President of the Policy and Resources Committee of Guernsey

President of the Policy and Resources Committee of Guernsey
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Incumbent Lyndon Trott since 13 December 2023
Policy & Resources Committee States of Guernsey
Member of	Policy and Resources Committee British–Irish Council
Appointer	States of Guernsey
Term length	Four years
Precursor	Chief Minister
Formation	1 May 2016
First holder	Gavin St Pier
Unofficial names	Chief Minister
Salary	£67,686 annually

The President of the Policy and Resources Committee (P&RC president), also known as the Chief Minister of Guernsey, is the head of government of Guernsey and chair of the Policy and Resources Committee. The head of government is not directly elected by the people but rather by the legislature, the States of Guernsey.

The current P&RC president is Lyndon Trott.

History

Following a reform of the institutions of Guernsey adopted in July 2015, a five-member senior committee, Policy and Resources Committee, headed by a president was created on 1 May 2016 to replace the Policy Council. The position of Chief Minister, who chaired the Policy Council, was abolished, along with the ministerial government system.

Selection

The 40 members of the States of Guernsey hold a secret ballot election to determine the president, with successive rounds of voting continuing until an outright winner is elected. All candidates having to be proposed and seconded. The president of the committee is the de facto head of government of Guernsey and may be given the title "Chief Minister".

The President can be removed through a motion of "no confidence" by the members of the States of Guernsey. In the event that the vote is lost, it results in the immediate resignation of the President and Members of the Policy & Resources Committee, the States of Deliberation having no confidence in the said Committee and will result in an immediate election of first a new President and then the new committee members.

List of titleholders

For previous Guernsey heads of government before 2004, see List of Bailiffs of Guernsey.

For previous Guernsey heads of government from 2004 to 2016, see Chief Minister of Guernsey.

#	Image	Name	Took office	Left office	Political party		Election	Vice President		Ref.
1		Gavin St Pier (born 1967)	4 May 2016	16 October 2020		Independent (until 18 August 2020)	2016	(vacant)
						Guernsey Partnership of Independents (from 18 August 2020)
2		Peter Ferbrache (born 1951)	16 October 2020	13 December 2023		Independent	2020		Heidi Soulsby (until 29 November 2022)
									Mark Helyer
3		Lyndon Trott (born 1964)	13 December 2023	incumbent		Future Guernsey	Vote of no confidence		Heidi Soulsby