into shallow waters at Skálabotnur beach and slaughtered. Farnham stated that he does not want Jersey to engage in diplomatic relations with a nation that allows such brutal practices. He further criticized the Faroese government for permitting this so-called tradition to persist, calling for them to take responsibility and end the practice.{{cite web |title='Abhorrent' dolphin killings in the Faroe Islands to be discussed ahead of NatWest Island Games |url=https://jerseyeveningpost.com/news/2023/04/24/abhorrent-dolphin-killings-in-the-faroe-islands-to-be-discussed-ahead-of-natwest-island-games/ |website=Jersey Evening Post |date=24 April 2023}}{{cite web |title=Politician slams Faroe Islands' 'barbaric tradition' after dolphin slaughter and calls for boycott |url=https://www.itv.com/news/channel/2021-09-30/politician-slams-faroe-islands-barbaric-tradition-after-dolphin-slaughter |website=ITV (TV network)}}
Business career
He is a company director and a past president of the Jersey Hospitality Association,{{Cite web |date=2012-03-14 |title=St Helier hotels among 'most expensive' says travel firm |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-jersey-17365718 |access-date=2023-08-27 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}} and a former chairman of the Jersey Battle of Flowers Association.{{Cite web |last=Newsdesk |date=2015-05-19 |title=States will continue giving grants to 'immensely important' Battle of Flowers and Air Display |url=https://jerseyeveningpost.com/news/2015/05/19/states-will-continue-giving-grants-to-immensely-important-battle-of-flowers-and-air-display/ |access-date=2023-08-26 |website=Jersey Evening Post |language=en-GB}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120106223909/http://www.vote.je/candidates/senators/lyndon-farnham Lyndon Farnham on vote.je]
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