Capitale | nom: Saint Helier coordonnées géographiques: 49 11 N, 2 06 W différence de temps: 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: named after Saint Helier, the patron saint of Jersey, who was reputedly martyred on the island in A.D. 555 |
Fête de l'Indépendance | none (British crown dependency) |
Fête nationale | Liberation Day, 9 Mai (1945) |
Constitution | history: unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice amendments: proposed by a government minister to the Assembly of the States of Jersey, by an Assembly member, or by an elected parish head; passage requires several Assembly readings, a majority vote by the Assembly, review by the UK Ministry of Justice, and approval of the British monarch (Royal Assent) |
Suffrage - Age minimum de l'électeur | 16 ans; universal |
Pouvoir exécutif | chef d'état (Président): Queen ELIZABETH II (depuis 6 February 1952); represented by Lieutenant Governor Sir Stephen DALTON (depuis 13 March 2017) chef de gouvernement (1er ministre): Chief Minister John LE FONDRE (depuis 8 June 2018); Bailiff William BAILHACHE (depuis 29 January 2015) cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed individually by the states elections/appointments: the monarchy is hereditary; Council of Ministers, including the chief minister, indirectly elected by the Assembly of States; lieutenant governor and bailiff appointed by the monarch |
Source: CIA World Factbook - Version du décembre 31, 2019