The Government is led by the Premier, who selects all the remaining Ministers of Government.The Virgin Islands Constitution Order 2007, article 52(2). The Premier and the other Ministers belong to the supreme decision-making committee, known as the Cabinet.The Virgin Islands Constitution Order 2007, article 47. The Government Ministers are all members of House of Assembly, and are accountable to it. The Government is dependent upon the House to make primary legislation. King Charles III (represented by a Governor of the British Virgin Islands) is the head of state. The monarch (acting through the Governor) selects as Premier the leader of the political party most likely to command a majority in the House of Assembly.The Virgin Islands Constitution Order 2007, article 52.The leader must also be an elected member of the legislature. After the 1967 general election, the United Party won an outright majority, but the party leader, Conrad Maduro, was not elected. Accordingly, Lavity Stoutt was appointed as Chief Minister.
The Government is led by the Premier, who selects all the remaining Ministers of Government.The Virgin Islands Constitution Order 2007, article 52(2). The Premier and the other Ministers belong to the supreme decision-making committee, known as the Cabinet.The Virgin Islands Constitution Order 2007, article 47. The Government Ministers are all members of House of Assembly, and are accountable to it. The Government is dependent upon the House to make primary legislation. King Charles III (represented by a Governor of the British Virgin Islands) is the head of state. The monarch (acting through the Governor) selects as Premier the leader of the political party most likely to command a majority in the House of Assembly.The Virgin Islands Constitution Order 2007, article 52.The leader must also be an elected member of the legislature. After the 1967 general election, the United Party won an outright majority, but the party leader, Conrad Maduro, was not elected. Accordingly, Lavity Stoutt was appointed as Chief Minister.