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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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Incumbent
Lyndon Trott
since 13 December 2023
Policy & Resources Committee
States of Guernsey
Member of
AppointerStates of Guernsey
Term lengthFour years
PrecursorChief Minister
Formation1 May 2016
First holderGavin St Pier
Unofficial namesChief Minister
Salary£67,686 annually[1]
Politics of Guernsey
The Crown
Government
Legislature
Judiciary
Administrative divisions
Elections
Foreign policy

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.

The current P&RC president is Lyndon Trott.

History

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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

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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 must 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

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For previous Guernsey heads of government before 2004, see List of Bailiffs of Guernsey.
For previous Guernsey heads of government from 2004 to 2016, see Chief Minister of Guernsey.
# Image Name Took office Left office Political party Election Vice President Ref.
1 Gavin St Pier
(born 1967) 		4 May 2016 16 October 2020   Independent
(until 18 August 2020) 		2016 (vacant) [5]
  Guernsey Partnership of Independents
(from 18 August 2020)
2 Peter Ferbrache
(born 1951) 		16 October 2020 13 December 2023   Independent 2020   Heidi Soulsby
(until 29 November 2022) 		[6]
[7]
  Mark Helyer
3 Lyndon Trott
(born 1964) 		13 December 2023 incumbent   Future Guernsey Vote of no confidence   Heidi Soulsby [8]

References

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  1. ^ "2018 Rates of remuneration for States' Members and Non-States' Members" (PDF). States of Guernsey. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  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.
  8. ^ "Guernsey States elects Lyndon Trott as senior politician". BBC. 13 December 2023.


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