Philip Ozouf Jr

Philip Francis Cyril Ozouf

Senator Ozouf in 2012 (facing camera).
Senator
In office
November 2014 – present
Constituency Jersey
Majority 10,062[1]
Minister for Treasury and Resources
In office
November 2008 – November 2014
Preceded by Senator Terry Le Sueur
Constituency Jersey
Senator
In office
November 2008 – 2014
Constituency Jersey
Majority 8,712 (7.55%)
Deputy
In office
December 1999 – November 2002
Majority 1,618 (24%)
Personal details
Born (1970-03-25) March 25, 1970
Jersey
Children None
Residence St Saviour, Jersey
Religion Roman Catholic
Website www.ozouf.je

Philip Ozouf Jr. (born 25 March 1970) is a Jersey politician.[2] He has been a member of the States of Jersey since 1999 and was the Treasury and Resources Minister in the Council of Ministers until 2014.[3]

Biography

Philip Francis Cyril Ozouf was born in Jersey.[4] He is the son of farmer and former Connétable of Saint Saviour Philip Francis Ozouf.[5]

He was educated at Victoria College, Jersey, then attended the European Business School in London, Frankfurt and Paris; he gained a BA (Hons) International Business and French Equivalent. He also qualified to diploma stage of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. He describes himself as a "reasonably fluent" French, German and Spanish speaker.[6]

Electoral history

He was elected to the States of Jersey as a Deputy for Saint Helier District 3&4, in November 1999, topping the poll with 1,618 votes,[7] a record number of votes in this district.

He was then elected a Senator in 2002, topping the poll with 14,442 votes.[8] He was re-elected in 2008 in 5th position with 8,712 votes.

Current responsibilities

Since December 2008, Ozouf has been Treasury Minister in the Council of Ministers.[9] He was proposed for the post by the Chief Minister, Terry Le Sueur, and received 38 votes, beating Deputy Geoff Southern who received 13 votes.[10]

Ozouf is vice chairman of the States of Jersey Employment Board.[11] He is also member of the Jersey branch of the Assemblée Parlementaire de la Francophonie[12] and serves as Vice Chairman of the Alliance Française Jersey branch.[13]

Previous posts

From 2005 to 2008, Ozouf was Economic Development Minister in the Council of Ministers.[14] This role had a wide remit, taking responsibility for subjects as varied as transport links, the Competition Law, the Rural Strategy. He was primarily tasked with achieving 2% real economic growth annually.[15] This was something which has been recognised, even by his critics, as no small task.[16] Ozouf was a strong supporter of the Goods and Sales Tax (GST), introduced on 6 May 2008 and initially levied at 3%.

Ozouf is a former member of the Jersey Legal Information Board, a statutory body with the remit to improve access to information about the Jersey law.[17] He also served as a board member of the Jersey Communities Relations Trust, a States's sponsored body that works to ensure that minority groups in Jersey are not disadvantaged.[18]

Notable achievements

Ozouf, who is gay,[19] supported the campaign for the introduction of a civil partnership law in Jersey, which the States of Jersey passed in July 2011.[20][21]

Ozouf was responsible for 'cleaning up' the Jersey fulfillment industry by preventing companies who sought to exploit the UK VAT threshold by establishing a Jersey mailbox.[14] The move drew criticism from Deputy Geoff Southern, as Chair of the Economic Affairs scrutiny panel, however the move was welcomed by Jersey businesses.

Criticisms

In 2012, Ozouf was the subject of criticism over the States of Jersey's failed plan to purchase Lime Grove House, an office building, for the intended use as a new police headquarters for the States of Jersey Police.[22] Senator Sarah Ferguson lodged a vote of censure against Ozouf, which was later withdrawn.[23] According to Ozouf the Lime Grove House building would have been unsuitable, and as an alternative, part of the adjacent Green Street public car park could be used as a site for a new police headquarters.[24] In mid-2013 plans to build a new police building on part of Green Street car park were approved.[25]

Ongoing campaigns

Gambling in Jersey

Ozouf has called for Jersey to reform its gambling laws.[26]

Financial Ombudsman

Ozouf has called for the installation of a Financial Ombudsman in Jersey.[27]

Ensuring competition of ferry routes

Ozouf has been a primary driver for the move towards competition on ferry routes into and out of Jersey and continues to seek the most competitive prices for Jersey people.[28][29]

International representation

Ozouf attended the sixth meeting of the British-Irish Council on environment.[30]

References

  1. ↑ "Jersey election 2014: Results and candidates". BBC. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Members". Statesassembly.gov.je. Retrieved 2015-01-12.
  3. ↑ "Who we are and what we do". Gov.je. 2012-07-27. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
  4. ↑ Ozouf, Philip. "About". website. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
  5. ↑ "Constable Philip Ozouf in hospital". BBC News. 2003-02-02. Retrieved 2007-07-26.
  6. ↑ "PHILIP OZOUF: MANIFESTO 2014" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-04-03.
  7. ↑ "Jersey Politics Page: Election results archive". Retrieved 2007-07-26.
  8. ↑ "Senator - Philip Francis Cyril Ozouf". Retrieved 2007-07-26.
  9. ↑ "Senator - Philip Francis Cyril Ozouf". Retrieved 2011-08-31. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  10. ↑ "Question Time". BBC Jersey. 2008-11-12. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
  11. ↑ "Employment of States of Jersey Employees (Jersey) Law 2005". Retrieved 2011-08-31.
  12. ↑ "L'Assemblée Parlementaire de la Francophonie". Retrieved 2007-07-26.
  13. ↑ "Alliance Française Committee Members". Retrieved 2011-08-31.
  14. 1 2 "Cut-price loophole closed on CDs". BBC News. 2006-02-28. Retrieved 2007-07-26.
  15. ↑ "Council of Ministers". Retrieved 2007-07-26.
  16. ↑ "We Want Our Island Back Newsletter" (PDF). January 2006. Retrieved 2007-07-26.
  17. ↑ "Jersey Legal Information Board". Retrieved 2007-07-26.
  18. ↑ "Jersey Community Relations Trust: appointment of Chairman and a Trustee". 2004-05-11. Retrieved 2007-07-26.
  19. ↑ "Jersey minister hopes abuse will end with discrimination law". BBC News (BBC). 14 May 2013. Retrieved 2015-04-03. Jersey minister hopes abuse will end with discrimination law],
  20. ↑ "Support for island partnerships: Progress Jersey campaign for civil partnerships to be legally recognised is being supported by a Jersey senator". BBC News (BBC). 7 May 2006. Retrieved 2007-07-02. Senator Philip Ozouf says he agrees with a petition being organised by Progress Jersey.
  21. ↑ "Jersey States approves civil partnerships". BBC News Jersey. 2011-07-12. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
  22. ↑ "BBC News - Jersey's Treasury Minister will face a vote of censure". Bbc.co.uk. 2012-06-12. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
  23. ↑ "BBC News - Philip Ozouf reprimand over police station deal withdrawn". Bbc.co.uk. 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
  24. ↑ "Senator Ozouf answers his critics « This Is Jersey". Thisisjersey.com. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
  25. ↑ "BBC News - Jersey Green Street police headquarters plans approved". Bbc.co.uk. 2013-07-02. Retrieved 2013-10-29.
  26. ↑ "Island urged to step up gambling". Casino City Times. 2007-06-27. Retrieved 2007-07-26.
  27. ↑ "BIOA – providing a platform for development and improvement" (PDF). The Ombudsman. December 2006. Retrieved 2007-07-26.
  28. ↑ "Agreement draft for Channel Islands ferry route". 2006-03-08. Retrieved 2007-07-26.
  29. ↑ "Shipping and Port Services Enquiry: Issues Paper" (PDF). 2006-10-04. Retrieved 2007-07-26.
  30. ↑ "Sixth Meeting Of The British-Irish Council (Environment Sectoral Group)". 2005-04-07. Retrieved 2007-07-26.

Further reading

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Philip Ozouf.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, March 07, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.