Paul Le Claire

Infobox Politician


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term_start = Dec 2005
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predecessor = Jerry Dorey
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constituency = St Helier District 1
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term_start2 = Dec 1999
term_end2 = Nov 2005
predecessor2 = Terry Le Main
successor2 = Ben Shenton
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birth_place = Jersey
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spouse = Natalia
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children = Three
residence = St Helier
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religion = Roman Catholic


website = http://www.paulleclaire.com/
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Paul Vincent Le Claire is a member of the States of Jersey.

Biography

He was born in 1963 in Jersey. Upon leaving school he served in the Royal Marines as a bugle-boy before moving on to a career in personal protection, and becoming a fully qualified executive protection specialist.

He is a musician, having had three albums produced and distributed over the internet and regularly performing in healing masses for the Christian community in Jersey. These include the Queen of Peace [ [http://www.edm4music.moonfruit.com/paulleclaire/4518246146| Download links for albums] ] which was inspired by the miraculous healing of a young boy [ [http://www.medjugorjeusa.org/queenofpeacecd.htm| Download link for Medjugore Album] ] in Medjugorje [ [http://www.miracleatmedjugorje.com/colm_and_father.htm| Miracle at Medjugore] ] .

In Summer 2000, he played support for Art Garfunkel when the singer visited Jersey for a concert at Fort Regent [ [http://search.ft.com/search/article.html?id=001002010313| Paul Le Claire Supports Art Garfunkel] ]

Electoral History

Deputy Le Claire first stood for election in a Senatorial by-election in February 1999, coming second to Jerry Dorey with 1,811 votes [Jersey by elections, 1999] .

Jerry Dorey vacated his position as Deputy in St Helier District #1 in April 1999, a position to which Deputy Le Claire was elected [Jersey by elections, 1999] .

He was elected as Senator in the Senator elections in November 1999, placing 4th with 8,287 votes [Jersey general election, 1999] .

In 2005 he was a founder member of the Jersey Democratic Alliance, but following the resignation of Senator Ted Vibert as Chairman and the subsequent election of a more left-leaning leadership, he left to lead the Centre Party.

In the Senator election in 2005 he polled ninth of fifteen candidates and failed to gain re-election.

Following the election he announced that he was resigning his membership of the Centre Party and in the subsequent Deputy election he was elected as Deputy of St Helier District #1, topping the poll [Jersey general election, 2005] .

References

External links

* [http://www.paulleclaire.com/| www.paulleclaire.com]