Jersey's Education and Children's ministerial roles to be merged

Deputy Jeremy Macon visits Rouge Boullion Primary School in Jersey to see Coronavirus safety measures.
Credit: Government of Jersey

The roles of Education Minister and Children's Minister are set to be merged by Jersey's government - with the Chief Minister lining up Deputy Jeremy Maçon to take the role.

Under the shake-up, the role of Children's and Housing Minister will be split to create the new role of Housing and Communities Minister - with the portfolio of the Children's Minister being moved to Education.

The Chief Minister will authorise the move with a Ministerial Decision, meaning it will come into effect two weeks later. The decision follows consultation with ministers and the Children's Commissioner.

The new Education Minister is set to be elected on Tuesday 9 February, following Senator Tracey Vallois' resignation from the role in early January.

The States political leader says he intends to nominate Deputy Jeremy Maçon, the current Children and Housing Minister and acting Education Minister, for the position.

If Deputy Maçon is elected to the role, the States will then have to elect a new Minister for Housing and Communities. The new brief will involve working alongside charities and not-for-profit groups and develop links with organisations supporting the elderly.