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Walter Stuart Trought
MBE
is the former
President
of the
States of Alderney
. Elected on 11 June 2011 to replace Sir
Norman Browse
on a turnout of 65% on 31 December 2012,
[1]
he was re-elected unopposed in 2016 to serve until 31 December 2020.
On 12 April 2019, Trought announced his intention to resign after a meeting of the States in May 2019.
[2]
He was replaced by
William Tate
on 28 June 2019.
Biography
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Trought was educated at
Oakham School
and pursued a marine career from 1967 until 1985, rising to master and superintendent. He holds a master's degree in marine transport from the
University of Plymouth
. He served as Director of the Group Operating Board of
Lamnalco
from 1985 to 2000, DGM of the
Abu Dhabi
Petroleum Ports Authority from 2002 to 2004, and chairman of Alderney Renewable Energy from 2006 to 2010. He has been the chairman of the Alderney branch of the
RNLI
since 2000, of the Alderney Maritime Trust and (as the ex-officio chairman) of the Alderney branch of The
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
since 2011, and as guardian of the Alderney Foundation since 2016. He is a member of the
Honourable Company of Master Mariners
and the
Nautical Institute
. He speaks English, French and some Arabic.
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He was made an MBE 2020.
President
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As President of the States of Alderney, Trought is not directly responsible for political matters. He undertook official visits to
Saint-Lo
in October 2011, and to
Jersey
in December 2014 where a delegation from Alderney met
Ian Gorst
, Sir
Michael Birt
and Sir
John McColl
, and in March 2018 when he again met Gorst, as well as Sir
Philip Bailhache
,
Lyndon Farnham
and others. Additionally, he welcomed official visits from TRH
Charles, Prince of Wales
and
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall
in July 2012, from
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
in October 2018, and from various
MPs
and French officials.
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On 2 March 2017, Trought was invited to give evidence to the
House of Commons
Justice Select Committee
on Alderney's interests after
Brexit
.
Elections
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Trought was re-elected unopposed in 2012 and 2016.
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