Michael W. Torode was the second Chief Minister of Guernsey

Chief Minister of Guernsey

The Chief Minister of Guernsey chairs the Policy Council, which consists of the heads of each of the ten government departments of the States of Guernsey. Guernsey operates a system of consensus, committees-based government...

. He was voted in by the States of Deliberation on 5 March 2007 and his term expired on 30 April 2008.

Torode succeeded Laurie Morgan

Laurie Morgan

Laurie Morgan From , is a Deputy of the States of Guernsey. He was Guernsey's first Chief Minister and was elected to the post in May 2004. His term of office was due to expire in 2008, when the next General Election is due...

 following the Fallagate scandal that led to the whole Policy Council of Guernsey

Policy Council of Guernsey

Guernsey operates a system of government by committees and consensus. There are no political parties and the executive functions of government are under the control not of a central cabinet but of ten policy-specific departments, each run by boards or committees of five political members, all of...

 resigning en masse in February 2007. Prior to being Chief Minister, Torode's government position was that of Minister of Home Affairs.

Torode has been a member of the States of Guernsey

States of Guernsey

The States of Guernsey is the parliament of the island of Guernsey. Some laws and ordinances approved by the States of Guernsey also apply to Alderney and Sark as "Bailiwick-wide legislation" with the consent of the governments of those islands...

 since 1979. He was initially a Deputy representing St. Martin's and later a Conseiller, elected bailiwick-wide. He was latterly a Deputy representing the South East electoral district.