Paul Routier

Paul Routier, MBE is a member of the States of Jersey, England, since he was elected in 1993, and is an Assistant Minister to the Chief Minister of Jersey since 25 November 2011.^[3]

Paul Francis Routier
(front left, in blue)
Senator
Incumbent
Assumed office November 2008
Constituency	Jersey
Majority	8,775
Senator
In office November 2002 – November 2008
Constituency	Jersey
Majority	11,687[1]
Deputy
In office 1999–2002
Constituency	St Helier
Personal details
Born	Jersey[2]
Spouse	Married
Children	Three
Residence(s)	St Helier, Jersey
Website	http://www.paulroutier.com/

Political career

Routier was first elected as Deputy for St Helier No. 2 district in the 1993 elections and served for three terms (nine years) before being elected as Senator in 2002. He was re-elected in 2008 in 4th place with 8,775 votes.^[4]

He was Jersey's Minister for Employment and Social Security^[5] until 11 December 2008, when he was replaced with Deputy Ian Gorst. He was proposed as nominee for Minister for Health by Chief Minister Elect Terry Le Sueur, but lost to Senator James Perchard. After that, he was proposed as nominee for Minister for Education, but lost that election to Deputy James Reed. He was subsequently appointed as Assistant Minister to the Chief Minister, and Assistant Minister on Economic Development.

Voluntary work

Routier is heavily involved in working to support those with learning difficulties including the charities Jersey Mencap and Les Amis Incorporated.

He is a school governor of De La Salle College, Jersey

Parish municipality

Paul Routier is Procureur for the Vingtaine de la Ville of St. Helier.