States Assembly

States Assembly

Assemblée des États (French)
Êtats d'Jèrri (Jèrriais)
Logo
Logo of the States Assembly
Type
Type
SovereignMonarch of the United Kingdom
History
Foundedc. 1497 (1497)
Preceded byRoyal Court
Leadership
Sir Timothy Le Cocq
since 17 October 2019
Robert MacRae
since 6 January 2020
Lyndon Farnham, Independent
since 30 January 2024
Tom Binet, Independent
since 30 January 2024
Inna Gardiner, Independent
since 27 February 2024
Structure
Seats54 (49 voting)
Political groups
Government (24) Others (25)
Non-voting (5)
  •   Bailiff (1)
  •   Lieutenant Governor (1)
  •   Dean (1)
  •   Attorney General (1)
  •   Solicitor General (1)
Length of term
Four years
Salary£50,000 p.a.
Elections
Last election
22 June 2022
Next election
2026
Meeting place
The States Chamber in the States Building
States Building, St Helier
Website
statesassembly.gov.je
Constitution
States of Jersey Law 2005
Rules
Standing Orders of the States of Jersey

The States Assembly (French: Assemblée des États; Jèrriais: Êtats d'Jèrri) is the parliament of Jersey,[1] formed of the island's 37 deputies and the Connétable of each of the twelve parishes.

The origins of the legislature of Jersey lie in the system of self-government according to Norman law guaranteed to the Channel Islands by John, King of England, following the division of Normandy in 1204.[2] The States Assembly has exercised uncontested legislative powers since 1771, when the concurrent law-making power of the Royal Court of Jersey was abolished.[3]

The Assembly passes and amends laws and regulations; approves the annual budget and taxation; appoints the chief minister, ministers and members of various committees and panels; debates matters proposed by the Council of Ministers, by individual States Members or by one of the committees or panels. Members are also able to ask questions to find out information and to hold ministers to account.[4]

Executive powers are exercised by a chief minister and eleven ministers, elected from among the members of the Assembly, and are known collectively as the Council of Ministers. Ministers are accountable to the Assembly for the conduct of their departments.

  1. ^ "Council of Ministers adopts 'Government of Jersey' identity". Government of Jersey. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  2. ^ "History of the States Assembly". States Assembly. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
  3. ^ "Code of 1771". Jersey Legal Information Board. 1 January 2019.
  4. ^ "What is the States Assembly?". Retrieved 19 December 2011.