Council of Ministers (Jersey)

Council of Ministers
Government of Jersey
Date formedDecember 2005
People and organisations
MonarchCharles III
Lieutenant GovernorSir Jerry Kyd
Chief MinisterLyndon Farnham
Deputy Chief MinisterKirsten Morel
Assistant Chief MinisterAlex Curtis
No. of ministers12
Member partiesIndependents
History
Elections2005, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2018, 2022
Incoming formationAppointed by the States Assembly
or Chief Minister
PredecessorCommittee system

The Council of Ministers (French: Conseil des Ministres; Jèrriais: Conseil des Minnistre) is the collective decision-making body of the Government of Jersey,[1] formed by the Ministers of the States of Jersey and the Chief Minister.[2] The council co-ordinates policies and administration, especially policy affecting two or more ministers, prioritises executive and legislative proposals, and presents a "Strategic Plan for Jersey" for approval by the States Assembly.

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 manifestos. The executive is prevented from constituting a majority of the 51 elected members by the States of Jersey Law 2005, which places a legal cap of 22 on the number of states' members who may hold office as chief minister, minister and assistant ministers.[3]

The first Council of Ministers was established in December 2005. Before then, the executive powers of the States of Jersey were managed by a committee-based system of States members.

  1. ^ Jersey, States of. "Council of Ministers adopts 'Government of Jersey' identity". www.gov.je. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  2. ^ "States of Jersey Law 2005". Law of Jersey. 1 January 2019. Archived from the original on 2018-05-13. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  3. ^ "States of Jersey Law 2005, Article 25" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-05-23. Retrieved 2011-12-23.