Politics of Guernsey

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Politics of Guernsey encompasses the island’s self-governing parliamentary system, its relationship with the British Crown, and the institutions that administer its internal affairs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political system
politics of a British Crown dependency
capital Saint Peter Port
surface form: St Peter Port
chiefMinisterTitle President of the Policy and Resources Committee
constitutionalStatus not part of the United Kingdom
possesses domestic autonomy
country Guernsey
defenceResponsibility UK government
surface form: United Kingdom Government
electoralRoll maintained by the States of Guernsey
executiveBody Policy and Resources Committee
States of Guernsey Policy Council
surface form: States of Guernsey Committees
executiveSelection elected by States of Deliberation
foreignAffairsResponsibility UK government
surface form: United Kingdom Government
formerChiefMinisterTitle Chief Minister of Guernsey
hasCommitteeSystem yes
headOfState Charles Philip Arthur George
surface form: Charles III
headOfStateTitle Duke of Normandy
includesJurisdiction Alderney
surface form: Alderney (with autonomy)

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Sark (with autonomy)
internationalStatus not a member of the United Nations
issuesCurrency Guernsey pound
judicialAppealTo Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
judicialBody Royal Court of Guernsey
keyCommittee Committee for Economic Development
Committee for Education, Sport and Culture
Committee for Health and Social Care
Committee for Home Affairs
Committee for the Environment and Infrastructure
Policy and Resources Committee
legalSystem common law influences
customary law of Normandy
legislativeBody States of Deliberation
States of Guernsey
monarchAppoints Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey
monetaryAuthority States of Guernsey
parliamentaryTermLength 4 years
parliamentMembersTitle Deputies
parliamentName States of Deliberation
parliamentType unicameral legislature
partySystem non-partisan system
politicalParties do not play a formal role in elections
relationshipWithCrown direct relationship with the British Crown
representativeTitle Lieutenant Governor
representedBy Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey
sovereigntyStatus Crown dependency
suffrage universal adult suffrage
taxAutonomy sets its own taxes
treatyMaking usually through the United Kingdom
votingSystem island-wide voting (from 2020s reforms)
multi-member district plurality (historically)

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Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey category Politics of Guernsey
President of the Policy and Resources Committee legalSystem Politics of Guernsey
this entity surface form: Guernsey constitutional framework