Montfort Tadier
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Deputy Montfort Tadier is a Jersey
Jersey
Jersey, officially the Bailiwick of Jersey is a British Crown Dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. As well as the island of Jersey itself, the bailiwick includes two groups of small islands that are no longer permanently inhabited, the Minquiers and Écréhous, and the Pierres de Lecq and...

 politician, born 28 November 1979 in St Helier. He is a Member of the States of Jersey
States of Jersey
The States of Jersey is the parliament and government of Jersey.The Assembly of the States of Jersey has exercised legislative powers since 1771, when law-making power was transferred from the Royal Court of Jersey....

.

He was elected in November 2008 as Deputy for the district of St Brelade No. 2, which consists of the vingtaine
Vingtaine
A vingtaine is a political subdivision of Jersey. They are subdivisions of the various parishes of Jersey, and one, La Vingtaine de la Ville , in Saint Helier is further divided into two cantons.St...

s of La Moye
Vingtaine de la Moye
Vingtaine de la Moye is one of the four vingtaines of the Parish of St. Brélade in Jersey in the Channel Islands....

 and Les Quennevais
Vingtaine des Quennevais
Vingtaine des Quennevais is one of the four vingtaines of St. Brélade Parish on the Channel Island of Jersey.Together with Vingtaine de la Moye it forms part of "St. Brélade No. 2 district" and elects two Deputies....

. He gained one of the two seats in the district, coming second with 758 votes from a field of 8 candidates.

Though the Jersey Government does not operate a formal system of Party Politics (the vast majority of members having been elected as independents), he identifies himself with Green, Social Democratic and Socialist politics.

He is a founding member of the political pressure group Time4Change, which was formed in the response to the revelations, in early 2008, that systemic child abuse had occurred in a local care home during the 1960s-1980s. The group campaigns on various issues to do with constitutional reform, tax reform, social and environmental issues.

He was educated in the island at La Moye, Les Quennevais and Hautlieu
Hautlieu School
Hautlieu School, commonly referred to as "Hautlieu", is a 14+ school in the parish of St. Saviour, Jersey.-Overview:The school currently has approximately 680 pupils. During the academic year 2004/2005 the GCSE pass rate was 100%, at which 40% gained A* to A grades...

 schools, before gaining a BA(Hons) in Modern Languages from the University of Sheffield
University of Sheffield
The University of Sheffield is a research university based in the city of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It is one of the original 'red brick' universities and is a member of the Russell Group of leading research intensive universities...

, UK.

Since 2009 he has been running his own blogsite which can be viewed at www.mtadier.blogspot.com
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