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Connétables or Constables act as the civic heads of the twelve parishes in Jersey. In each of the twelve parishes, the Constable is based in their local parish hall.

Despite some of the parishes in Jersey dating back to around 475AD, the exact origins of the Connétable remain unclear. It is believed that the role may have been created in the 13th century, however records on island only date back to the 15th century.

Since 1462, St Saviour has been led by at least 56 different Constables.

List of Connétables for St Saviour

Constables of St Saviour (1462–date)

Portrait	Name	From	To	Note
Connétables of St Saviour
	Johan Poingdestre	1462		First recorded Constable in Jersey. Served during the French Occupation of Jersey (1461-1468). Later served as the Lieutenant-Baliff, and Jurat of the Royal Court of Jersey.
	George Lempriere	1464		Served as the second Constable of St Saviour during the French occupation of Jersey (1461-1468)
	Records missing or unrecorded following the appointment of Lempriere, up to 1531
	Clement Lempriere	1531		Became a Jurat in 1524
	Johan Nicolle	1539		He was the Seigneur of Longueville, and later Attorney-General
	Thomas Poingdestre	1546	1549	An Advocate. Buried 11 May 1566 outside St Saviour Church
	Edouard Messervy	1549	1552	Became a Centenier in 1542, a Solicitor-General in 1562 and later Jurat.
	Thomas Lempriere	1552		Probably from the area of Maufant
	Hostes Nicolle	1558	1561	Later served as the Baliff of Jersey between 1561 and 1564.
	Clement Messervy	1561	1572
	Jean Poingdestre	1572	1580
	Aaron Stocall	1580	1586	First of two non-consecutive terms
	Edouard Poingdestre	1586	1587	First of two non-consecutive terms
	Benjamin La Cloche	1587	1591	Seigneur of Longueville. Buried 12 July 1610.
	Aaron Stocall	1592	1597	Second term
	Edouard Poingdestre	1597	1611	Second term. Resigned in 1611.
	Benjamin La Cloche	1611	1624	Son of Constable Benjamin La Cloche (served 1587-1591). Seigneur of Longueville; famous local diarist.
	Jean Messervy	1624	1629	Son of Jurat Aaron Messervy. Studied at St John’s College, Oxford. Buried 1634.
	Aaron Stocall	1629	1645	Son of Constable Aaron Stocall (served 1580-1586, and 1592-1597). He was re-elected in 1645, but had to resign due to his poor health.
	Philippe Dumaresq	1645	1650	Served during Royalist control of Jersey during the English Civil War. Resigned in 1650.
	Etienne Anthoine	1650	1651	A centenier since 1645. Resigned in 1651 with the arrival of the Parlimentarians.
	Clement Gallie	1652	1660	Served during the Parliamentary/Commonwealth occupation
	Jean De Carteret	1660	1668	Elected around the Restoration of Charles II. Played an important role during the civil war in Jersey during the English Civil War. Died in 1668.
	George La Cloche	1669	1676	He was the Seigneur for Longueville. Became Jurat in 1676
	Richard Dumaresq	1676	1694	Allowed to resign in 1694
	Charles Poingdestre	1694	1702	Son of Lieutenant-Baliff Jean Poingdestre. He became Jurat in 1702
	Benjamin La Cloche	29 August 1702	June 1703	Younger son of George La Cloche. Died in June 1703
	Amice La Cloche	1703	1713	He was the Advocate for the Royal Court, and was elected as Jurat in 1713
	Nicolas Dumaresq	1713	1725	He became Jurat in 1725.
	Parish records conflicting following the appointment of Dumaresq, up to 1743
	Philippe Bandinel	1743	1755	Member of the influential local Bandinel family. Seigneur of Meleches.Gave the land on which the hospital was built. Died in office in 1755
	Edouard Estur	1755	1758
	Jean Poingdestre	1758	1770	First of three non-consecutive terms. Seigneur of Anneville
	Edouard Mourant	1770	1773	Centenier from 1755. Died in 1791.
	Thomas Le Hardy	1773	1776	First of two non-consecutive terms. Served as the Jurat between 1740-1775, and Lieutenant-Baliff
	Jean Poingdestre	1776	1779	Second term
	Thomas Le Hardy	1779	1782	Second term. Died in 1798
	Jean Poingdestre	1782	1785	Third term
	Jean Dumaresq	September 1786	1801	Beat Jean Poingdestre by 72 votes to 71 in 1785. Both sides accused each other of malpractice; however Poingdestre dropped his claim by 1786. Later became a political reformer and leader of the Magot Faction. Former Lieutenant-Baliff.
	Abraham Aubin	1801	1807	Served two consecutive terms, followed by one non-consecutive term. A former Centenier. Re-elected in 1804
	Philippe Le Vavaseur dit Durell	1807	1813
	Philippe Gaudin	1814	1817	Won the election of 1817 by 66 votes, but asked not to be sworn in. A new election was held.
	Abraham Aubin	1817	1820	Aubin won the new election by 74 votes, but initially refused to get sworn in. He later changed his mind and served his third term. He died in 1832, aged 78.
	Jean Pelgué	1820	1829	Received a complaint from his opponent Philippe De Heaume in the 1823 election, which was later withdrawn. Died in 1847, aged 79.
	Abraham Aubin	1829		Son of Constable Abraham Aubin (served 1801 - 1809, and 1817-1820). Served two non consecutive terms.
	Philippe Arthur	1839	1842	Seigneur of Longueville
	François Godfray	1842	1860	A fiery advocate who dominated Jersey politics. Undisputed leader of the Rose Party. He was re-elected 5 times for this role, until he became a deputy in 1860.
	Abraham Aubin	January 1860	February 1866	Second term
	Thomas Anthoine	February 1866	1872
	William Philippe De Gruchy	1872	1878
	John Vaudin	1878	1883	Became Jurat in 1883, and later Petty Debts Court judge in 1887
	Henry Nicolle Godfray	1883	1884	Served as a Deputy for St Helier between 1881-1883. Later became States Treasurer in 1886, and Jurat in 1908
	Stanley Edwin Malet	1884	1886	He became impots principal agent.
	Théodore Le Gallais	1886	1892	Later served as a Deputy, and was a major island legal figure. He became the Receiver-General in 1899. He died in 1903.
	James-John Eraut	1892
	John Arthur Perrée	1908	1923	Major figure in Jersey agriculture; RJAHS Secretary.
	Leslie Thomas Anthoine	1923	1948	Long standing civic leader. Despite still ‘officially’ being Parish head during WW2, he was detained as a British POW during the years 1940-1945 due to his rank as a major in the Royal Jersey militia. The parish was run de facto by the parish trustees and the centeniers.
	Thomas Philip Mourant	1948	May 1963	Elected unopposed. Hosted Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip during the 1957 Royal Visit.
	George Le Breton	1964	1976
	Leonard James Norman	1976	1983	“Len” Norman. Later became Minister for Home Affairs.
	Connie Green	1983	2005	First female Connétable for St Saviour.One of the longest serving in modern history
	Peter Hanning	2005	2011
	Sadie Le Sueur-Renard	2011	2022	Deeply popular and patriotic figure. Tragically passed away in April 2022
	Kevin Lewis	2022	2026	Former infrastructure minister. Lost his seat in the 2026 Jersey General Election.
	Dave Curtis	2026	Present	Elected in the 2026 Jersey General Election with a majority of 1295.