Jeremy Maçon

Jeremy Martin Maçon is a Jersey politician who served as one of the Deputies in the St Saviour No. 1 constituency between 2008 and 2022.

Jeremy Maçon
Jeremy Maçon in 2012
Deputy of St Saviour No. 1
In office
8 December 2008 – 22 June 2022
Preceded byCelia Scott Warren
Succeeded byConstituency merged with
St Saviour No. 2 & 3
ConstituencySt Saviour No. 1
Minister for Children & Housing
In office
17 November 2020 – 24 March 2021[1]
Preceded bySam Mézec
Succeeded byScott Wickenden
(as Minister for Children & Education)
Russell Labey
(as Minister for Housing & Communities)
Personal details
Political partyIndependent
Residence(s)St Saviour, Jersey[2]

Education

Maçon was educated at La Pouquelaye School, Haute Valleé, Hautlieu School, and Highlands College.[3] He has a degree in Joint Social Sciences from Plymouth University.

Political career

Maçon was an unsuccessful senatorial candidate in the 2008 elections, however he was elected as a Deputy for St Saviour No. 1 district.[4]

On 19 March 2013, Maçon proposed a minimum turnout threshold of 40% of the electorate, in respect of the Jersey electoral reform referendum of 2013 and that if this threshold is not met the result of the referendum should not be used by the Assembly.[5]

In July 2013, Maçon was elected as chairman of the Privileges and Procedures Committee, replacing Connétable Crowcroft who resigned after members rejected reform plans based on the outcome of the referendum.[6]

Maçon stood for re-election in 2022 in the new combined constituency of 'St Saviour'. Of the 12 candidates standing, he received the fewest votes with just 411 people supporting him.[7]

Police investigation

On March 24, 2021, Deputy Maçon was relieved of his duties as Children's Minister while he was being investigatied by the States of Jersey Police for an undisclosed offence. The Chief Minister, Senator John Le Fondré said Deputy Maçon was 'not currently capable of fulfilling his ministerial duties'. Maçon formally resigned from the government three months later but continued in his elected role as a Deputy.[8]

Deputy Maçon maintained his innocence throughout the investigation, stating publicly that he "should make it plain that, despite taking the decision to resign from [his] Ministerial post, [he] do[es] not accept guilt in relation to any allegation", and that his resignation was due to the "considerable negative impact on both me and my family" and he "would not want this continuing situation to be used to undermine... the excellent work being done by this Government."[9][10]

On Tuesday 31 August 2021, Jersey Police confirmed that the six-month police investigation against Deputy Maçon had not resulted in any charges [11][12]

On Tuesday 14 September, Maçon spoke publicly for the first time since the beginning of March, thanking friends, family and members of the community for their support during the investigation.[13][14] During this statement, Maçon stated that he had been the victim of "an extremely vicious and politically motivated attack, designed to smear my character, damage my reputation and hurt me personally".[15] He went on to highlight the importance of following procedure, as he noted that he had been subject to "all manner of vile speculation based on prejudice and bigotry" as he was "put on trial by some sections of the media, together with many on social media, who have taken advantage of a time when I could not defend myself or comment publicly on the situation for legal reasons whilst the investigation was underway".

References
  1. "Maçon Removed As Children's Minister". Channel 103.
  2. "Members". Statesassembly.gov.je. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  3. "Vote Jersey Vote Jeremy!". Jeremymacon.com. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  4. "Jersey - Inside the States - 21 stand for Senator". BBC. 17 September 2008. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  5. "REFERENDUM ON STATES REFORM: MINIMUM TURNOUT THRESHOLD" (PDF). Statesassembly.gov.je. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  6. "BBC News - Jersey States elect Jeremy Macon as reform chairman". Bbc.co.uk. 18 July 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  7. "Your 2022 Candidates". Vote.je. 25 April 2022.
  8. "Jersey Education Minister Jeremy Macon resigns over police investigation". BBC News. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  9. Potigny, Fiona (8 June 2021). "I have every intention of fighting to clear my name". Bailiwick Express. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  10. "Children's and Education Minister Jeremy Maçon arrested", Jersey Evening Post, March 24, 2021.
  11. "No action against Jersey ex-minister Jeremy Macon after arrest". BBC News. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  12. Jeune, James. "No charges brought against former Education Minister". jerseyeveningpost.com. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  13. "Former Minister 'thankful for support' as Police probe ends". Bailiwick Express. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  14. Deputy Jeremy Macon Personal Statement., retrieved 21 September 2021
  15. MAÇON, Jeremy (14 September 2021). "PERSONAL STATEMENT TO BE MADE BY DEPUTY J.M. MAÇON OF ST. SAVIOUR ON TUESDAY 14th SEPTEMBER 2021" (PDF). States Assembly Official Records. 1: 2.
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