Name: John Refault
Age: 60
Address: Ca-M’Suffit, La Rue De La Pointe, St Peter
Place of Birth: Jersey
Family: Married to Christine since 1970, son Lee born 1971, daughter Lucy born 1974, son-in-law Simon and grandsons Harvey aged four and James aged 13 months
Occupation: Retired Chief Fire Office and now self employed property negotiator
Hobbies/interests: My family first and foremost; secondly, vintage cars – I have two old cars a 1931 Lagonda and a 1935 Morris 8 and am currently president of the Jersey Old Motor Club which organises and runs the annual Jersey Festival of Motoring.

Election platform:
In my role as senior Procurer du Bien Public, I am heavily involved in the management and administration of the parish and am therefore well versed in the parochial role of the Constable. St Peter needs a Constable who can demonstrate a record of performance, effective management of all processes, procedures and people and, the ability to work with tight financial controls whilst providing a service which, at the minimum, meets our parishioners’ expectations.

During my 30 years of professional service in a commercial environment with the States of Jersey, many at management, senior management and executive level, I was fortunate to have received valuable training and experience in management and executive competencies, skills which I used on a daily basis and continue to use today in my voluntary roles.

It is these skills that I bring to the role of Constable for the benefit of the elderly, the families and the children and the businesses, all of which make up our community. Our community is special to me and it is the long-term sustainability and development of facilities for our parishioners that motivates me to stand for this role.

Proposers: David Payn, Roger Le Gros, Robin Hacquoil, James Simon, Julie Rabet, Francis Poignand, David Drage, Malcolm Pollard, Graham Le Cuirot and Mark Capern.

Nomination speech:
Mr Refault has the proven leadership skills, business acumen and strategic know-how to be a successful Constable, said his proposer, David Payn. He said that Mr Refault had demonstrated through his work as the chief fire officer for the Airport Fire and Rescue Service the type of leadership that would serve him well and ensure that he could deliver results.

He said that Mr Refault also possessed fine inter-personal and communication skills and that he had devoted 32 years of service to his parish through the honorary system. He is currently serving the parish as a Procurer and has served in many roles including as a helper at St Peter’s Youth Club, chairman of St Peter’s School PTA and chairman of the St Peter’s Battle of Flowers.

Contact details:
Tel: Mobile: 07797 733 331 home: 482959 office: 880770