Background
Gorst was born into a farming family in the Lune Valley, Lancashire, England, and left school with A-levels in history and business studies (grade East) and went on to work in insurance before going into banking and accountancy.
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Career
He previously worked as an accountants Gorst was elected to the as one of the Deputies for Street Clement in the 2005 elections, coming second with 930 votes. He was re-elected in 2008 when he topped the poll with 1,112 votes.
In the 2011 general election he successfully stood for one of the four Senators" seats, coming second out of 13 candidates.
Gorst was re-elected in the 2014 general election with 14,035 votes (96% of the vote share), the highest of any Senatorial candidate. He is currently serving his second term as Chief Minister.
He was elected Chief Minister of Jersey in November 2011. Between 2008 and 2011, Gorst was Minister for Employment and Social Security in the Council of Ministers.
During his period of office, a system for redundancy payments was introduced, the income support system was criticized, state pension retirement age was raised from 65 to 67.
And a new system for funding care in old age was put in place. In 2005, Gorst was appointed as an assistant minister in the Chief Minister"s Department, with responsibility for decisions about migration and human resources. In July 2007, Gorst became an assistant minister to the Minister for Treasury and Resources, with responsibilities including the review of accounting functions, investment matters, internal audit and procurement.
Gorst has served as chairman of the Jersey Overseas Aid Commission.
Membership
He was a member of the United Kingdom Conservative Party before leaving the United Kingdom. Gorst is the Deputy Chair of Governors at Le Rocquier School, a member of Le Squez Youth Club Management Committee, and a member of NSPCC Pathways steering group.
