Philip Bailhache
Jersey politician and lawyer (born 1946) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir Philip Martin Bailhache KC (/ˈbælæʃ/ BAL-ash[1]) is a Jersey politician and lawyer who has served as a Deputy for St Clement since 2022 and the leader of the Jersey Liberal Conservatives party.[2]
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Deputy Sir Philip Bailhache | |
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Deputy for St Clement | |
Assumed office 22 June 2022 | |
Minister for External Relations | |
In office 2013–2018 | |
Chief Minister | Ian Gorst |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Ian Gorst |
Senator | |
In office 2011–2018 | |
Constituency | Island-wide |
Bailiff of Jersey | |
In office 1995–2009 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Governor | |
Preceded by | Sir Peter Crill |
Succeeded by | Sir Michael Birt |
Deputy Bailiff of Jersey | |
In office 1994–1995 | |
Preceded by | Vernon Tomes |
Succeeded by | Francis Hamon |
Attorney-General | |
In office 1986–1994 | |
Preceded by | Vernon Tomes |
Succeeded by | Michael Birt |
Solicitor-General | |
In office 1975–1986 | |
Preceded by | Vernon Tomes |
Succeeded by | Terence Sowden |
Deputy for Grouville | |
In office 1972–1975 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Philip Martin Bailhache 1946 Jersey, Channel Islands |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Jersey Liberal Conservatives |
Relatives | Sir William Bailhache (brother) |
Residence(s) | Grouville, Jersey |
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He served as Bailiff of Jersey from 1995 to 2009, before entering the States Assembly in 2011 as a Senator, serving as Jersey’s first Minister for External Relations from 2013 until he stood down from the States Assembly in 2018. He previously served as Deputy for Grouville from 1972 until 1975, before serving successively as Solicitor General, Attorney General and Deputy Bailiff between 1975 and 1995.