Politics of the Bailiwick of Guernsey take place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic British Crown dependency.
St Sampson is a parish of Guernsey,an island in the Bailiwick of Guernsey,directly north of St Peter Port. It is on the north-west and north-east coasts of the island and is split into two sections,intersected by Vale.
Sir Philip Martin Bailhache KC is a Jersey politician and lawyer who has served as a Deputy for St Clement since 2022 and the leader of the Jersey Liberal Conservatives party.
The States of Guernsey,officially the States of Deliberation and sometimes referred to as the Government of Guernsey,is the parliament and government of the British Crown dependency of Guernsey. Some laws and ordinances approved by the States of Guernsey also apply to Alderney and Sark as "Bailiwick-wide legislation" with the consent of the governments of those islands. All enactments of the States of Guernsey apply to Herm as well as Guernsey,since Herm is directly administered by the Bailiwick of Guernsey.
The Chief Minister of Jersey is the head of government of Jersey,leading the Council of Ministers,which makes up part of the Government of Jersey. The head of government is not directly elected by the people but rather by the legislature,the States Assembly.
Castel /kætel/ is the largest parish in Guernsey in terms of area.
The Chief Minister of Guernsey chaired the Policy Council,which consists of the heads of each of the ten departments of the States of Guernsey. Guernsey operates a system of consensus,committees-based government. The Policy Council is explicitly not a cabinet and has relatively little executive authority compared to a cabinet;instead,its main function is policy co-ordination. The Chief Minister also spoke for the island externally in political matters.
Saint Peter Port North was an electoral district in Guernsey in the Channel Islands. It was created following the Machinery of Government changes which came into effect in 2004.
The 2008 Guernsey general election was held on 23 April 2008 to elect 45 members of the States of Guernsey. 18,576 voters or 40.58% of the eligible population of 45,772 turned out and cast a total of 89,239 votes;there were 10 blank papers,35 spoilt papers and on average 4.8 votes were cast. Of the 28 standing deputies all but two,were re-elected to the house;this means that 19 of the Deputies-Elect are new to the chamber. Five of the 12 candidates who had stood unsuccessfully in 2004 were elected in 2008.
Kristina Louise Moore is a Jersey politician and former journalist who served as the Chief Minister of Jersey from July 2022 to January 2024.
Lyndon Trott is an elected Deputy in the States of Guernsey who served as the Chief Minister of Guernsey from 2008 to 2012 and has served as President of the Policy and Resources Committee of Guernsey since 2023.
Ian Joseph Gorst is a Jersey politician who has been a Deputy for St Mary,St Ouen and St Peter and Minister for Treasury and Resources since 2022.
The Council of Ministers is the collective decision-making body of the Government of Jersey,formed by the Ministers of the States of Jersey and the Chief Minister. The council co-ordinates policies and administration,especially policy affecting two or more ministers,prioritises executive and legislative proposals,and presents a "Strategic Plan for Jersey" for approval by the States Assembly.
Peter Andrew Harwood is a Guernsey lawyer and politician who was the Chief Minister of Guernsey from 1 May 2012 until 25 February 2014.
Gavin Scooter St Pier is an elected deputy in the States of Guernsey and former president of the Policy and Resources Committee.
The Policy &Resources Committee is the Senior Committee of the system of government in Guernsey. It was created on 1 May 2016 to replace the Policy Council of Guernsey.
Future Guernsey,formerly Guernsey Partnership of Independents until November 2021,is a political party in Guernsey founded in August 2020 by Gavin St Pier,Heidi Soulsby and Lyndon Trott.
The President of the Policy and Resources Committee,also known as the Chief Minister of Guernsey,is the head of government of Guernsey and chair of the Policy and Resources Committee. The head of government is not directly elected by the people but rather by the legislature,the States of Guernsey.
Heidi Soulsby MBE,is a politician from the island of Guernsey. She has been a deputy of the States of Guernsey since the 2012 Guernsey general election and was the First female Deputy Chief Minister of Guernsey.
