journalist teacher deputy senate
Vibert was educated at Les Landes School and Hautlieu. He then trained as a teacher at College of Street Mark & Street John (which was then in London). He moved from teaching to journalism, and gained a National Council for the Training of Journalists Post-graduate Certificate in (Sheffield).
He has been past president of the Jersey Teachers Association, past vice-chairman of Street Brelade’s Youth Club Management Committee, Procureur du Bien Public de la Commune de la Moye. He provided commentary for broadcasts of States sittings. After being made redundant from British Broadcasting Corporation Radio Jersey in 1995 he became editor of Inside Jersey, a colour news magazine.
Elected in 1996 as Deputy for the Parish of Street Brélade, Number.
2 district (865 votes) and re-elected 1999 (1,202 votes). During this time, he actively worked towards the creation of Les Creux Country Park, near Beauport bay.
Elected in 2002 as Senator (in 4th place with 10,624 votes). In the Jersey general election, 2008, held on 15 October 2008, he lost his Senatorial seat.
Within the States, he held the office of president of Sport, Leisure and Recreation committee and while also serving as the President of the Special Committee on the Composition and Election of the States.
In early 2010 he became vice-chairman of the Jersey Allotment and Leisure Gardening Association (JALGA) becoming instrumental in establishing the very first public allotments at Les Creux in Saint Brélade, his home parish.
In Jersey, after three years working at the Jersey Evening Post he became one of the four founding members of staff of British Broadcasting Corporation Radio Jersey at its inception, becoming the first news editor and then assistant editors
