Leader of Alderney
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Alderney
is a dependency of the Bailiwick
of Guernsey
. Its leader has traditionally been appointed by the British Crown and has been known by various titles including Lord of Alderney, Governor of Alderney, and the current President of Alderney. The President of Alderney is directly elected every four years and there is no constitutional limit to the number of terms they may serve. The current president, Sir Norman Browse
has held the post since 2002.
Alderney
Alderney is the most northerly of the Channel Islands. It is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown dependency. It is long and wide. The area is , making it the third-largest island of the Channel Islands, and the second largest in the Bailiwick...
is a dependency of the Bailiwick
Bailiwick
A bailiwick is usually the area of jurisdiction of a bailiff, and may also apply to a territory in which the sheriff's functions were exercised by a privately appointed bailiff under a royal or imperial writ. The word is now more generally used in a metaphorical sense, to indicate a sphere of...
of Guernsey
Guernsey
Guernsey, officially the Bailiwick of Guernsey is a British Crown dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy.The Bailiwick, as a governing entity, embraces not only all 10 parishes on the Island of Guernsey, but also the islands of Herm, Jethou, Burhou, and Lihou and their islet...
. Its leader has traditionally been appointed by the British Crown and has been known by various titles including Lord of Alderney, Governor of Alderney, and the current President of Alderney. The President of Alderney is directly elected every four years and there is no constitutional limit to the number of terms they may serve. The current president, Sir Norman Browse
Norman Browse
Sir Norman Browse has been President of the States of Alderney since 2002. He is a retired surgeon.-Professional life:...
has held the post since 2002.
List of Leaders of Alderney
| Ruler | Reigns of rulers | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lords of Alderney | |||
| William L'Ingenieur | 1182 – c.1222 | ||
| Peter L'Ingenieur and Mayn L'Ingenieur | c.1222 - 1238 | ||
| Vacant | 1238 - 1546 | ||
| Raoul Eudes (Guardian) | 1290 - af.1302 | ||
| Governor | |||
| Thomas Porteman | 1376–1379 | ||
| Marshal | |||
| Robert de Turberville | 1546 - 15.. | ||
| Lieutenant governors | |||
| George Chamberlaine, Baron of Guernsey | 1559–1584 | ||
| John Chamberlain of Longcombe, Baron Oxfordshire | 29 May 1584 - 30 Sep 1585 | ||
| Vacant | 30 Sep 1585 - 26 Mar 1590 | ||
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26 Mar 1590 - 25 Feb 1601 | ||
| Vacant | 25 Feb 1601 - 1604 | ||
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1604–1607 | ||
| William Chamberlain I | 1607–1608 | ||
| John Chamberlain I | 1608 | ||
| William Chamberlain II | 1608 - c.Nov 1615 | ||
| John Chamberlain II | 161. - c.Mar 1618 | ||
| Chamberlain | 16.. - 163. | ||
| Mary Colles (f) | 163. - 16.. | ||
| John Colles | 3 Mar 1639 - 27 Oct 1639 | ||
| William Colles | 27 Oct 1639 - 1642 | ||
| Colles (f) | 1642 - 164. | ||
| Peter Le Febvre, surier de L'Epine(pretender) | 3 Nov 1643 - 164. | ||
| Peter de Beauvoir de Bosq | 25 Mar 1646 - 1648 | ||
| Benjamin Lemprière | 11 Mar 1648 - 1651 | ||
| George Mishaw (or Michau)(1st time) | Jun 1651 - 1651 | ||
| John Ring (or King?) | 1651–1654 | ||
| George Mishaw (2nd time) | 23 Jun 1654 - 165. | ||
| Sir William Essex | 165. - 1658 | ||
| Nicholas Ling | 21 May 1658 - 1659 | ||
| William Andros | 13 Jul 1659 - 1660 | ||
| Governors | |||
| Edward de Carteret | 29 Aug 1660 - 1660 | ||
| Sir George Carteret | 1660 - 14 Jan 1679 | ||
| Nicholas Ling (acting for Carteret) | 16 Aug 1661 - 6 Jan 1679 | ||
| George Mishaw (acting for Carteret) | 6 Jan 1679 - 14 Jan 1680 | ||
| Elizabeth de Carteret | 14 Jan 1680 - 1682 | ||
| Edward Le Breton (1st time) (acting [for de Haynes to 1682]) | 1682 - 29 Aug 1683 | ||
| Sir Edmund Andros | 29 Aug 1683 - 24 Feb 1714 | ||
| Edward Le Breton (2nd time)(acting for Andros) | 29 Aug 1683 - 3 Mar 1684 | ||
| Thomas Le Mesurier (1st time)(acting for Andros) | 31 Mar 1684 - 1 Sep 1690 | ||
| Thomas Le Marchant(acting for Andros) | 1 Sep 1690 - 1 Sep 1696 | ||
| Charles Le Marchant (acting for Andros) | 1 Sep 1696 - 21 Jul 1703 | ||
| Thomas Le Mesurier (2nd time)(acting for Andros) | 21 Jul 1703 - 1714 | ||
| George Andros | 1714 | ||
| Thomas Le Mesurier (acting)(3rd time) | 1713 - 22 Jul 1714 | ||
| John Le Mesurier I (acting)(1st time) | 22 Jul 1714 - 1714 | ||
| Ann Andros | Feb 1714 - 1721 | ||
| John Le Mesurier I (2nd time) (acting [for Andros to 1721]) | 1714–1722 | ||
| Anne Le Mesurier | 1722–1729 | ||
| Nicholas Reserson (acting for Ann Le Mesurier; not recognized by Le Cocq) | 17 Feb 1728 - 1729 | ||
| Thomas Le Cocq (1st time) (in opposition) | 26 Mar 1726 - 1730 | ||
| Henry Le Mesurier | 6 Feb 1730 - 1744 | ||
| Thomas Le Cocq (2nd time) (in opposition) | 20 Feb 1730 - 21 Dec 1738 | ||
| John Le Mesurier II | 1744 - 12 Mar 1793 | ||
| John Le Cocq (acting for Le Mesurier) | 2 Nov 1745 - 1763 | ||
| Peter Le Mesurier (3 Dec 1770 - 16 Mar 1793 acting for John Le Mesurier) | 16 Mar 1793 - 9 Jan 1803 | ||
| John Le Mesurier III | 21 Jan 1803 - 13 Apr 1825 | ||
| Judges | |||
| Pierre Gauvin | 1 Aug 1807 - 2 Apr 1836 | ||
| Jean Gauvain (acting) | 2 Apr 1836 - 11 Apr 1836 | ||
| Thomas Le Cocq (acting) | 11 Apr 1836 - 28 Apr 1836 | ||
| Nicholas Barbenson (1st time)(acting) | 28 Apr 1836 - 26 Nov 1836 | ||
| Jean Gaudion | 26 Nov 1836 - 21 Sep 1856 | ||
| Nicholas Barbenson (2nd time)(acting) | 29 Nov 1836 - 15 Dec 1856 | ||
| Thomas Clucas | 15 Dec 1856 - 30 Apr 1876 | ||
| Jean Pezet (acting) | 1 May 1876 - 9 Oct 1876 | ||
| Thomas Nicholas Barbenson | 9 Oct 1876 - Oct 1892 | ||
| Peter Herivel (acting) | Oct 1892 - 17 Dec 1892 | ||
| John A. Le Cocq | 17 Dec 1892 - May 1897 | ||
| Nicholas Peter Barbenson | 5 Jun 1897 - 1912 | ||
| Robert Walter Mellish | 12 Apr 1913 - 15 Mar 1938 | ||
| A.C. Tourgis (acting) | Mar 1938 - 16 Jul 1938 | ||
| Frederick G. French | 16 Jul 1938 - Nov 1947 | ||
| Sonderführer von Alderney | |||
| Schmidt | 2 Jul 1940 - 1941 | ||
| Heinz Herzog | 1941 - 194? | ||
| Wilhelm Richter | 194? - 16 May 1945 | ||
| Judges | |||
| Daniel Le Cocq (acting) | Nov 1947 - 15 Dec 1947 | ||
| Sir Frank Henry Cafande Wiltshire | 15 Dec 1947 - 31 Dec 1948 | ||
| Presidents of Alderney | |||
| Sydney Peck Herivel | 1 Jan 1949 - Aug 1970 | ||
| George William Baron (1st time) | 1970–1977 | ||
| Jon Kay-Mouat (1st time) | 1977–1994 | ||
| George William Baron (2nd time) | 1994–1997 | ||
| Jon Kay-Mouat (2nd time) | 1997 - 19 Jan 2002 | ||
| Sir Norman Browse Norman Browse Sir Norman Browse has been President of the States of Alderney since 2002. He is a retired surgeon.-Professional life:... |
19 Jan 2002–Present | ||