- Freddie Cohen
Infobox Politician
name = Freddie Cohen
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small_| office = Senator
term_start = Oct 2005
term_end = Nov 2011
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constituency = Jersey
majority = 13,704
office2 = Planning Minister
term_start2 = Dec 2005
term_end2 = Nov 2008
predecessor2 = n/a
successor2 = n/a
constituency2 = States of Jersey
majority2 = unopposed
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constituency3 = Jersey
majority3 = unopposed
birth_date = 1957
birth_place = England
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party = None
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spouse = Yes
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children = 4
residence = St John,Jersey
occupation =Politician
religion =Jewish
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footnotes =Frederick Ellyer Cohen (born 1957) is a politician in the Bailiwick of
Jersey .Born in
Manchester ,England , Cohen was educated in Jersey at Moorestown, St Michael’s School, Victoria College and then studied atLondon South Bank University .Following a brief career in construction, he took up positions on the executive of La
Société Jersiaise and as vice-president of theJersey Heritage Trust .He is a former president of the
Jersey Jewish Congregation , retiring in 2001.He has been prominent in community relations as trustee of the
Jersey Community Relations Trust and member of the Jersey Holocaust Memorial Day Committee.He is also the author of two books on the
Occupation of the Channel Islands and the history of Channel Island Silver, managed the new official history of the Occupation byPaul Sanders , organised theLa Hougue Bie Slaveworker Memorial, commissioned, fundraised and managed ‘The Ultimate Sacrifice’ – the chronicle of Islanders who perished in concentration camps.States of Jersey
He entered the
States of Jersey at the 2005 elections, receiving 13,704 votes in the Senatorials. He topped the poll in six parishes and was third in the remaining parishes. He was subsequently nominated Minister for Planning and Environment in Jersey.Parish Municipality
He was elected to the
Municipality of the parish of St John; serving asConstable's Officer ,Centenier andRates Assessor .References
* [http://www.cohen.je/ Senator Freddie Cohen, Minister for Planning and Environment]
* [http://www.cohen.je/preliminary.htm 2005 Election Flyer]
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