John Beaman
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States of Alderney Member John Beaman |
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In office 1 January 2009 – 31 December 2013 |
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| States Member for Tourism, Agriculture, Open Areas, The Environment, Wildlife and Burhou | |
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5 October 1951 Castleford, Yorkshire, UK |
| Spouse(s) | Anne Beaman |
John Richard Beaman (born 5 October 1951) was formerly one of the ten States of Alderney Members and became the Chairman of the influential Policy and Finance Committee in January 2011. Prior to this, he was the Island’s Representative for Tourism. As well as his chairmanship of Policy and Finance, he was also a member of the committees on Employment Legislation, and General Services, and he was also the representative for Agriculture, Open areas, Environment, Wildlife, and the island of Burhou. His term of office finished in 2013.
Born in Castleford, Beaman was educated at The King's School, Pontefract. He attended the University of Bradford, before moving to Madeley in Staffordshire to train as a maths teacher. From 1976 until 1985 he worked as a teacher, first in schools and later with children in care. From 1985 until 2005 he worked for Staffordshire and then for Stoke-on-Trent in the Looked-after-children (LAC) department.
Beaman was elected as a member of the States of Alderney in December 2008 after a controversial election in which he gained the same number of votes (294) as Don Oakden, who was not elected. This was the first tie in the island’s electoral history, and was resolved by the returning officer picking Beaman’s name from a ballot box, which led to his selection as the fifth member. Beaman was announced as States Representative for Tourism on 18 February 2009. In his acceptance interview he declared an awareness of the island’s shortcomings as a tourist destination and pledged to work with local groups to improve the island’s standing. He also drew attention for his refusal to vote for an increase in pay for States Members and for being the only States Member to vote against the setting-up of a housing association.
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