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The Government of Jersey is the executive and administrative arm of the States of Jersey and the identity used by the Council of Ministers for these purposes. All ministers in the council are appointed by, and must be, members of the States. The council does not represent a parliamentary majority as ministers may be elected on a variety of ...
The decision-making body for the island's government is the Council of Ministers. The Council lead the island's executive and administrative governance. The ministers are nominated by the Chief Minister or by any States member and confirmed by the States Assembly. The States of Jersey (Jersey) Law 2005 establishes the role and function of ...
The Council of Ministers is the governing members of, and chosen/voted by, the States of Jersey Assembly members. Chief Minister | Deputy - Lyndon John Farnham; Minister for Health and Social Services | Deputy - Tom Binet
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The Chief Minister of Jersey (French: Premier/ère Ministre de Jersey; Jèrriais: Chef Minnistre dé Jèrri) 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.
Since 2005, Jersey has a system of ministerial government, with a Chief Minister and Council of Ministers appointed from among the 49 elected members of the States Assembly. [1] The Bailiff is chief judge, President of the States Assembly, and civic head. The current monarch and head of state is King Charles III.
The Council of Ministers, consisting of a chief minister and nine ministers, makes up the leading body of the government of Jersey. [66] [67] Each minister may appoint up to two assistant ministers. [68] A chief executive is head of the civil service. [69] Some governmental functions are carried out in the island's parishes. [70]
Stuart Syvret is a former Jersey politician. He held elected office as a member of the States Assembly from 1990 to 2010. From 1999 to 2007, Svyret had executive responsibilities first as president of the Health and Social Services Committee and, after the 2005 constitutional reforms, as Minister for Health and Social Services in the Council of Ministers.