would stand as the Jersey Liberal Conservatives' candidate for Chief Minister if he was voted back in. He previously ran for the position in 2011. The following month, the incumbent Chief Minister - Senator John Le Fondré - announced he would be standing as a candidate for the Jersey Alliance party. He wasn't however chosen as the party's candidate for leader, with members backing Sir Mark Boleat instead. It meant that even if Senator Le Fondré was successfully re-elected, he would only serve one term as Chief Minister. In May, Senator Kristina Moore - who served as Home Affairs Minister during Ian Gorst's premiership - announced her intention to stand for Chief Minister if re-elected. For the 2022 general election, the position of Senator was abolished and all candidates stood as Deputies or Constables. As Senators were the only position to be elected using an island-wide vote, they traditionally took on the Ministerial roles in Jersey's government. 2022 would be the first time a Chief Minister would be appointed without an island-wide mandate since the position was established in 2005. Islanders went to the polls in June, with John Le Fondré's Alliance party suffering a bruising defeat - meaning neither he nor his party leader, Sir Mark Boleat, were in a position to stand for Chief Minister. Candidates aligned to political parties weren't as popular with the electorate as independent candidates, meaning Sir Philip Bailhache didn't have enough support from States Members to put himself forward. The only party to increase the number of seats in the Assembly was Reform Jersey, which led Deputy Sam Mézec to announce his intention to stand as the party's candidate for Chief Minister. On Friday 1st July, States Members elected Deputy Moore as Jersey's first female Chief Minister. Her picks for the Council of Ministers were all backed in the States Assembly, including retaining Ian Gorst as Treasury Minister. See also List of current heads of government in the United Kingdom and dependencies References External links Government of Jersey website Government of Jersey