Government of the British Virgin Islands information
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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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His Majesty's Government of the Virgin Islands (usually simply referred to as the Government of the Virgin Islands) is the democratically elected government of the British Overseas Territory of the British Virgin Islands. It is regulated by the Constitution of the British Virgin Islands.
The Government is led by the Premier, who selects all the remaining Ministers of Government.[1] The Premier and the other Ministers belong to the supreme decision-making committee, known as the Cabinet.[2] The Government Ministers are all members of House of Assembly, and are accountable to it. The Government is dependent upon the House to make primary legislation. King Charles III (represented by a Governor of the British Virgin Islands) is the head of state. The monarch (acting through the Governor) selects as Premier the leader of the political party most likely to command a majority in the House of Assembly.[3][4]
Elections in the British Virgin Islands are held approximately every four years, with a unicameral House of Assembly of 13 members (11 members elected by popular vote, plus the Speaker appointed by the House and the Attorney General).
The current Premier is Natalio Wheatley who is a member of the ruling Virgin Islands Party, and the current Governor is John Rankin.
^The Virgin Islands Constitution Order 2007, article 52(2).
^The Virgin Islands Constitution Order 2007, article 47.
^The Virgin Islands Constitution Order 2007, article 52.
^The leader must also be an elected member of the legislature. After the 1967 general election, the United Party won an outright majority, but the party leader, Conrad Maduro, was not elected. Accordingly, Lavity Stoutt was appointed as Chief Minister.
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