Philip Bailhache

Deputy Sir
Philip Bailhache
Bailhache in 2007
Deputy for St Clement
Assumed office
22 June 2022
Minister for External Relations
In office
2013–2018
Chief MinisterIan Gorst
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byIan Gorst
Senator
In office
2011–2018
ConstituencyIsland-wide
Bailiff of Jersey
In office
1995–2009
MonarchElizabeth II
Governor
Preceded bySir Peter Crill
Succeeded bySir Michael Birt
Deputy Bailiff of Jersey
In office
1994–1995
Preceded byVernon Tomes
Succeeded byFrancis Hamon
Attorney-General
In office
1986–1994
Preceded byVernon Tomes
Succeeded byMichael Birt
Solicitor-General
In office
1975–1986
Preceded byVernon Tomes
Succeeded byTerence Sowden
Deputy for Grouville
In office
1972–1975
Personal details
Born
Philip Martin Bailhache

1946
Jersey, Channel Islands
NationalityBritish
Political partyJersey Liberal Conservatives
RelativesSir William Bailhache (brother)
Residence(s)Grouville, Jersey

Sir Philip Martin Bailhache KC (/ˈbælæʃ/ BAL-ash[1]) is a Jersey politician and lawyer who has served as a Deputy for St Clement since 2022 and the leader of the Jersey Liberal Conservatives party.[2]

He served as Bailiff of Jersey from 1995 to 2009, before entering the States Assembly in 2011 as a Senator, serving as Jersey’s first Minister for External Relations from 2013 until he stood down from the States Assembly in 2018. He previously served as Deputy for Grouville from 1972 until 1975, before serving successively as Solicitor General, Attorney General and Deputy Bailiff between 1975 and 1995.

  1. ^ "Philip Bailhache - Standing for Senator". YouTube. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Dramatic night will result in a new-look States Assembly". 23 June 2022.