President Of The Policy And Resources Committee Of Guernsey

The head of government is not directly elected by the people but rather by the legislature, the States of Guernsey.

President of the Policy and Resources Committee of Guernsey
Logo of the Policy and Resources Committee
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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 current P&RC president is Lyndon Trott.

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.

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.