Government Of Jersey

Country name	conventional long form: Bailiwick of Jersey conventional short form: Jersey
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; justice is administered by the Royal Court
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 (elected for 6-year terms), 12 constables or heads of parishes (elected for 3-year terms), 29 deputies (elected for 3-year terms); 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
International organization participation
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; in the upper quadrant, surmounted by a yellow crown, a red shield with the three lions of England in yellow

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Government Of Jersey