St Helena : St Helena Appointment of Acting Chief Secretary
Submitted by Saint Helena Herald (Juanita Brock) 11.02.2008 (Article Archived on 25.02.2008)
Governor Gurr has appointed Ethel Yon OBE, Deputy Chief Secretary, to be Acting Chief Secretary. The appointment follows the resignation of former Chief Secretary, Martin Hallam which was announced by Governor Gurr on 31 January 2008.
Press Release
Appointment of Acting Chief Secretary
Governor Gurr has appointed Ethel Yon OBE, Deputy Chief Secretary, to be Acting Chief Secretary. The appointment follows the resignation of former Chief Secretary, Martin Hallam which was announced by Governor Gurr on 31 January 2008.
Ethel returned from Cape Town on 6 February and her appointment took effect from 7 February 2008.
Gillian Francis, Senior Assistant Secretary, continues to serve as Acting Deputy Chief Secretary.
The roles are not new to Ethel or Gillian since they have both served in acting positions for several months during 2005 and for most of 2006 and 2007 while St Helena was without a Chief Secretary.
The Acting appointments are expected to run until a new Chief Secretary is appointed in the next few months. Governor Gurr has said that the St Helena Government and the Department For International Development are working towards this at present.
Public Relations/Information Office
Office of the Chief Secretary
11 February 2008
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