Paul Montague

Paul Montague is a British teacher and politician from Guernsey. He was elected as a member of the States of Guernsey on 18 June 2025, and assumed office on July 1. Prior to his election, Montague was a schoolteacher and representative for the National Education Union.

Montague worked as a public school teacher for thirty years and was the National Education Union's representative in Guernsey.^[1][2]

He helped introduce a new International Baccalaureate career-related programme at the Les Varendes High School and The Sixth Form Centre in order to prepare students for a career in finance and was the school's long-time IB coordinator.^[3][4]

On 18 June 2025, Montague was elected as a member of the States of Guernsey. He received 8,884 votes (2.06% of the total), making him the highest polling newcomer in the election.^[1] During the campaign season, he visited a local pub and was interviewed at-length by the Guernsey Press.^[5][6] Montague credited his success to the support of his students, who helped film and create TikTok videos for the campaign.^[7]

On July 4, 2025, Montague was elected President of the Committee for Education, Sport & Culture with thirty four votes in favor and four abstaining after being nominated by Lindsay de Sausmarez and Gavin St Pier.^[8] He proposed introducing a board of governors to administer schools in Guernsey.^[9]