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Steve Pallet is a Jersey politician, and an elected member of the States Assembly since 14 November 2018. He has previously served as the Assistant Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture.

Early life and education
Steve Pallett was educated at St Marks Primary and Hautlieu secondary school.

Connétable
First elected as Connétable of St Brelade in 2011,, and sworn into office on the 14th of November 2011. Pallett was re-elected unopposed in 2014.

Pallet was then appointed as Assistant Minister for Economic Development and Assistant Minister for Planning and Environment in 2014. . During 2014 ministerial portfolio changes, Pallet was also appointed interim Assistant Minister for ​Education, Sport and Culture. After a short handover period, he was then replaced by Deputy Anne Pryke as Assistant Minister of Education.

In July 2016 he apologised for wasting taxpayers money after inadvertently flying to Budapest, Hungary, instead of Bucharest, Romania.

Senator
In 2018 he successfully ran for Senator coming fifth after gaining 12,114 island-wide votes.

On 15 June 2018 Pallett was officially appointed Assistant Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture and Assistant Minister for Health and Social Services where he served up until November 2020 when he resigned from both posts in support of a vote of no confidence against the current Chief Minister John Le Fondré.