Sarah Ferguson (politician) explained

Sarah Craig Ferguson
Office:Senator
Term Start:Nov 2008
Term End:Nov 2014
Constituency:Jersey
Majority:8,576 (7.45%)
Office2:Deputy
Term Start2:Dec 2005
Term End2:Nov 2008
Constituency2:St Brelade
Majority2:605[1]
Office3:Deputy
Term Start3:Dec 2002
Term End3:Dec 2005
Constituency3:St Brelade
Birth Place:Manchester, England[2]
Death Date:14 September 2022 (aged 80)
Death Place:Jersey, England
Residence:St Brelade, Jersey[3]

Sarah Craig Ferguson (– 14 September 2022)[4] was a Jersey politician.

Sarah studied at Manchester University, graduating with a degree in Electrical Engineering and took her MBA at Columbia University Graduate School of Business in New York City, majoring in Finance and accountancy with a minor in marketing.

She worked in manufacturing, retail, finance, compliance but spent the major part of her career in finance concluding as a Senior banking supervisor at the Financial Services Commission. In her spare time she also served as a Constables Officer and later as a Centenier in St Brelade.

.[5] She was a member of the States of Jersey since 2002, and was sworn in as a Senator in November 2008. She lost her seat in 2014. In 2016, she was re-elected to the Assembly in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Senator Zoe Cameron.Ferguson died on 14 September 2022, at the age of 80.[6]

Education

She was educated at the University of Manchester, and Columbia Business School in New York City.

Political career

Ferguson was first sworn into the States on 12 December 2002 as a Deputy for St Brelade. She was re-elected in 2005, and elected as a Senator for the first time in 2008. She lost her seat in the 2014 elections. She was returned to office in September 2016 to complete Senator Cameron's term through to May 2018.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BBC - Jersey - About Jersey - Election Results Live. Bbc.co.uk. 10 April 2018.
  2. Web site: Ferguson, Sarah . https://archive.today/20130204111700/http://www.thisisjersey.com/election/senators/sarah-ferguson/ . usurped . 4 February 2013 . Thisisjersey.com . 4 October 2012.
  3. Web site: Senator - Sarah Craig Ferguson . Statesassembly.gov.je . 4 October 2012.
  4. Web site: Former Jersey politician Sarah Ferguson dies . . https://web.archive.org/web/20220921211349/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-jersey-62900411 . 21 September 2022 . live .
  5. Web site: 21 stand for Senator . Bbc.co.uk . 17 September 2008 . 4 October 2012.