29 Facts About Philip Bailhache

Sir Philip Martin Bailhache KC is a Jersey politician and lawyer.

Philip Bailhache served between 1975 and 2009 in the four Crown Offices, as HM Solicitor General, HM Attorney General, Deputy Bailiff, and Bailiff of Jersey.

Philip Bailhache served as Jersey's first Minister for External Relations from 2013 to 2018.

Philip Bailhache stood again in the 2022 general election and was elected Deputy for St Clement.

Philip Bailhache is leader of the Jersey Liberal Conservatives party.

Philip Bailhache went to school at St Michael's Preparatory School and Charterhouse School, England.

Philip Bailhache's grandfather was a Jersey solicitor and served as Deputy for Grouville.

Philip Bailhache served as Deputy of St Clement and later as a Jurat of the Royal Court of Jersey, holding the position of Lieutenant-Bailiff from 1980 to 1982.

Philip Bailhache served as a Law Officer of the Crown for 19 years, first as HM Solicitor General and subsequently as HM Attorney General.

In 1994, Philip Bailhache became Deputy Bailiff of Jersey, following the controversial removal from office of the previous Deputy Bailiff Vernon Tomes.

Philip Bailhache was appointed Bailiff of Jersey in 1995, in succession to Sir Peter Crill and was sworn in on 2 February 1995.

Philip Bailhache was a judge of the Court of Appeal of Guernsey from 1995 to 2009.

Philip Bailhache was invited to chair the Group, which produced a 'Second Interim Report' in December 2007, presented to the States by the Council of Ministers in June 2008.

Philip Bailhache said the following in his May 2008 Liberation Day speech about international reporting of child abuse investigations on the island:.

Philip Bailhache's words were condemned by a support group for those who grew up in care on Jersey.

Jersey's Chief Minister and Jersey Evening Post proprietor, Frank Walker, whose own speech was criticised, defended Philip Bailhache, describing him as "an honourable man"; the proposal was rejected by 47 votes to 3.

Philip Bailhache retired from the office of Bailiff at the end of June 2009 and was succeeded by Mr Michael Birt.

Philip Bailhache was an active member of the Commonwealth Magistrates and Judges' Association and became its Executive Vice-President in September 2009, following the retirement of Sir Henry Brooke.

Philip Bailhache continued to sit as a Commissioner of the Royal Court of Jersey until July 2011.

Philip Bailhache said he accepted the inquiry panel's comments and apologised for any distress caused.

Philip Bailhache was elected to the States of Jersey as deputy of Grouville in 1972, resigning his seat in 1975 on his appointment as Solicitor General.

For many years, Philip Bailhache has promoted reconciliation between the peoples of Jersey and Germany, especially in Bad Wurzach, where many islanders were interned during the Second World War.

In written evidence to Lord Carswell's 2010 inquiry into reform of Jersey's Crown Officers, including the role of the Bailiff, Philip Bailhache concluded that "the current system works extremely well and there is no reason for change".

Philip Bailhache came top of the poll, receiving 17,538 votes.

Philip Bailhache subsequently stood for election to the post of Chief Minister, but was defeated by 27 votes to 24 by Ian Gorst on 14 November 2011.

Philip Bailhache has called for changes to the Channel Islands' relationship with the United Kingdom government, arguing that "at the very least, we should be ready for independence if we are placed in a position where that course was the only sensible option".

On 24 June 2021, Philip Bailhache announced he would launch a new political party called the Jersey Liberal Conservatives.

Philip Bailhache received a knighthood in the 1996 Birthday Honours.

Philip Bailhache is an honorary fellow of Pembroke College, Oxford and an Honorary Bencher of the Middle Temple.