The Bailiwick of Jersey is a British Crown dependency,unitary state and parliamentary representative democracy and constitutional monarchy. The head of the civil administration and judiciary is the Bailiff Timothy Le Cocq,while the Chief Minister Lyndon Farnham is the head of government. The current monarch and head of state is King Charles III.
The Jersey Democratic Alliance was a political party in Jersey. JDA candidates contested general elections in 2005 and 2008 but announced in August 2011 that it would not be fielding candidates in the October 2011 elections.
St Lawrence is one of the twelve parishes of Jersey in the Channel Islands. It is located 8.0 kilometres (5.0 mi) west of St Helier. The parish covers 5,258 vergées (9.5 km2) and occupies the centre of the Island. St Lawrence Village is also the name of a village in the parish.
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 Assembly is the parliament of Jersey,formed of the island's 37 deputies and the Connétable of each of the twelve parishes.
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.
Philip Ozouf is a Jersey politician representing the Parish of St Saviour in the States Assembly. He was a member of the States of Jersey from 1999 until 2018,serving as Economic Development Minister,Treasury and Resources Minister,and Assistant Chief Minister in the Council of Ministers. More recently he was Minister for External Relations and Financial Services.
John Alexander Nicholas Le Fondré is a Jersey politician who was the fourth Chief Minister of Jersey. He entered the States Assembly in 2005 as deputy for the Parish of St Lawrence,and was re-elected to this position in 2011 and 2014. During his time as deputy he served in various roles in scrutiny and as an Assistant Minister.
Geoff Southern is a Jersey politician,and former teacher. He has been a deputy in the States of Jersey since winning a by-election,on 15 February 2002,and has chaired two scrutiny panels.
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.
Montfort Tadier is a Jersey politician,and a member of the States of Jersey.
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.
Frederick John Hill,known as Bob Hill,is a Jersey politician and human rights campaigner. For 18 years he was Deputy for the parish of St Martin in the States of Jersey.
Lyndon John Farnham is a Jersey politician who has served as the Chief Minister of Jersey since January 2024. He formerly served as the Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Economic Development,Tourism,Sport,and Culture. He has been a Deputy for St Mary,St Ouen &St Peter since 2022,having previously served as a Deputy for St Saviour and later a Senator. He is a business consultant and a company director.
Susan Jane Pinel is a Jersey politician. She was a deputy in the States Assembly for St Clement between 2011 and 2022,the Minister for Social Security between 2014 and 2018,and the Minister for Treasury and Resources between 2018 and 2022.
Reform Jersey is a centre-left social-democratic political party in Jersey. In all general elections since 2014,Reform has won the most seats of any party in the States Assembly. However,it has not won a majority of seats in any general election due to the large number of independents in the Assembly.
Samuel Yves Mézec is a Jersey politician who is the leader of Reform Jersey. He has been a member of the States Assembly since 2014,serving as both a Deputy and later as a Senator.
The 2022 Jersey general election was held on 22 June 2022 to elect connétables and deputies to the States Assembly. As in previous elections,the majority of seats were won by independents. The governing Jersey Alliance party suffered a heavy defeat,losing all but one of its seats. Following the election,a coalition government led by Better Way Deputy Kristina Moore was formed.
The Jersey Alliance is a centre-right party in Jersey,formed in 2021 by States Assembly deputy Gregory Guida to compete in the 2022 general election.
The Bailiwick of Jersey has an unwritten constitution arising from the Treaty of Paris (1259). When Henry III and the King of France came to terms over the Duchy of Normandy,the Norman mainland the suzerainty of the King of France. The Channel Islands however remained loyal to the British crown due to the loyalties of its Seigneurs. But they were never absorbed into the Kingdom of England by any Act of Union and exist as "peculiars of the Crown".
