| Hauptstadt | Name: Saint Peter Port geographische Koordinaten: 49 27 N, 2 32 W Zeitunterschied: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October etymology: Saint Peter Port is the name of the town and its surrounding parish; the "port" distinguishes this parish from that of Saint Peter on the other side of the island |
| Unabhängigkeit | none (British crown dependency) |
| Nationalfeiertag | Liberation Day, 9 Mai (1945) |
| Konstitution | history: unwritten; includes royal charters, statutes, and common law and practice amendments: new laws or changes to existing laws are initiated by the States of Deliberation; passage requires majority vote (2018) |
| Wahlrecht | 16 Jahre; universal |
| Exekutive | Staatsoberhaupt: Queen ELIZABETH II (seit dem 6 February 1952); represented by Lieutenant-Governor Vice Admiral Ian CORDER (seit dem 14 March 2016) Regierungschef: Chief Minister Gavin ST PIER (seit dem 6 May 2016); Bailiff Sir Richard COLLAS (seit dem 23 March 2012); note - the chief minister is the president of the Policy and Resources Committee and is the de facto Regierungschef; the Policy and Resources Committee, elected by the States of Deliberation, functions as the executive; the 5 members all have equal voting rights cabinet: none elections/appointments: the monarchy is hereditary; lieutenant governor and bailiff appointed by the monarch; chief minister, who is the president of the Policy and Resources Committee indirectly elected by the States of Deliberation for a 4-year term; last held on 6 May 2016 (next to be held in 2020) election results: Gavin ST PIER (independent) elected president of the Policy and Resources Committee and chief minister |
Quelle: CIA World Factbook - Version Dezember 31, 2019
