Background
Harwood was born in Guernsey in 1947, and educated at Elizabeth College, Guernsey and University of Southampton.
Harwood was born in Guernsey in 1947, and educated at Elizabeth College, Guernsey and University of Southampton.
He was admitted as an English Solicitor in 1972 and continued in employment in London as a Solicitor and latterly as a Corporate Finance Executive before returning to Guernsey. Harwood was appointed a Commissioner of the Guernsey Financial Services Commission in 2004 and served as Chairman from 2006 until retirement in January 2012. He was Chairman of the Panel to review Guernsey’s Machinery of Government from 1998 to 2000.
Harwood was elected to the States of Deliberation in April 2012 and elected to the position of Chief Minister of Guernsey in May 2012.
He resigned as Chief Minister on 25 February 2014.