President of the Policy and Resources Committee of Guernsey

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President of the Policy and Resources Committee of Guernsey
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Guernseys finansminister Lyndon Trott vid Nordiska radets session i Helsingfors 2008-10-28.jpg
Incumbent
Lyndon Trott
since 13 December 2023
Policy & Resources Committee
States of Guernsey
Member of
Appointer States of Guernsey
Term length Four years
Precursor Chief Minister
Formation1 May 2016
First holder Gavin St Pier
Unofficial namesChief Minister
Salary£67,686 annually [1]

The president of the Policy and Resources Committee (P&RC president), 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.

Contents

The current P&RC president is Lyndon Trott.

History

Following a reform of the institutions of Guernsey adopted in July 2015, [2] a five-member senior committee, Policy and Resources Committee, headed by a president was created on 1 May 2016 to replace the Policy Council. The position of Chief Minister, who chaired the Policy Council, was abolished, along with the ministerial government system. [3]

Selection

The 40 members of the States of Guernsey hold a secret ballot election to determine the president, with successive rounds of voting continuing until an outright winner is elected. All candidates having to be proposed and seconded. The president of the committee is the de facto head of government of Guernsey and may be given the title "Chief Minister".

The President can be removed through a motion of "no confidence" by the members of the States Of Guernsey, in the event that the vote is lost, it results in the immediate resignation of the President and Members of the Policy & Resources Committee, the States of Deliberation having no confidence in the said Committee [4] and will result in an immediate election of first a new President and then the new committee members.

List of titleholders

#ImageNameTook officeLeft officePolitical partyElectionVice PresidentRef.
1 Gavin St Pier.jpg Gavin St Pier
(born 1967)
4 May 201616 October 2020  Independent
(until 18 August 2020)
2016 (vacant) [5]
  Guernsey Partnership of Independents
(from 18 August 2020)
2 Peter Ferbrache 2022.jpg Peter Ferbrache
(born 1951)
16 October 202013 December 2023  Independent 2020   Heidi Soulsby
(until 29 November 2022)
[6]
[7]
 Mark Helyer
3 Guernseys finansminister Lyndon Trott vid Nordiska radets session i Helsingfors 2008-10-28.jpg Lyndon Trott
(born 1964)
13 December 2023incumbent  Future Guernsey Vote of no confidence  Heidi Soulsby [8]

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References

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  2. "Guernsey States deputies' numbers cut in new government". BBC News . 9 July 2015. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  3. "New version of Guernsey's government comes into force". BBC News . 1 May 2016. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  4. "Motion of No Confidence in the Policy & Resources Committee" . Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  5. "Gavin St Pier elected as Guernsey States' President". BBC News . 4 May 2016. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  6. "Peter Ferbrache elected as P&R president". BBC News . 16 October 2020. Archived from the original on 16 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  7. "Deputy Mark Helyar elected as Vice-President of the Policy & Resources Committee". 29 November 2022.
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