St. Helena Government - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Official name: St. Helena

Type: British dependent territory

Capital: Jamestown

Political subdivisions: Ascension and

Triston da Cunha are dependencies of St.

Helena

Legal system: Constitution in effect since 1967, Supreme Court

Branches: Executive Council, 12-member elected Legislative Council

Government leader: Francis BAKER, Governor and Commander in Chief (since 1984)

Elections: general elections held in October 1984

Political parties and leaders: St. Helena Labor Party, G. A. O. Thornton; St. Helena Progressive Party, leader unknown

Voting strength: both political parties inactive since 1976

Communists: probably none

NOTE: The information regarding St. Helena 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 St. Helena 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about St. Helena 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.