Wendy Morgan
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Wendy Morgan is a former Deputy in the States of Guernsey
, the parliament of the Bailiwick
of Guernsey
in the Channel Islands
.
Wendy Morgan was elected in 2004 and represented the electoral district of St. Peter Port North
, but failed to gain a seat in the 2008 elections. Deputy Wendy Morgan was the Deputy Minister of Education and controversy by proposing that the current student grant system should include a student loan in funding undergraduate courses.
Her husband, Laurie Morgan
, was the Chief Minister of Guernsey
from 2004 until 2007 when he was forced to resign by the Fallagate
scandal.
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...
, the parliament of the Bailiwick
Bailiwick
A bailiwick is usually the area of jurisdiction of a bailiff, and may also apply to a territory in which the sheriff's functions were exercised by a privately appointed bailiff under a royal or imperial writ. The word is now more generally used in a metaphorical sense, to indicate a sphere of...
of Guernsey
Guernsey
Guernsey, officially the Bailiwick of Guernsey is a British Crown dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy.The Bailiwick, as a governing entity, embraces not only all 10 parishes on the Island of Guernsey, but also the islands of Herm, Jethou, Burhou, and Lihou and their islet...
in the Channel Islands
Channel Islands
The Channel Islands are an archipelago of British Crown Dependencies in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. They include two separate bailiwicks: the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Bailiwick of Jersey...
.
Wendy Morgan was elected in 2004 and represented the electoral district of St. Peter Port North
St. Peter Port North
Saint Peter Port North is an electoral district in Guernsey in the Channel Islands. It was created following the Machinery of Government changes which came into effect in 2004....
, but failed to gain a seat in the 2008 elections. Deputy Wendy Morgan was the Deputy Minister of Education and controversy by proposing that the current student grant system should include a student loan in funding undergraduate courses.
Her husband, 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...
, was the 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...
from 2004 until 2007 when he was forced to resign by the Fallagate
Fallagate
Fallagate was a political scandal in Guernsey in 2007, over the desire by Deputies of the States of Deliberation to appear corruption free. The desire to appear corruption free cost the island's 40000 tax payers £60 each, and the resulting scandal led to the resignation of Laurie Morgan, the then...
scandal.