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Her Majesty's Government of the Virgin Islands (usually simply referred to as the Government of the British Virgin Islands) is the democratically elected government of the British Overseas Territory of the British Virgin Islands. It is regulated by the Constitution of the British Virgin Islands. 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. Queen Elizabeth II (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.〕 Elections in the British Virgin Islands are held every four years, with a unicameral House of Assembly of 13 members (11 members elected by popular vote, plus the Speaker appointed by the House and the Attorney General). The terms for elected members are also four years. The current Premier is Orlando Smith who is a member of the ruling National Democratic Party, and the current Governor is John Duncan. ==Executive Government== Although ultimate executive authority rests with the British Monarch exercising her powers through the Governor, the Territory is internally self-governing, and in practice Ministerial Government is exercised on a day-to-day basis by the Premier through Cabinet (although the Governor also sits in Cabinet). The British Virgin Islands operates under the Westminster system, and the Ministers and Cabinet are appointed from amongst the members of the Legislature and are not independently elected to executive office. The principal Ministries of Government are:〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Virgin Islands Government - Ministers )〕 * Minister of Finance and Tourism (presently the Premier, Orlando Smith) * Minister for Natural Resources and Labour (presently the Deputy Premier, Kendrick Pickering) * Minister for Education and Culture (presently Hon. Myron Walwyn) * Minister for Communications and Works (presently Hon. Mark Vanterpool) * Minister for Health and Social Development (presently Hon. Ronnie Skelton) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Government of the British Virgin Islands」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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