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Former States Member

Sir Philip Bailhache

Sir Philip Bailhache

20 December 1972 - Elected as Deputy of Grouville
  • Sworn in on 21 December 1972
  • 16 January 1973 - 20 January 1975 Member of Social Security Committee
  • 16 January 1973 - 20 January 1975 Member of Fort Regent Development Committee
  • 16 January 1973 - 10 December 1974 - Member of Special committee to consider the relationship between Committees and the States Establishment
  • 16 January 1973 - 20 January 1975 - Member of Legislation Committee
  • 6 August 1974 - 10 December 1974 - Member of the Establishment Committee

21 January 1975 – Appointed as H.M. Solicitor General 

21 January 1986 – Appointed as H.M. Attorney General 


26 June 1989 – Appointed as Queen’s Counsel in the Law of Jersey 

6 September 1994 – Appointed as Deputy Bailiff 
  • Sworn in on 27 September 1994 

31 January 1995 – Appointed as Bailiff 
  • Sworn in on 2 February 1995 
  • 2 February 1995 – 9 July 2009 – Chair of Bailiff’s Consultative Panel 
  • 2 February 1995 - 14 March 2003 - Joint-Chair of Commission Amicale
  • 2 February 1995 - 17 January 2006 - Chairmen of the Emergencies Council
  • 26 August 1998 – 7 September 2009 – Chair of Jersey Legal Information Board  
  • 14 March 2003 - 22 June 2005 - Chair of Commission Amicale
  • 12 August 2005 – 9 July 2009 – Chair of Law Revision Board 
  • Retired from Office on 7 September 2009 

14 June 1996 – Awarded Knights Bachelor for services to the community of Jersey 

6 June 2006 - Awarded l'Ordre de la Pléiade (Grand Officer class) by l'Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie 

19 October 2011 – Elected as Senator 
  • Sworn in on 14 November 2011 
  • 25 November 2011 – 28 January 2014 – Assistant Chief Minister 
  • 24 November 2011 – 1 June 2018 – Chair of Legislation Advisory Panel 
  • 6 December 2011 – 1 June 2018 – Member of Privileges and Procedures Committee
  • 9 February 2012 - 9 February 2015 - Member of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (Jersey Branch) Executive Committee 
  • 7 March 2012 – 11 January 2013 - Chair of Jersey’s Electoral Commission 
  • 24 September 2013 – 13 November 2014 - Minister for External Relations 

25 October 2014 - Re-elected as Senator 
  • Sworn in on 6 November 2014 
  • 12 November 2014 – 1 June 2018– Chair of Legislation Advisory Panel 
  • 13 November 2014 – 31 December 2015 – Assistant Minister for Education, Sport and Culture 
  • 13 November 2014 – 1 June 2018 – Minister for External Relations 
  • 10 March 2015 - 1 June 2018 - Member of Assemblée Parlementaire de la Francophonie 
  • 1 January 2016 – 1 June 2018 - Assistant Minister for Education 
  • Retired from States on 1 June 2018 

22 June 2022 - Re-elected as Deputy of St Clement 
  • Sworn in on 27 June 2022 
  • 19 July 2022 – 21 March 2023 – Member of Health and Social Security Scrutiny Panel 
  • 19 July 2022 – 6 February 2024 – Member of States Employment Board 
  • 25 September 2022 – Present - Member of Assemblée Parlementaire de la Francophonie 
  • 9 February 2023 – Present – Chair of Legislation Advisory Panel 
  • 6 February 2024 – Present – Member of the Health and Social Security Scrutiny Panel 

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