Guernsey Perfil Governo

nome: Saint Peter Port

coordenadas geográficas: 49 27 N, 2 32 W

diferença do tempo: 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

none (British crown dependency)

Liberation Day, 9 Maio (1945)

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)

16 anos de idade; universal

chefe do estado: Queen ELIZABETH II (desde 6 February 1952); represented by Lieutenant-Governor Vice Admiral Ian CORDER (desde 14 March 2016)

cabeça de governo: Chief Minister Gavin ST PIER (desde 6 May 2016); Bailiff Sir Richard COLLAS (desde 23 March 2012); note - the chief minister is the president of the Policy and Resources Committee and is the de facto cabeça de governo; 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