Philip Francis Cyril Ozouf | |
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Senator Ozouf in 2012 (facing camera).
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Senator | |
In office November 2014 – present |
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Constituency | Jersey |
Majority | 10,062 |
Minister for Treasury and Resources | |
In office November 2008 – November 2014 |
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Preceded by | Senator Terry Le Sueur |
Succeeded by | Senator Alan Maclean |
Constituency | Jersey |
Minister for Economic Development | |
In office 2005–2008 |
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Succeeded by | Senator Alan Maclean |
Senator | |
In office November 2008 – 2014 |
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Constituency | Jersey |
Majority | 8,712 (7.55%) |
Deputy | |
In office December 1999 – November 2002 |
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Constituency | Saint Helier district 3 and 4 |
Majority | 1,618 (24%) |
Personal details | |
Born |
Jersey |
March 25, 1970
Children | None |
Residence | St Saviour, Jersey |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Website | www |
Senator Philip Ozouf (born 25 March 1970) is a Jersey politician. He has been a member of the States of Jersey since 1999 and has previously served as Economic Development Minister, Treasury and Resources Minister and Assistant Chief Minister in the Council of Ministers.
Philip Francis Cyril Ozouf was born in Jersey. He is the son of farmer and former Connétable of Saint Saviour Philip Francis Ozouf.
He was educated at Victoria College, Jersey, then attended the European Business School in London, Frankfurt and Paris; he gained a BA (Hons) International Business and French Equivalent. He also qualified to diploma stage of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. He describes himself as a "reasonably fluent" French, German and Spanish speaker.
He was elected to the States of Jersey as a Deputy for Saint Helier District 3&4, in November 1999, topping the poll with 1,618 votes, a record number of votes in this district.
He was then elected a Senator in 2002, topping the poll with 14,442 votes. He was re-elected in 2008 in 5th position with 8,712 votes. He was re-elected a senator in 2014 with 10,062 votes.
Senator Ozouf serves as Vice Chairman of the Alliance Française Jersey branch.
From the October 2014 election Senator Ozouf acted as Assistant Chief Minister with responsibility for Financial Services, Digital, Competition and Innovation matters, assuming full responsibility for Jersey's Innovation Fund at the beginning of 2016. On 20 January 2017 the Chief Minister confirmed that he had received and accepted Senator Ozouf's formal resignation from the post following publication of a report from the Auditor General criticising the way in which the Jersey Innovation Fund had lost a substantial part of the public funds entrusted to it .