Appointing Ministers (and more)

Jersey's States Assembly has 49 elected members who can be appointed to different roles. How this happens is guided by the rules of the States Assembly - the 'Standing Orders'.

After a general election deciding appointments is the first job of the newly-elected Assembly. The very first appointment made is for Chief Minister.  Members can become government Ministers (part of the 'executive') or be made chair or member of a panel or committee (also called 'non-executive'). The Assembly votes on who gets which role.

During the four year term between elections, there can be 'casual' vacancies. These are often due to resignations, or may be as a result of a vote of no confidence. We discuss this and more with the Greffier and Deputy Greffier of the States.

Find out more about the process here: Procedural Explanations (gov.je) 

Episode host: Emily Thomas
Interviewees: Lisa Hart & Will Millow

Music by Pumpupthemind

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Chapters

• 0:00 Introduction
• 0:41 Our special guests, the Greffier and Deputy Greffier of the States
• 1:22 What are 'appointments'?
• 2:01 How does the States Assembly deal with appointments?
• 3:18 Appointing the Chief Minister
• 7:33 How is the Council of Ministers appointed?
• 11:41 Appointing Members to Committees and Panels
• 13:35 The voting process for appointments
• 16:17 Casual vacancies
• 18:20 How can the Council of Ministers be altered?
• 20:57 What about the appointment of Assistant Ministers?
• 22:54 Are there any other appointments made by the Assembly?