Chief Minister of Guernsey
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The Chief Minister of Guernsey chairs the Policy Council, which consists of the heads of each of the ten government departments of the States of Guernsey. Guernsey operates a system of consensus, committees-based government. The Policy Council is explicitly not a cabinet and has relatively little executive authority compared to a cabinet; instead, its main function is policy co-ordination. The Chief Minister also speaks for the island externally in political matters. The current postholder is Deputy Peter Harwood who was voted in on 1 May, 2012.
This post was created following the Machinery of Government review which came into effect 1 May, 2004. The rules for selection of Chief Minister were amended in 2012 immediately prior to the election of a new Chief Minister; prior to this change candidates for the post needed to have served four or more of the last eight years as a deputy to qualify for the role [1]. Deputy Harwood would have been unable to stand for the role of Chief Minister under the previous rules [2].
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[edit] Election of 2004
The first post holder was Deputy Laurie Morgan who was elected by the States of Guernsey in their first meeting of May 2004 and beat Deputy Bernard Flouquet, who was elected Deputy Chief Minister, and Deputy Mike Torode.
It was announced 31 January 2007, 'that the Chief' Minister and the Policy Council were to resign[3] following an independent audit into the tender process for a hospital block.
[edit] Election of 2007
The election of a new Chief Minister to replace Laurie Morgan took place at a meeting of the States of Guernsey on 5 March 2007. Laurie Morgan announced[4] that he would not be seeking re-election. Four candidates contested the position: Deputies Jonathan Le Tocq, Bernard Flouquet, Mike Torode and Peter Roffey.
In the final round of voting Deputy Mike Torode beat Deputy Peter Roffey by 24 votes to 22.[5]
Chief Minister Torode did not seek reelection in 2008, and Deputy Lyndon Trott was elected by the States of Guernsey, defeating the following other candidates: Bernard Flouquet, Al Brouard, Hunter Adam, Carla McNulty Bauer and David de Lisle. [6]
[edit] Election of 2012
The election of a new Chief Minister to replace Lyndon Trott took place at a meeting of the States of Guernsey on 1 May 2012. Lyndon Trott, Jonathan Le Tocq and Peter Harwood all expressed interest in the position, but Lyndon Trott (Current Chief Minster) pulled out before the election leaving only Jonathan Le Tocq and Peter Harwood to stand for election.
In the final round of voting Deputy Peter Harwood beat Deputy Jonathan Le Tocq by 27 votes to 20. [7]
Peter Harwood will now lead the house for the next 4 years.
[edit] References
- ^ "Guernsey chief minister election rules relaxed". BBC News. 2012-05-01. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-17907644. Retrieved 2012-05-02.
- ^ "Peter Harwood nominated for Guernsey chief minister". BBC News. 2012-04-23. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-17813807. Retrieved 2012-05-02.
- ^ "Chief minister and council to go". BBC News. 2007-01-31. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/guernsey/6317625.stm. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
- ^ "Morgan will not seek re-election". BBC News. 2007-03-02. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/guernsey/6411639.stm. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
- ^ "Top job victory for Deputy Torode". BBC News. 2007-03-05. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/guernsey/6419393.stm. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
- ^ "Deputy Lyndon Trott Chief Minister, States of Guernsey". Guernsey Finance. http://www.guernseyfinance.com/key_personnel/deputy-lyndon-trott. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
- ^ "Peter Harwood elected as Guernsey chief minister". BBC News. 2012-01-05. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-17908999. Retrieved 2012-05-01.
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