Country name
conventional long form: Bailiwick of Jersey
conventional short form: Jersey

Dependency status British crown dependency

Government type NA

Capital Saint Helier

Administrative divisions none (British crown dependency)

Independence none (British crown dependency)

National holiday Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)

Constitution unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice

Legal system English law and local statute

Suffrage NA years of age; universal adult

Executive branch
chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952)
elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; lieutenant governor and bailiff appointed by the monarch
head of government: Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief Air Chief Marshall Sir John CHESHIRE (since 24 January 2001) and Bailiff Philip Martin BAILHACHE (since NA February 1995)
cabinet: committees appointed by the Assembly of the States

Legislative branch unicameral Assembly of the States (55 voting members - 12 senators, 12 constables or heads of parishes, 29 deputies; all elected for six-year terms, half elected every third year; the bailiff and the deputy bailiff; and 3 non-voting members - the Dean of Jersey, the Attorney General, and the Solicitor General all appointed by the monarch
elections: last held NA (next to be held NA)
election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 52

Judicial branch Royal Court (judges elected by an electoral college and the bailiff)

Political parties and leaders none; all independents

Political pressure groups and leaders none

Diplomatic representation in the US none (British crown dependency)

Diplomatic representation from the US none (British crown dependency)

Flag description white with a diagonal red cross extending to the corners of the flag and in the upper quadrant, surmounted by a yellow crown, a red shield holding the three lions of England in yellow

NOTE: The information regarding Jersey on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Jersey Government 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Jersey Government 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.