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The president of the Policy and Resources Committee of Guernsey (informally abbreviated to P&RC president) is the
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of
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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
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. Peter Ferbrache is the second and current president of the Policy and Resources Committee. He took office on 16 October 2020, following the 2020 general election.


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 The States of Guernsey (french: États de Guernesey), sometimes referred to as the Government of Guernsey, is the parliament and government of the British Crown dependency of Guernsey. Some laws and ordinances approved by the States of Guer ...
hold a
secret ballot The secret ballot, also known as the Australian ballot, is a voting method in which a voter's identity in an election or a referendum is anonymous. This forestalls attempts to influence the voter by intimidation, blackmailing, and potential vo ...
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 The head of government is the highest or the second-highest official in the executive branch of a sovereign state, a federated state, or a self-governing colony, autonomous region, or other government who often presides over a cabinet, a ...
of Guernsey and may be given the title "Chief Minister".


List of titleholders


References

Government of Guernsey 2016 establishments in Guernsey {{Guernsey-stub