Jan 13, 2021
GOVERNMENT chief executive Charlie Parker approved an inaccurate statement sent to the media suggesting his appointment as a non-executive director of a UK-based real-estate firm had been approved by the Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister, a Freedom of Information request has revealed.
Charlie Parker, the government s chief executive Picture: ROB CURRIE. (29996765)
In October last year, it emerged that Mr Parker had been appointed to the board of New River.
A statement issued claimed that both Chief Minister John Le Fondré and Deputy Chief Minister Lyndon Farnham had approved the appointment.
However, it later transpired that Senator Le Fondré had given only verbal approval rather than the written acknowledgement that Mr Parker should have sought, while Senator Farnham has said he had warned the chief