Council of Ministers (Jersey)

Council of Ministers
Government of Jersey
Date formed	December 2005
People and organisations
Monarch	Charles III
Lieutenant Governor	Sir Jerry Kyd
Chief Minister	Lyndon Farnham
Deputy Chief Minister	Kirsten Morel
Assistant Chief Minister	Alex Curtis
No. of ministers	12
Member parties	Independents
History
Elections	2005, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2018, 2022
Incoming formation	Appointed by the States Assembly or Chief Minister
Predecessor	Committee system

Politics of Jersey
The Crown Duke of Normandy King Charles III Lieutenant Governor Jerry Kyd
Executive Government of Jersey Chief Minister Lyndon Farnham Council of Ministers
Legislature Bailiff Timothy Le Cocq
Judiciary Crown Officers Jurat Courts of Jersey
Local government Parishes Parish assemblies
Elections Political parties Last election
External relations External relations EU trade deal
Category Other countries
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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.