Politics of the British Virgin Islands

Politics of the British Virgin Islands
Constitution Law
Monarchy Sovereign Charles III Governor Daniel Pruce Deputy Governor David Archer
Executive Premier Natalio Wheatley Cabinet
Legislative House of Assembly Speaker: Corine George-Massicote Leader of the Opposition: Julian Fraser
Judiciary
Elections Recent elections General: 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 Political parties Virgin Islands Party (VIP) National Democratic Party (NDP)
Administrative divisions
Citizenship Belonger status British Overseas Territories citizen Passport Visa requirements
Foreign relations
Other countries
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Politics of the British Virgin Islands takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic dependency, whereby the Premier is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. The British Virgin Islands (officially the "Virgin Islands") are an internally self-governing overseas territory of the United Kingdom. The United Nations Committee on Decolonization includes the islands on the United Nations list of non-self-governing territories. The Constitution of the Islands was introduced in 1971 and amended in 1979, 1982, 1991, 1994, 2000 and 2007. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the House of Assembly. The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. Military defence is the responsibility of the United Kingdom.

A new constitution was made in 2007 (the Virgin Islands Constitution Order 2007) and came into force after the Legislative Council (the former name of the House of Assembly) was dissolved for the 2007 general election.