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, Jersey 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 1549An Advocate. Buried 11 May 1566 outside St Saviour Church Edouard Messervy 1549 1552Became 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 1586First of two non-consecutive terms Edouard Poingdestre 1586 1587 First of two non-consecutive terms Benjamin La Cloche 1587 1591Seigneur 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 1624Son of Constable Benjamin La Cloche (served 1587-1591). Seigneur of Longueville; famous local diarist. Jean Messervy 1624 1629Son of Jurat Aaron Messervy. Studied at St John’s College, Oxford. Buried 1634. Aaron Stocall 1629 1645Son 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 1650Served during Royalist control of Jersey during the English Civil War. Resigned in 1650. Etienne Anthoine 1650 1651A centenier since 1645. Resigned in 1651 with the arrival of the Parlimentarians. Clement Gallie 1652 1660Served 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 1676He was the Seigneur for Longueville. Became Jurat in 1676 Richard Dumaresq 1676 1694Allowed to resign in 1694 Charles Poingdestre 1694 1702Son of Lieutenant-Baliff Jean Poingdestre. He became Jurat in 1702 Benjamin La Cloche 29 August 1702 June 1703Younger son of George La Cloche. Died in June 1703 Amice La Cloche 1703 1713He was the Advocate for the Royal Court, and was elected as Jurat in 1713 Nicolas Dumaresq 1713 1725He became Jurat in 1725. Parish records conflicting following the appointment of Dumaresq, up to 1743 Philippe Bandinel 1743 1755Member 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 1770First of three non-consecutive terms. Seigneur of Anneville Edouard Mourant 1770 1773Centenier from 1755. Died in 1791. Thomas Le Hardy 1773 1776First of two non-consecutive terms. Served as the Jurat between 1740-1775, and Lieutenant-Baliff Jean Poingdestre 1776 1779Second term Thomas Le Hardy 1779 1782Second term. Died in 1798 Jean Poingdestre 1782 1785Third term Jean Dumaresq September 1786 1801Beat 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 1807Served 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 1817Won the election of 1817 by 66 votes, but asked not to be sworn in. A new election was held. Abraham Aubin 1817 1820Aubin 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 1829Received 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 1842Seigneur of Longueville François Godfray1842 1860A 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 1866Second term Thomas Anthoine February 1866 1872 William Philippe De Gruchy 1872 1878 John Vaudin 1878 1883Became Jurat in 1883, and later Petty Debts Court judge in 1887 Henry Nicolle Godfray 1883 1884Served as a Deputy for St Helier between 1881-1883. Later became States Treasurer in 1886, and Jurat in 1908 Stanley Edwin Malet 1884 1886He became impots principal agent. Théodore Le Gallais 1886 1892Later 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 1923Major figure in Jersey agriculture; RJAHS Secretary. Leslie Thomas Anthoine 1923 1948Long 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 1963Elected 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 2005First female Connétable for St Saviour.One of the longest serving in modern history Peter Hanning 2005 2011 Sadie Le Sueur-Renard 2011 2022Deeply popular and patriotic figure. Tragically passed away in April 2022 Kevin Lewis 2022 2026Former infrastructure minister. Lost his seat in the 2026 Jersey General Election. Dave Curtis 2026 PresentElected in the 2026 Jersey General Election with a majority of 1295.

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