In the United Kingdom, various titles are used for the head of government of each of the countries of the United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies, and Overseas Territories. Following elections to the assembly or parliament, the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats is invited to form a government. The monarch (in the United Kingdom) or governor / lieutenant governor (in the Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies) appoints the head of government, whose council of ministers are collectively responsible to the assembly.
The head of the British government is referred to as the prime minister, the leader of one of the constituent countries is referred to as a first minister, and the terms chief minister and premier are used in the Overseas Territories. In the Crown Dependencies, the term chief minister is used in all apart from Guernsey, where the leader is referred to as the president of the Policy and Resources Committee.
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Government of the United Kingdom
| Prime Minister | Portrait | Since | Party | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rishi Sunak | 
|
25 October 2022 | Conservative | [1] | |
Devolved governments
- Note: As England does not have a devolved government, all English affairs are governed by the UK government.
| Country | Position | Name | Portrait | Since | Party[note 1] | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland[2] | First Minister | Michelle O'Neill | 
|
3 February 2024 | Sinn Féin | [3] | |
| Deputy First Minister | Emma Little-Pengelly | 
|
Democratic Unionist Party | ||||
 Scotland
|
First Minister | Humza Yousaf | 
|
29 March 2023 | Scottish National Party | [4] | |
 Wales
|
First Minister | Vaughan Gething | 
|
20 March 2024 | Welsh Labour | [5] | |
Crown Dependencies
| Crown dependency | Position | Name | Portrait | Since | Party | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bailiwick of Guernsey
|
P&RC President | Lyndon Trott | 
|
13 December 2023 | Future Guernsey | [6] | |
 Bailiwick of Jersey
|
Chief Minister | Lyndon Farnham | 
|
30 January 2024 | Independent | ||
 Isle of Man
|
Chief Minister | Alfred Cannan | 
|
12 October 2021 | Independent | [7] | |
Overseas Territories
| Overseas Territory | Position | Name | Portrait | Since | Party | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Anguilla
|
Premier | Ellis Webster | 
|
30 June 2020 | Anguilla Progressive Movement | [8] | |
 Bermuda
|
Premier | Edward David Burt | 
|
19 July 2017 | Progressive Labour Party | [9] | |
 British Virgin Islands
|
Premier | Natalio Wheatley | 
|
5 May 2022 | Virgin Islands Party | [10] | |
 Cayman Islands
|
Premier | Julianna O'Connor-Connolly | 15 November 2023 | United People's Movement | [11] | ||
 Falkland Islands
|
Chief Executive | Andy Keeling | 5 April 2021 | Independent | |||
 Gibraltar
|
Chief Minister | Fabian Picardo | 
|
9 December 2011 | Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party | [12] | |
 Montserrat
|
Premier | Easton Taylor-Farrell | 
|
19 November 2019 | Movement for Change and Prosperity | [13] | |
 Pitcairn Islands
|
Mayor | Simon Young | 
|
1 January 2023 | Independent | [14] | |
 Saint Helena
|
Chief Minister | Julie Thomas | 25 October 2021 | Independent | [15] | ||
 Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Premier | Washington Misick | 
|
20 February 2021 | Progressive National Party | ||
Timeline
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Notes
- ^ This column names only the leader's party. The executive they are heading may be a coalition of parties and independents; those are not listed here.
See also
- List of current viceregal representatives of the Crown
- List of rulers of the United Kingdom and predecessor states
References
- ^ "Sunak officially becomes prime minister after meeting King". BBC News. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
- ^ The First Minister and deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland is a diarchy.
- ^ "Michelle O'Neill appointed Northern Ireland's first nationalist first minister". BBC News. 2024-02-03.
- ^ Torrance, David (27 Mar 2023). "How is a First Minister of Scotland appointed?". House of Commons Library. Retrieved 28 Mar 2023.
- ^ "Vaughan Gething confirmed as Wales's new first minister". Sky News. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Guernsey States elects Lyndon Trott as senior politician". BBC News. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ Cannan, Alf (12 October 2021). "Isle of Man: Alfred Cannan elected new chief minister". BBC News.
- ^ "Dr. Ellis Lorenzo Webster sworn in, as APM takes over in Anguilla". Anguilla News. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "Bermuda profile". BBC News. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ "Dr Wheatley sworn in as Premier! New cross-party gov't also installed". BVINews. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- ^ "United People's Movement Secures the Government". Cayman Islands Government. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ "Gibraltar profile – Leaders". BBC News. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ "Montserrat Election 2019". Archived from the original on 2019-12-03. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
- ^ "Approved Council Minutes" (PDF). Pitcairn Island Council. 18 March 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ Inaugural Meeting of Legislative Council – Councillor Julie Thomas elected as Chief Minister Government of Saint Helena
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