Sam Mézec Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Deputy
Sam Mézec
Office1:Leader of Reform Jersey
Term Start1:4 July 2014
1Blankname1:Deputy Leader
1Namedata1:Lyndsay Feltham
Predecessor1:Position established
Office2:Minister for Housing and Communities
Term Start2:30 January 2024
1Blankname2:Chief Minister
1Namedata2:Lyndon Farnham
Predecessor2:David Warr
Office3:Deputy of St Helier South
Term Start3:27 June 2022
Subterm3:Serving with
Suboffice3:Tom Coles
Beatriz Porée
David Warr
Majority3:364
Office4:Chief Scrutineer
Term Start4:19 July 2022
Term End4:30 January 2024
1Blankname4:Chief Minister
1Namedata4:Kristina Moore
Predecessor4:Kristina Moore
Office5:Minister for Children & Housing
Term Start5:3 July 2018
Term End5:17 June 2022
1Blankname5:Chief Minister
1Namedata5:John Le Fondré
Predecessor5:Anne Pryke
(as Housing Minister)
Successor5:Jeremy Maçon
Party:Reform Jersey
Birth Date:26 December 1990
Birth Place:Jersey
Occupation:Politician

Samuel Yves Mézec (born 26 December 1990) is a Jersey politician who is the leader of Reform Jersey. He has been a member of the States Assembly since 2014, serving as both a Deputy and later as a Senator.

Political career

Mézec was elected as the Deputy for the St. Helier No. 2 district after winning that seat in a by-election on 5 March 2014. He held the seat in the general election held later that year on 15 October.

He co-founded and, until June 2019,[1] was the Chairman of Reform Jersey, one of the island's political parties.[2] [3] He stood in the Senatorial by-election held on 7 September 2016 but came second to Sarah Ferguson.

Mézec was elected as Senator in the 2018 general election with 40.8% of the popular vote, and on the 3rd of July 2018, he was the first politician to take on the combined role of Minister of Children and Housing.[4]

After two and half years in government, on the 8th of November 2020 Mézec resigned from his Ministerial role to support a vote of no confidence against the Chief Minister, Senator John Le Fondré.[5]

For the 2022 general election, the position of Senator was abolished and all candidates stood as Deputies or Constables,[6] meaning Mézec would be running again for his previous role as a Deputy. Electoral reforms introduced that year also saw Jersey's constituencies changed, with Mézec's local district now being called 'St Helier South' instead of 'St Helier No. 2'. He was re-elected, along with nine other Reform Jersey members.

Following the party's election success, Deputy Mézec challenged Kristina Moore for the role of Chief Minister,[7] but he was defeated by 39 votes to 10. He was later elected to Deputy Moore's previous role leading the island's Scrutiny function as the Chairman of the Corporate Services Scrutiny Panel.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WATCH: Leadership changes in Reform Jersey party. 2021-06-26. Bailiwick Express. en.
  2. Web site: Reform Jersey leader quits Twitter . BBC . 10 September 2014 . 18 December 2014.
  3. Web site: New political party forms in Jersey . ITV.com . ITV . 25 March 2021.
  4. Web site: Senator Sam Mézec appointed as first Minister for Children and Housing . www.gov.je/news . Government of Jersey . 25 March 2021.
  5. Web site: Mézec Resigns As Minister To Back Vote Of No Confidence . www.channel103.com . Channel 103 . 25 March 2021.
  6. Web site: Removal of Jersey senator roles given final approval . BBC News . 22 April 2021.
  7. Web site: Mézec To Challenge For Chief Minister . Channel 103 . en.