The President of the States of Alderney, also known as the President of Alderney, is the elected head of Alderney's legislature, the States of Alderney and the Leader of Alderney. The Presidency is the latest of a variety of political positions to govern the island. The office was established in 1949 after a new constitution establishing Alderney as a subordinate part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey.[1]

History

Before the office of President was established, the leaders of Alderney were the Judges of Alderney, who were appointed as representatives of the Crown in Alderney.[2] During the Second World War, the majority of the population of Alderney was evacuated. In the Occupation of the Channel Islands by Nazi Germany, Alderney was used by the Nazis as a location for two concentration camps.[3] After the Liberation, less than 50% of Alderney's population returned, leading to an urgent discussion taking part in the Parliament of the United Kingdom because land boundaries and property documents had been destroyed.

Since 1949

In 1947, His Majesty's Privy Council decided that Guernsey would take over administration of Alderney. In 1948 the Alderney (Application of Legislation) Law was passed by both the States of Guernsey and the States of Alderney, which removed Alderney's sovereignty. The law provided for the establishment of the office of President of Alderney to be the elected leader of Alderney in civil life under the Lieutenant-Governor of Guernsey.[1][4]

The President is elected for a four-year term and is also the chairman of the States of Alderney. The President also holds the right to vote in the States of Alderney; however, this is only used to make the deciding vote in the event of a tied vote.[5] The next election for President will be in 2024.

Duties

The President's Office is responsible for the following:

  • Production and issue of the Billet D'Etat, Deliberations and Hansard Reports
  • Dealing with Members of the Public and other Government offices
  • Official Flag Flying
  • Organising civic and social events including Vin d'Honneurs and visits by dignitaries
  • Honours and Awards

List of presidents of Alderney

President of Alderney[2]
Sydney Peck Herivel1 January 1949 – 26 August 1970
George William Baron (1st time)1970–77
Jon Kay-Mouat (1st time)1977–94
George William Baron (2nd time)1994–97
Jon Kay-Mouat (2nd time)1997 – 19 January 2002
Sir Norman Browse19 January 2002 – 22 June 2011
Stuart Trought22 June 2011[6] – 28 June 2019
William Tate28 June 2019[7][8][9] – present

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "States of Alderney Historical Review". Guernsey Royal Court. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
  2. 1 2 Ben Cahoon. "Alderney". Worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
  3. ↑ "Aurigny, un camp nazi" (in French). Matisson-consultants.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-20. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
  4. ↑ "How does the 1948 agreement join Guernsey and Alderney?". BBC News. 2010-08-20. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
  5. ↑ "Alderney presidential role attracts three nominees". BBC News. 2011-06-01. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
  6. ↑ "Stuart Trought unopposed for Alderney president". BBC News. 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  7. ↑ "Alderney election hopeful withdraws due to abuse" in Guernsey Press (24 June 2019)
  8. ↑ Rulers.org
  9. ↑ "William Tate re-elected States of Alderney President in contested election". Channel news. 16 November 2020.
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