Government of Jersey

Not to be confused with Government of New Jersey.
Government of Jersey
Jèrriais: Gouvèrnément d'Jèrri

Logos of the Government of Jersey in English and Jèrriais
Overview
State Jersey
LeaderChief Minister (Lyndon Farnham)
Appointed byChief Minister, with approval from the States Assembly.[1]
Main organCouncil of Ministers
Responsible toStates Assembly
Headquarters19-21 Broad Street, Saint Helier
Websitewww.gov.je Edit this at Wikidata

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The Government of Jersey (Jèrriais: Gouvèrnément d'Jèrri) is the executive body of the States of Jersey and is the central government of the Bailiwick of Jersey.[2] The government is led by the Chief Minister (currently Lyndon Farnham, since 2024), who nominates all the remaining ministers, all elected by the States Assembly.

All Ministers of the Government are required to be elected States members and are accountable to it.[3] They make statements in and take questions from the assembly. The government is dependent on the assembly to make primary legislation, however ministers can make secondary legislation, such as Orders and Regulations. The government is not formed of one single party, but made of multiple independent members.

The 'Government of Jersey' is the official identity of the executive and administrative arm of the States of Jersey. The government no longer uses the term States of Jersey in reference to executive and administrative departments.[2]

  1. ^ Jersey, Government of. "How the Council of Ministers works". www.gov.je. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b Jersey, Government of. "Council of Ministers adopts 'Government of Jersey' identity". www.gov.je. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).