| President of the Policy and Resources Committee of Guernsey | |
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 Logo of the Policy and Resources Committee | |
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since 1 July 2025 | |
| Policy & Resources Committee States of Guernsey | |
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| Appointer | States of Guernsey |
| Term length | Four years |
| Precursor | Chief Minister |
| Formation | 1 May 2016 |
| First holder | Gavin St Pier |
| Unofficial names | Chief Minister |
| Salary | £67,686 annually[1] |
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Foreign policy |
ThePresident of the Policy and Resources Committee (P&RC president), also known as theChief Minister of Guernsey, is thehead of government ofGuernsey and chair of thePolicy and Resources Committee. The head of government is not directly elected by the people but rather by the legislature, theStates of Guernsey.
The current P&RC president isLindsay de Sausmarez.
Following a reform of the institutions of Guernsey adopted in July 2015,[2] a five-member senior committee,Policy and Resources Committee, headed by a president was created on 1 May 2016 to replace thePolicy Council. The position ofChief Minister, who chaired the Policy Council, was abolished, along with the ministerial government system.[3]
The 40 members of theStates of Guernsey hold asecret ballot election to determine the president, with successive rounds of voting continuing until an outright winner is elected. All candidates must be proposed and seconded. The president of the committee is the de factohead of government of Guernsey and may be given the title "Chief Minister".
The President can be removed through a motion of "no confidence" by the members of the States of Guernsey. In the event that the vote is lost, it results in the immediate resignation of the President and Members of the Policy & Resources Committee, the States of Deliberation having no confidence in the said Committee[4] and will result in an immediate election of first a new President and then the new committee members.
| # | Image | Name | Took office | Left office | Political party | Election | Vice President | Ref. | ||
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| 1 |  | Gavin St Pier (born 1967) | 4 May 2016 | 16 October 2020 | Independent (until 18 August 2020) | 2016 | (vacant) | [5] | ||
| Guernsey Partnership of Independents (from 18 August 2020) | ||||||||||
| 2 |  | Peter Ferbrache (born 1951) | 16 October 2020 | 13 December 2023 | Independent | 2020 | Heidi Soulsby (until 29 November 2022) | [6] [7] | ||
| Mark Helyer | ||||||||||
| 3 |  | Lyndon Trott (born 1964) | 13 December 2023 | 1 July 2025 | Future Guernsey | Vote of no confidence | Heidi Soulsby | [8] | ||
| 4 | Lindsay de Sausmarez | 1 July 2025 | incumbent | 2025 | Gavin St Pier | [9] | ||||
