Connétables

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Connétables are elected parish heads in Jersey who serve both as local civic leaders and as members of the island’s legislature, the States Assembly.

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Connétables canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf member of legislature
parish official
political office
appliesToJurisdiction Jersey
convenes Parish Assembly
country Jersey
derivesFromTerm connétable
electorate parish-wide electorate
governs parish municipality of Jersey
hasNumberOfParishesRepresented 12
hasRank senior parish official
historicalOrigin Norman administrative system
isIncompatibleWith holding another seat in the States Assembly
jurisdictionLevel parish
languageOfOfficialTitle French
Jèrriais
legalStatus elected public official
legislativeFunction voting member of the States Assembly
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Jersey
surface form: Bailiwick of Jersey

Channel Islands (crown dependencies)
surface form: Channel Islands
memberOf States Assembly of Jersey
numberOfSeatsInLegislature 12
officeHolderOf parish of Jersey
officeType civic leader
legislator
parish head
participatesIn States Assembly debates
States Assembly voting
partOf States Assembly of Jersey
represents local community
parish of Jersey
responsibleFor implementation of States policies at parish level
local administration
parish policing
parish rates
parish roads
selectionMethod direct election
styleOfAddress Madame Connétable
Mr Connétable
subordinateBody parish municipality
supervises parish honorary police
termLength 4 years
termLengthUnit year
worksWith Centeniers
Procureurs du Bien Public

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