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Legislature
A legislature is a kind of deliberative assembly with the power to pass, amend, and repeal laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law. In addition to enacting laws, legislatures usually have exclusive authority to raise or lower taxes and adopt the budget and...
(The States of Alderney) of the island of Alderney
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...
. Half of the ten States Members are elected every two years for a four year mandate. They are organised into three main committees: Policy and Finance, General Services, and Building and Development Control, each of which works under a different mandate and has a separate budget. There are also numerous smaller committees. A states meeting is held every month, and is chaired by the island's president
Leader of Alderney
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...
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:...
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Current members
- The most recently-elected group of members of the States of AlderneyStates of AlderneyThe States of Alderney is the parliament/council and the legislature of Alderney, part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey. The origin of the States is unknown, but has operated from the mediaeval period...
were sworn in on 14 January 2009. They are: Peter AllenPeter Allen (politician)Peter Allen is one of the ten current States of Alderney Members. He gained the highest total number of votes in the Ordinary Election on 6 December 2008, with a total of 520....
, John BeamanJohn BeamanJohn Richard Beaman is one of the ten current States of Alderney Members and became the Chairman of the influential Policy and Finance Committee in January 2011. Prior to this, he was the Island’s Representative for Tourism...
, Boyd Kelly, Geoffrey Sargent and Bill Walden. Their mandates last until December 2013.
- Five members also remain in office from the previous elections. They are: Liz Bennett, Richard Cox, Ian Tugby, Colin Williams and Richard Willmott. Their mandates last until December 2011