Chief Minister of Saint Helena

Head of the Saint Helena Government

Chief Minister of Saint Helena
Coat of arms of Saint Helena
Incumbent Julie Thomas since 25 October 2021
Style	The Honourable^[1]
Member of	Executive Council^[2]
Seat	Jamestown
Appointer	Governor of Saint Helena
Term length	Four years
Inaugural holder	Julie Thomas
Formation	25 October 2021; 2 years ago (2021-10-25)
Website	Official website

The Chief Minister of Saint Helena is the head of the Saint Helena Government. The chief minister is elected by the Legislative Council of Saint Helena, and is formally appointed by the Governor of Saint Helena, the representative of the British monarch.^[3]

The creation of the post was approved following the 2021 Saint Helena governance system referendum. The post of chief minister is the equivalent of a premier or prime minister in other British Overseas Territories.

The inaugural (and current) Chief Minister is Julie Thomas, who took office on 25 October 2021.

Chief ministers of Saint Helena (2021–present)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Term of office
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Julie Thomas	2021	25 October 2021	Incumbent	2 years, 208 days

Politics of Saint Helena


The Crown The Monarch Charles III Heir Apparent William, Prince of Wales
Government Governor Nigel Phillips Executive Council Chief Minister Julie Thomas Chief Secretary Attorney General Sheriff Responsible Minister (UK): The Lord Ahmad Plantation House The Castle
Legislature Legislative Council Speaker of Saint Helena Cyril Gunnell 2013 2017 2021
Judiciary Magistrates and Juvenile Courts Supreme Court of St Helena St Helena Court of Appeal Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Citizenship Belonger status British Overseas Territories citizen Passport Visa requirements
Other Flag Jamestown (capital) Saint Helena Pound Half Tree Hollow Saint Paul's Longwood Alarm Forest Trade unions Saint Helena Airport
Other countries
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References

^ "St Helena - The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association". Retrieved 26 April 2022.
^ "Executive Council". St Helena Government. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
^ "Chief Minister - Saint Helena Government". Retrieved 27 April 2022.

External links

ST HELENA CHOOSES MINISTERIAL SYSTEM
Inaugural Meeting Of Legislative Council - Monday, 25 October 2021
Inaugural Meeting of Legislative Council - Councillor Julie Thomas elected as Chief Minister

v t e Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Capital: Jamestown
Saint Helena	Governor Chief Minister Legislative Council Flag Coat of arms Jamestown Alarm Forest Barren Ground Blue Hill Half Tree Hollow Levelwood Longwood Ruperts Saint Paul's Sandy Bay Saint Helena Airport
Ascension Island	Governor (Administrator) Island Council Flag Coat of arms Georgetown Cat Hill Travellers Hill Two Boats RAF Ascension Island Green Mountain
Tristan da Cunha	Governor (Administrator) Island Council Flag Coat of arms Edinburgh of the Seven Seas Potato Patches Inaccessible Island Nightingale Islands Nightingale Island Middle Island Stoltenhoff Island Gough Island Sandy Point
Other	Constitution

Heads of governments of the British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies

Territory

Head of Government

Governing party or coalition

Government of Anguilla
Government of Bermuda
Government of the British Virgin Islands
Government of the Cayman Islands
Policy and Resources Committee of Guernsey
Government of Gibraltar
Government of the Isle of Man
Government of Jersey
Government of Montserrat
Government of the Pitcairn Islands
Government of St Helena
Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Ellis Webster (Anguilla Progressive Movement)
Edward David Burt (Progressive Labour Party)
Natalio Wheatley (Virgin Islands Party)
Julianna O'Connor-Connolly (United People's Movement)
Lyndon Trott (Future Guernsey)
Fabian Picardo (Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party)
Alfred Cannan (Independent)
Lyndon Farnham (Independent)
Easton Taylor-Farrell (Movement for Change and Prosperity)
Simon Young (Independent)
Julie Thomas (Independent)
Washington Misick (Progressive National Party)

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Progressive Labour Party
Virgin Islands Party
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GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP and Libs)
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Jersey Alliance
MCAP
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Progressive National Party

List of current heads of government in the United Kingdom and dependencies

Sovereign state	Devolved nations	Crown Dependencies	British Overseas Territories
United Kingdom: Sunak	Northern Ireland: O'Neill and Little-Pengelly Scotland: Swinney Wales: Gething	Guernsey: Trott Isle of Man: Cannan Jersey: Farnham	Anguilla: Webster Bermuda: Burt British Virgin Islands: Wheatley	Cayman Islands: O'Connor-Connolly Gibraltar: Picardo Montserrat: Taylor-Farrell	Pitcairn Islands: Young Saint Helena: Thomas Turks and Caicos Islands: Misick

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