Politics of Anguilla
Politics of Anguilla takes place in a framework of a
House of Assembly
.
The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. Military defence is the responsibility of the United Kingdom.
Executive branch
Office | Name | Party | Since |
---|---|---|---|
Monarch | Charles III | 8 September 2022 | |
Governor | Julia Crouch | 11 September 2023 | |
Premier | Ellis Webster | APM | 30 June 2020 |
The Premier appointed by the governor from among the members of the House of Assembly. His cabinet, the Executive Council, is appointed by the governor from among the elected members of the House of Assembly.
Legislative branch
Anguilla elects on territorial level a
constituencies, 4 members elected at-large and 2 ex officio members. The suffrage is from 18 years. Anguilla has a multi-party system
.
Political parties and elections
Judicial branch
The courts of Anguilla are:
- The appeal court.
- The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, including:
- the Court of Appeal, and
- the High Court, based in Anguilla.
- Anguilla's domestic courts (which enjoy appeals to the Court of Appeal), including:
- the Magistrates' Court, and
- the Juvenile Court.[1]
International relations
Anguilla is a member of
(associate).External links
References
- ^ "Anguillan criminal court system". Association of Commonwealth Criminal Lawyers. Archived from the original on 2014-03-31. Retrieved 2010-12-25.