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Heidi Soulsby MBE, is a politician from the island of Guernsey. She has been a deputy of the States of Guernsey since the 2012 Guernsey general election and was the First female Deputy Chief Minister of Guernsey.
She was made a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2021 New Year Honours.
Education
Soulsby graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Geography from King's College London.
Political career
She was elected to the States of Guernsey in 2012, coming top of the poll in the South East district and in the 2016 where she again came top of the poll.
She was appointed head of the Health & Social Care Committee in 2016, a position she kept until the next election in 2000. She was a founder of the Guernsey Partnership of Independents along with Gavin St Pier and Lyndon Trott in August 2000.
Soulsby received the second highest number of votes in the Island-wide 2020 Guernsey general election with 12,779 votes, representing 51.89% of voters. The Guernsey Partnership of Independents renamed itself Future Guernsey in 2021.
She was appointed Vice-President of the Policy & Resources Committee in 2020, a position from which she resigned in October 2022. She was elected back onto Policy & Resources Committee in December 2023 as Vice President.
Personal life
Soulsby lives in Saint Martin with her husband Phil.
References
External links
Official website
Heidi Soulsby on Twitter
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Heidi Soulsby
- Future Guernsey
- Soulsby
- Heidi (given name)
- Saint Martin, Guernsey
- States of Guernsey
- 2012 Guernsey general election
- Lyndon Trott
- Saint Andrew, Guernsey
- President of the Policy and Resources Committee of Guernsey
