A (French: attorney of the public good) is the legal and financial representative of a parish in Jersey. are elected for a term of three years.
There are two for each parish and their duty is to act as public trustees, maintaining an oversight of parish finances and represent the parish along with the in respect of property transactions of the parish (if so authorised by a vote of the parish assembly).
Since 2003 (in accordance with the Public Elections (Amendment) (Jersey) Law 2003) are elected at a public election. Before the passage of the 2003 law an assembly of electors of each parish elected the in accordance with the .
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