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States Member

Lyndon Farnham

Lyndon Farnham

Senator
Island-wide

Independent Member

Role(s)

  • Chief Minister

Languages spoken

English

Record of Service to the Assembly

24 November 1999 – Elected as Deputy of St. Saviour No. 2 
  • Sworn in on 9 December 1999 
  • 14 December 1999 - 27 November 2002 - Member of Industries Committee
  • 14 December 1999 - 27 November 2002 - Member of Etat Civil Committee
  • 7 March 2000 - 15 January 2003 - Member of Harbours and Airport Committee
  • 27 March 2001 - 19 November 2002 - President of Gambling Control Committee

27 November 2002 - Re-elected as Deputy of St. Saviour No. 2  
  • Sworn in on 12 December 2002 
  • 17 December 2002 - 24 November 2005 - Member of Economic Development Committee
  • 15 January 2003 - 24 November 2005 - Vice-Chair of Harbours and Airport Committee
  • Retired from the States in December 2005 

19 October 2011 - Elected as Senator 
  • Sworn in on 14 November 2011 
  • 25 November 2011 – 11 November 2014 – Assistant Minister for Home Affairs 
  • 26 June 2012 - 22 September 2015 - Member of Bailliff's Consultative Panel

15 October 2014 - Re-elected as Senator 
  • Sworn in on 3 November 2014 
  • 13 November 2014 – 4 January 2016 – Minister for Economic Development 
  • 13 November 2014 - 1 June 2018 - Member of Emergencies Council
  • 13 November 2014 - 1 June 2018 - Member of Regeneration Steering Group
  • 22 September 2015 - 11 September 2018 - Member of Bailliff's Consultative Panel
  • 4 January 2016 - 1 June 2018 - Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture 
  • 4 January 2016 - 11 February 2016 - Assistant Minister for Education

16 May 2018 - Re-elected as Senator 
  • Sworn in on 1st June 2018 
  • 7 June 2018 – 12 July 2022 – Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture 
  • 7 June 2018 – 12 July 2022 - Member of Emergencies Council
  • 7 June 2018 – 12 July 2022 - Member of Regeneration Steering Group
  • 9 October 2019 – 5 July 2022 – Assistant Chief Minister 
  • 13 December 2018 – 22 June 2022 – Deputy Chief Minister 
  • 11 September 2018 – 22 June 2022 – Member of Bailiff's Consultative Panel 

22 June 2022 - Elected as Deputy of St. Mary, St. Ouen and St. Peter  
  • Sworn in on 27 June 2022 
  • 27 June 2022 – 19 June 2026 - Member of Bailiff's Consultative Panel 
  • 12 July 2022 – 30 January 2024 – Member of Corporate Services Scrutiny Panel 
  • 19 July 2022 – 31 January 2024 – Member of Privileges and Procedures Committee 
  • 30 January 2024 – 19 June 2026 – Chief Minister 
  • 31 January 2024 – 19 June 2026 – Chair of States Employment Board

7 June 2026 - Elected as Senator
  • Sworn in on 12 June 2026
  • 30 June 2026 - Present - Chief Minister
  • 30 June 2026 - Present - Chair of Council of Ministers
  • 30 June 2026 – Present - Chair of States Employment Board

Declaration of Interests

  • Give the name and address of any person, company, trust, professional association, union, political party or other organization from whom you receive any remuneration or benefit by virtue of being –
    (a) employed; (b) the holder of any office; (c) a director of any company; or (d) a partner in a partnership or firm.
    Provide a brief description of the business or work in each case

    • FCI Limited: Director,
      • First Floor, Tower House, Le Route es Nouaux, St. Helier, Jersey JE2 4ZJ.
    • Gym Club (International) Limited: Director,
      • First Floor, Tower House, Le Route es Nouaux, St. Helier, Jersey JE2 4ZJ.
    Total interest declared under this section exceeds 25% of total annual income in the previous 12 months

  • Give details of any consultancy, trade, profession, vocation or other work for which you receive any payment or benefit and which does not fall within section 1.
    In addition you must give the name and address of a person from whom you receive any payment or benefit in return for the above work if the payment or benefit received from that person forms a significant portion of your total income, or a significant portion of your total income from that particular work.
    Provide a brief description of the business or work in each case.

  • None

  • Give the name and address of any company in which you, or your spouse or cohabitee, or both of you, whether jointly or separately, own sharesexceeding –
    (a) 1% or more of the issued share capital of the company; or
    (b) £ 25,000 in value.
    Provide a brief description of the business or purpose of the company

    • FCI Limited, Consultancy, holding, investment.
      • First Floor, Tower House, Le Route es Nouaux, St. Helier, Jersey JE2 4ZJ.
      • Gym Club International Limited. Online gym access and membership  - www.gymclub.com
      • Ordinary shares

  • Give the name and address of any person who provides you with sponsorship for the purpose of enabling you to carry out your duties as an elected member. Provide a brief description of the sponsorship.

  • None

  • List the name and address of any person who gives you, or your spouse or cohabitee, any gift, hospitality or other benefit which has a monetary value greater than 1% of the current remuneration figure for elected members (disregarding any expense allowances) if the giving of the gift, hospitality or benefit is, in any way, related to your membership of the States
    Provide a brief description of the gift, hospitality or other benefit given.

  • None

  • List the name and address of any person who pays all or part of the costs of a visit made outside Jersey by you or your spouse or cohabitee if the visit is, in any way, related to your membership of the States.

  • None

  • List details of any land (except the principal place of residence of you or of your spouse or cohabitee) which is wholly owned, or jointly owned with another person –
    (a) by or on behalf of you or your spouse or cohabitee; or
    (b) by or on behalf of you and your spouse or cohabitee jointly.
    List also details of any land from which you or your spouse or cohabitee derives an income. You must describe the land in sufficient detail to enable it to be identified.

    • Fields 1671,1704,1673,1673A
    • The Hall, Dugort East, Achill, Co. Mayo, F28 XR82, Ireland. This property is jointly owned by my wife, Anne-Marie Farnham and her siblings.

  • List details of any other interest or benefit which you or your spouse or cohabitee receive which, although not required to be registered under any of the previous sections, you believe might reasonably be thought by other persons to influence your actions as an elected member.
    You may also use this section to record any interests or other matters that are not required to be registered but which in your opinion should be disclosed to the public

    • Age Concern Jersey - Committee member.
    • St Peter's Youth Club - Committee member.

Videos featuring Lyndon Farnham

Deputy Farnham proposes to remove compulsory independent taxation for existing married couples

30 June 2023

Deputy Lyndon Farnham explains his proposal for Our Hospital Project comparison report

07 December 2022