Guernsey Government - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Official name: Bailiwick of Guernsey

Type; independent British crown dependency

Capital. St Peter Port

Political subdivisions: 10 douzaines or parishes

Legal system: English law and local statute; justice is administered by the Royal Court

Branches, the Lieutenant Governor and Commander in C^hief is the personal representative of the Crown and is entitled to sit and speak in the States of Deliberation (parliament); parliament is composed of the Bailiff (President ex officio), 12 Conseiliers, 2 nonvoting Law Officers of the Crown, 33 popularly elected People’s Deputies, 10 Douzaine Representatives, 2 representatives of the States of Alderney, States of Election (electoral college) elects Jurats and Conseiliers—it is composed of the Bailiff, 12 Jurats, 12 Conseiliers, 2 Law Officers, 33 People’s Deputies, 34 Douzaine Representa tives, and 1 Alderney representatives (for election of Conseiliers only); Alderney has its own popularly elected President and States (12 members) and its own Court; Sark has mixture of feudal and popular government

Government leader: Lt. Gen. Sir Alexander BOSWELL, Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief (since 1985); Sir Charles Frossard, Bailiff and President of the States (since 1982)

Suffrage universal adult over 18

Communists: none

NOTE: The information regarding Guernsey on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Guernsey 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Guernsey 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.