Richard Joseph "Dick" Shenton is a former politician in 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...

. He retired in 2005.

Biography

Dick Shenton was Chairman of Troy Stevedores and served as a director on the board of Securicor (now G4S).

Electoral history

Dick Shenton was first elected to 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....

as Senator in 1969 and served until 1999,

In Oct 1993 he received 8,755 votes polling sixth

He was re-elected in a by-election in 2004 achieving 7,144 votes with a majority of 5,500.

Life in the States

Dick Shenton was President of a number of committees, including tourism in 1993