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Comment: Can you find any more significant coverage of her in multiple, reliable and independent sources, as described in WP:GNG? If so, great, she fulfils the notability criteria and there should be a Wikipedia article about her. She *might* but likely doesn't fulfil the criteria in WP:POLITICIAN - if you count the Jersey States Assembly as a national parliament she would be notable, but even if Jersey is independent it's not actually a sovereign state and it doesn't have as many people as most towns do. I can't find discussions on Wikipedia about this so I'm not sure. I do see that most of the other people in the States Assembly have Wikipedia pages. I would certainly prefer to see some more WP:SIGCOV though. Lijil (talk) 19:40, 2 October 2025 (UTC)
- Comment: In accordance with Wikipedia's Conflict of interest policy, I disclose that I have a conflict of interest regarding the subject of this article. Aerith64 (talk) 15:53, 1 October 2025 (UTC)
Carina Alves (born 1986) is a Jersey politician who has served as Assistant Chief Minister[1], Assistant Minister for Housing and Assistant Minister for Education and Lifelong Learning since February 2024[2]. A member of Reform Jersey, Alves served as Deputy for St Helier No. 2 from 2018 to 2022[3], and has served as Deputy for St Helier Central since 2022[4].
Alves is the Chair of the Political Awareness and Education Sub-Committee (2022-)[5] and Vice Chair of the Privileges and Procedures Committee (2022-). She is also an Executive Committee Member of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (2022-).[2]
Prior to entering politics, Alves worked as a Mathematics teacher.
Early life
[edit]Deputy Carina Alves | |
|---|---|
 Deputy Carina Alves | |
| Deputy of St Helier Central | |
| Assumed office 22 June 2022 | |
| Chief Minister | Kristina Moore (2022-2024) |
| Chief Minister | Lyndon Farnham (2024-) |
| Deputy of St Helier No. 2 | |
| In office 2018–2022 | |
| Chief Minister | John Le Fondre |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Reform Jersey |
| Residence(s) | St Helier, Jersey |
| Occupation | Politician |
Alves is of Madeiran descent and was born in Jersey, in 1986. She was the first Head Girl in the history of Les Quennevais School, and attended Hautlieu School for Sixth Form. She attended the University of South Wales where she achieved a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and Computer Science and secondary school qualified teacher status.
Teaching career
[edit]Prior to attending university, Alves worked as a Teaching Assistant at Le Rocquier School from May 2005 to August 2008.
After qualifying, Alves returned to Le Rocquier School and taught as a Mathematics teacher from September 2011 to August 2017. She took up a new position as Second in Charge of Mathematics at Les Quennevais School in September 2017 and remained until May 2018.
Alves has stayed involved in teaching as a private Mathematics tutor and GCSE Mathematics examiner for Pearson.
Political career
[edit]Alves stood for election to St Helier No. 2 in 2018 with Reform Jersey, winning with 605 votes.[3] She was the first person of Madeiran descent to be elected to the States Assembly in Jersey[6].
In November 2018, Alves brought a proposition to allow Asbestos victims in Jersey to be entitled to compensation, following a petition launched after the death of islander Brian Coutanche, who had been diagnosed with mesothelioma. Alves' proposition won unanimous support and compensation was introduced in October 2019.[7]
Alves contributed an article to The Parliamentarian in June 2021 on the subject of Electoral Reform in Jersey.[8]
Alves successfully stood for re-election in 2022[9], this time standing in the newly created constituency of St Helier Central. Alves secured 961 votes, with fellow Reform Jersey members, Rob Ward (937), Catherine Curtis (847), Lyndsay Feltham (836) and Geoff Southern (734) sweeping the other four seats.[10] They joined Sam Mézec, Raluca Kovacs, Beatriz Porée, Tom Coles and Montford Tadier who were also successful at the 2022 election and increased Reform Jersey's seat tally to 10.
In December 2022, she brought amendments to that year's Government Plan to extend the £20 bus card scheme to all islanders in full-time education[11] and to provide free GP care for all under 18s.[12]
A proposition brought in 2025 to allow non-British citizens with permanent entitled status to stand for election in the next General Election was unsuccessful[13] securing 18 votes in favour and 24 votes against. However, an amendment to reduce the time period to achieve permanent entitled status in the island from 30 years to 25 years was adopted by the Assembly.[14]
Additionally, Alves, in her role as Assistant Chief Minister with responsibility for Diversity, Equality and Inclusion, is the current Chair of the Jersey International Cultural Centre and gave an update on its future direction in January 2025.[15]
Alves has also called for paid menstrual leave to be introduced for people with endometriosis, pointing to new legislation introduced in Portugal where endometriosis and adenomyosis sufferers can receive up to three paid days of leave per month.[16]
References
[edit]- ^ Perregil, Eugénio. "Madeirense nomeada adjunta do primeiro-ministro de Jersey". DNOTICIAS.PT (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-10-03.
- ^ a b "States Assembly - Carina Alves". States Assembly. Archived from the original on 2025-06-13. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
- ^ a b Potigny, Fiona (2018-05-16). "Reform storm to success in St. Helier No 2". Bailiwick Express News Jersey. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
- ^ Team, Bailiwick Express News (2022-06-22). "Clean sweep for Reform in St. Helier Central". Bailiwick Express News Jersey. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
- ^ Adopstar (2023-04-12). "People don't vote 'because they don't trust the political system'". Jersey Evening Post. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
- ^ "Cafôfo recebeu primeira deputada madeirense eleita em Jersey". DNOTICIAS.PT (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-10-03.
- ^ "Mesothelioma Compensation Agreed". Channel 103. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
- ^ "The Parliamentarian 2021: Issue Two Delivering a Common Future: Connecting, Innovating, Transforming". Issuu. 2021-06-28. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
- ^ John, Charley-Kai (2022-04-21). "Reform Jersey town Deputy to run again". Jersey Evening Post. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
- ^ "Jersey Election 2022: Full Results". BBC News. 2022-06-23. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
- ^ Team, Bailiwick Express News (2022-12-06). "£20 bus pas scheme could be extended to all in full-time education". Bailiwick Express News Jersey. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
- ^ "States Vote To Fund Free GP Visits For Children". Channel 103. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
- ^ "Change to Jersey election eligibility criteria voted down". BBC News. 2025-04-02. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
- ^ Bailey, Christie (2025-04-01). "Time period to achieve permanent entitled status to reduce by five years". Bailiwick Express News Jersey. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
- ^ Jersey, States of. "Government of Jersey". gov.je. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
- ^ Yettram, Jodie (2025-06-30). "Politician calls for paid menstrual leave policy after sharing endometriosis experience". Bailiwick Express News Jersey. Retrieved 2025-10-03.