Mark Boleat

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Sir Mark John Boleat is a British businessman and politician who was a deputy chairman of the City of London Corporation's Policy and Resources Committee from 2017 to 2019 and was the sole leader of the abolished Jersey Alliance party. [1] [2] He was a common councilman for the Cordwainer ward of the City of London from 2002 to 2019. [3]

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He has also been director general of the Building Societies Association, the Council of Mortgage Lenders and the Association of British Insurers. [4] He is a trustee of Centre for London.

Biography

Boleat was born in January 1949 in Jersey. [1]

Boleat was knighted in the 2017 Birthday Honours. [5] Boleat was appointed Chairman of the LINK Scheme Ltd, the company that runs the UK ATM network in early 2017. [6] Boleat became a deputy chairman of the Policy and Resources Committee of the City of London Corporation on 3 May 2017, a position which he held until 4 May 2019.[ citation needed ]

Boleat joined the board of Arron Banks's Eldon Insurance Service Ltd (now Somerset Bridge Insurance Services Limited) on 12 June 2019. [7]

In the 2022 Jersey election, Boleat ran in the St Clement electoral district and was Jersey Alliance's candidate for the role of Chief Minister. [8] Boleat polled last place out of 7 candidates in the district he stood in, receiving 721 votes, and was unelected. [9] As a result of the election, the Jersey Alliance party lost 8 seats, with only a single seat representing the party in the States Assembly, until their sole member resigned from the Party several weeks later. [10] The party was dissolved in November 2024. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Sir Mark Boleat elected as Jersey Alliance Party leader". Jersey Evening Post . 12 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Jersey Alliance closes 'with regret' says chair". BBC News. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  3. ↑ cordwainerward. "Sir Mark Boleat retires as a Ward Councilman". City of London Cordwainer Ward. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  4. ↑ Mark Boleat. City of London. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "No. 61962". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 June 2017. p. B2.
  6. ↑ "LINK / LINK announces Mark Boleat as new chairman". www.link.co.uk. 16 February 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  7. ↑ "SOMERSET BRIDGE INSURANCE SERVICES LIMITED people - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  8. ↑ Express, Bailiwick (12 February 2022). "Arise Sir Mark: CM left out as Alliance elects leader". Bailiwick Express. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  9. ↑ Express, Bailiwick (23 June 2022). "Jersey Alliance leader enters "period of reflection" over election disaster". Bailiwick Express. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  10. ↑ "Jersey Alliance yet to decide future as sole elected Member quits". Jersey Evening Post. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.


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