Gavin St Pier

Gavin Anthony St Pier (born January 1967) is an elected deputy in the States of Guernsey and former president of the Policy and Resources Committee. He has been a prominent figure in Guernsey politics since 2012 and is currently the leader of the Forward Guernsey political party.

Early life and education St Pier was born in January 1967. He attended the University of Southampton.

He served as minister of treasury and resources from May 2012 to May 2016, overseeing the island's public finances during a challenging economic period.

During his tenure as president from 2016 to 2020, St Pier led the States' response to various challenges, including fiscal pressures and later the COVID-19 pandemic. He was known for his direct communication style, particularly during the pandemic when he delivered regular public statements about lockdown measures and government responses.

St Pier lost his position as president in October 2020 following the 2020 general election, when Peter Ferbrache was elected to succeed him.

Political party involvement In August 2020, St Pier formed the Guernsey Partnership of Independents party with Heidi Soulsby and Lyndon Trott. The party won 10 seats in the 2020 election, making it the largest group in the States Assembly, though it later dissolved.

Future Guernsey and Forward Guernsey In December 2021, St Pier launched Future Guernsey as a successor political movement, describing it as "fiscally and environmentally responsible and socially liberal". This first iteration was later de-registered as a political party.

In November 2024, St Pier relaunched Future Guernsey as a policy-focused organisation, serving as Political Adviser alongside former ITN chief executive John Hardie as chairman and communications consultant Lindsey Freeman as CEO. Future Guernsey developed a comprehensive manifesto focusing on six core policy areas but was deliberately structured as an unregistered movement, meaning it could not legally endorse candidates under Guernsey electoral law.

Electoral law workaround To circumvent the legal limitations faced by Future Guernsey, St Pier launched Forward Guernsey on 11 April 2025 as a completely separate registered political party for the upcoming 2025 Guernsey general election. Forward Guernsey adopted the Future Guernsey manifesto "in its entirety", effectively transferring the policy development work to an electoral vehicle that could legally contest elections.

St Pier explained the separation was necessary because "Future Guernsey is not permitted by its constitution or electoral law to endorse and support candidates", requiring the creation of Forward Guernsey as a distinct legal entity. The party's structure represents what St Pier described as "nothing like this or as comprehensive as this has ever been tried before in Guernsey", designed to provide policy coherence while working within electoral law constraints.

Personal life St Pier is married with three children and has lived in Saint Sampson, Guernsey, since 1997. He continues to work as a trust professional alongside his political career.