Bailiwick of Guernsey · membership checked 28 October 2026

States of Guernsey Beta

Guernsey has no cabinet and no governing party. The 40 voting members of the States of Deliberation elect the president and members of every committee, board and authority, and each of those bodies answers to the Assembly. Policy & Resources is the senior committee and co-ordinates the others, but they do not report to it.

Voting members
40 38 deputies, 2 from Alderney
Bodies on this chart
16
Seats held by deputies
68
Civil servants named
104
Deputies with no seat
David Goy

Crown and Law Officers

Appointed by the King, not elected. The Law Officers sit in the States without a vote.

Lieutenant GovernorLt Gen Richard CripwellSince February 2022. The King's representative in the Bailiwick.
BailiffJessica RolandSince 1 September 2026. Presides over the States; the first woman in the office.
Deputy BailiffBeing appointedApplications closed 21 August 2026. No appointment confirmed here.
HM ProcureurMegan Pullum KCSince 2016. Attorney General and Receiver General.
HM ComptrollerHilary Pullum KCSolicitor General and Deputy Receiver General.
Parliament and government in one

States of Deliberation

38 People's Deputies elected island-wide in June 2025, plus 2 Alderney Representatives. The Assembly debates policy letters, passes legislation, sets the budget and elects every body below.

People's DeputyAlderney Representative

Senior committee

Members of Policy & Resources may not also sit on the principal committees.

Senior committee

Policy & Resources Committee

  • P
  • VP
  • M
  • M
  • M
Committee secretary
  • Not yet identified

The senior committee. Leads on policy co-ordination, fiscal and economic policy, external relations and the States' role as employer.

Civil service

Politically neutral staff who advise every body on this chart and carry out its decisions. Chief officers, one per principal committee, are being brought back during 2026 and the old corporate posts wound up, so several posts below are in transition. Until each committee has a chief officer, its committee secretary is its most senior official; they are listed together first. This is a working draft of senior posts only, built from public sources and LinkedIn and not checked with the States. Each title links to its source.

Head of the civil service

Chief Executive and Head of the Public Service

Boley Smillie

In post since early 2025, previously chief executive of Guernsey Post. Leads about 5,500 staff.

Committee secretaries

Each committee's most senior official until chief officers are in place. They run the committee's office, meet together regularly and report to Policy & Resources; a States job description places the post under the Director of Strategy and Policy. 11 of 16 named so far.

  • Policy & Resources CommitteeNot yet identified
  • Committee for Economic DevelopmentChris SheppardCommittee Secretary
  • Committee for Education, Sport & CultureEsther IngrouilleCommittee Secretary
  • Committee for Employment & Social SecurityEllen PragnellCommittee Secretary
  • Committee for the Environment & InfrastructurePeter FallaCommittee Secretary
  • Committee for Health & Social CareNiki ClealCommittee Secretary
  • Committee for Home AffairsVicky LajoieCommittee Secretary
  • Committee for HousingLuke BridleCommittee Secretary
  • Civil Contingencies AuthorityNot yet identified
  • Development & Planning AuthorityJim RowlesPrincipal Officer
  • Education Devolution & Delegation Investigation & Advisory CommitteeNot yet identified
  • Overseas Aid & Development CommissionDavid WayCommission Principal Officer
  • States' Trading Supervisory BoardNot yet identified
  • Transport Licensing AuthorityNot yet identified
  • Scrutiny Management CommitteeMark HuntingtonPrincipal Scrutiny Officer
  • States' Assembly & Constitution CommitteeEleanor GassePrincipal Officer

Corporate centre

Serves Policy & Resources and the whole States

Other heads and leads

Health & Social Care

Other heads and leads

Home Affairs

Other heads and leads
  • Ian Tanner Detective Chief Inspector, Guernsey Police January 2026

Economic Development

Other heads and leads
  • Peter Deacon Finance Sector Concierge August 2026
  • Zoe Gosling Lead Marketing Officer, States of Guernsey and VisitGuernsey July 2026

Employment & Social Security

Other heads and leads
  • Mark Gannon Service Lead, Benefits & Work Support August 2026

Education, Sport & Culture

Other heads and leads

Environment & Infrastructure

Other heads and leads
  • Laura Oxburgh Head of On-Island Travel and Transport Implementation August 2026
  • Mark Brockway Senior Traffic Officer, Traffic and Highway Services July 2026

Housing

Development & Planning Authority

Other services

Committee not stated in the source

Trading arms and States-owned companies

Overseen by the States' Trading Supervisory Board

States Greffe and Royal Court

Run the Assembly's business and the court registry

Law Officers of the Crown

Every post on their own organogram, September 2026: 61 people and 9 vacancies. Under HM Procureur Megan Pullum KC and HM Comptroller Hilary Pullum KC, with Crown Advocate Jon McLellan as Director of Legal Services.

Office of HM Procureur and HM Comptroller
  • Crown Advocate Kate Rabey Counsel to the Law Officers
  • Chloe Moakes Executive Assistant to HMP/HMC
  • Abby Tough Executive Assistant to HMP/HMC
  • Lynn Rowe HMRG Officer
Crown Advocate Chris Dunford Director of Criminal Law
Philip Newman Head of Economic Crime Unit
  • Roy Grant Senior Officer (MLA)
  • Aine Hurley Civil Forfeiture Lawyer
  • Emma Hargreaves Legislation & Legal Policy Lawyer
  • Luke Meyer Prosecutor
  • Vacant Serious Economic Crime Prosecutor
  • Marco Costa Lawyer
  • Sara Torode Executive Legal Assistant
  • Saara Bisson Executive Legal Assistant
  • Vacant Paralegal
Jenny McVeigh Head of General Prosecutions Unit
  • Advocate Liam Roffey
  • Advocate Phoebe Cobb
  • Crown Advocate Fiona Russell
  • Advocate Sarah Watson
  • Jessica Neville-Taylor Paralegal
  • Sarah Naftel Paralegal
  • Sophy Harvey Executive Legal Assistant
  • Vacant General Prosecution Lawyer
Crown Advocate Simon Hodgett Director of Civil Law
Crown Advocate Emily Bamber Head of Public Law and Employment
  • Sven Hombach Senior Planning and Environment Lawyer
  • Advocate Laura Stockwell
  • Vacant Employment & Advisory Lawyer
  • Sarah Coleman Employment Lawyer
  • Dawn Robinson Senior Legal Officer
  • Siobhan Mahoney-Bougourd Legislation Editor & Information Manager
  • Robbie Le Messurier Paralegal
  • Cristina Bourgaize Executive Legal Assistant
Advocate Ian Davis Head of Public Law and Civil Litigation
  • Crown Advocate Penny Grainge
  • Crown Advocate Rory Calderwood
  • Peter Mahy Civil Litigation Lawyer
  • Advocate Rachel Donaldson
  • Roy Lee Legislative Counsel
  • Fiona Sloan Paralegal
Crown Advocate Tom Carpenter Head of Tax, Financial Services and HMRG
  • Crown Advocate Chris Hookway
  • Crown Advocate Antony Ellis
  • Prosper Mwedzi Assistant Counsel to the Law Officers / Coronial Lawyer
  • James Burke Brexit Consultant
  • Kerry Bateman Executive Legal Assistant
  • Vacant Senior TFSH Lawyer
  • Paul Buckle FSU Lawyer
Crown Advocate Yousof Khan Head of Commercial Contracts and Projects
  • Sarah Hutchinson Commercial Lawyer
  • Advocate Anna Carrington
  • Advocate Patrick Hardy Senior Commercial Lawyer
  • Kim Courtney Junior Commercial Lawyer
  • Mani Valencia Property and Conveyancing Paralegal
  • Vanessa Robert Paralegal
  • Vacant Executive Legal Assistant
Crown Advocate William Simmonds Head of Child and Social Care
  • Crown Advocate Karen Hill-Tout
  • Uma Mehta Child & Social Care Lawyer
  • Advocate Samantha Bailey
  • Kerry Renouf Paralegal
  • Vacant Child Law Drafter
Andy Dufour Head of Operations & Transformation
  • Paul Battle Operations & Information Manager
  • Vacant Finance and Administration Manager
  • Cian Lowe Legal Resources Assistant
  • Vacant Executive Assistant
  • Ashleigh London Legal Records Officer

Committees

Each runs a main area of government and brings its own policy letters to the Assembly.

Committee

Committee for Economic Development

  • P
  • VP
  • M
  • M
  • M
  • NVBarrie Duerden
Committee secretary
  • Chris Sheppard Committee Secretary

Committee

Committee for the Environment & Infrastructure

  • P
  • VP
  • M
  • M
Committee secretary
  • Peter Falla Committee Secretary

Constituted as a President and four members; parliament.gg lists four.

Committee

Committee for Health & Social Care

  • P
  • VP
  • M
  • M
  • M
  • NVEd Freestone
  • NVMike Read
Committee secretary
  • Niki Cleal Committee Secretary

Committee

Committee for Home Affairs

  • P
  • VP
  • M
  • M
  • NVBella Farrell
Committee secretary
  • Vicky Lajoie Committee Secretary

Constituted as a President and four members; parliament.gg lists four.

Committee

Committee for Housing

  • P
  • VP
  • M
  • M
  • M
Committee secretary
  • Luke Bridle Committee Secretary

Boards and authorities

Regulatory, trading and investigative bodies with narrower mandates.

Board or authority

Civil Contingencies Authority

  • Ch
  • M
  • M
  • M
Committee secretary
  • Not yet identified

Chaired by the P&R President, with the Presidents of Environment & Infrastructure, Health & Social Care and Home Affairs.

Board or authority

Development & Planning Authority

  • P
  • VP
  • M
  • M
  • M
Committee secretary
  • Jim Rowles Principal Officer

Board or authority

Overseas Aid & Development Commission

  • P
  • NSChris Gregg
  • NSDr Lindsay Jefferies
  • NSDr Michelle Le Cheminant
  • NSDr Kevin Bales
  • NSAdvocate Martha Eker-Male
  • NSDiana Penn
Committee secretary
  • David Way Commission Principal Officer

Six commissioners from outside the States, approved 15 July 2026 for terms to July 2030 (P.2026/44).

Board or authority

States' Trading Supervisory Board

  • P
  • VP
  • M
  • NSMark Thompson
  • NSSimon Thornton
Committee secretary
  • Not yet identified

Oversees the States' trading assets: Guernsey Water, Guernsey Ports, Guernsey Electricity and others.

Board or authority

Transport Licensing Authority

  • P
  • VP
  • M
  • M
Committee secretary
  • Not yet identified

Constituted as a President and four members; parliament.gg lists four.

Parliamentary committees

They scrutinise the others and look after how the Assembly itself works.

Parliamentary committee

Scrutiny Management Committee

  • P
  • VP
  • M
  • NSCharisma Lyall
  • NSMark Le Page
Committee secretary
  • Mark Huntington Principal Scrutiny Officer

Appoints the Legislation Review Panel and scrutiny panels.

Parliamentary committee

States' Assembly & Constitution Committee

  • P
  • VP
  • M
  • M
  • M
Committee secretary
  • Eleanor Gasse Principal Officer

Covers elections, the Rules of Procedure and members' conduct.

  • PPresident
  • ChChair
  • VPVice-President
  • VCVice-Chair
  • MMember
  • NSVoting member from outside the States
  • NVNon-voting member from outside the States

Smaller bodies

Not on parliament.gg and not counted in the seat totals. Source: Deputy Garry Collins's list of members on committees as at 23 July 2026.

  • Offshore Wind Delivery BoardChris Blin (chair), Adrian Gabriel, Lindsay de Sausmarez
  • Legislation Review PanelHaley Camp (chair), Rob Curgenven (vice-chair), Garry Collins, John Gollop, Paul Montague
  • Braye du Valle Oversight BoardYvonne Burford (chair), Adrian Gabriel, Steve Williams
  • Douzaine Liaison GroupSteve Falla (chair), Garry Collins (vice-chair)
  • Panel of MembersNeil Inder (chair)
  • Guille-Allès Library CouncilJennifer Strachan, Rob Curgenven, Sarah Hansmann Rouxel
  • Priaulx Library CouncilRob Curgenven
  • Ladies' College Board of GovernorsJennifer Strachan

Notes

  • Gaps in three bodies. Environment & Infrastructure, Home Affairs and the Transport Licensing Authority are each constituted as a President and four members, and parliament.gg lists four people on each. Whether the fifth seat is vacant is not confirmed here.
  • Alderney Representatives Alexander Snowdon and Edward Hill hold none of the 16 seats listed.
  • Non-voting members are appointed by each committee, not elected by the States, so parliament.gg does not list them. Names come from committee statements, gov.gg releases and press reports for this term. Housing advertised in August 2025 but has announced no appointment; Policy & Resources may not have any.
  • Committee secretaries are shown on every card. Eleven of sixteen are named so far, from email signatures, LinkedIn, gov.gg and a States contact; the rest read "not yet identified".
  • LinkedIn entries were checked against the start date on each person's experience list on 28 October 2026, but profiles can be out of date (one listed a post its holder retired from years ago), so treat them as leads.
  • Civil Contingencies Authority membership follows office: the P&R President chairs it, joined by the Presidents of Environment & Infrastructure, Health & Social Care and Home Affairs.
Membership: parliament.gg, Members and Constitution, every body page read 28 October 2026. Officers: Bailiff of Guernsey; Guernsey Press, 20 Aug 2026; Law Officers of the Crown; Law Officers organogram, September 2026; Richard Cripwell. Civil service: gov.gg, Chief Executive; Guernsey Press, 19 Sep 2026; Bailiwick Express, 27 Jul 2026; Guernsey Press, 2 May 2026; Guernsey Press, 21 May 2026; ITV Channel, 1 Oct 2024; email signatures, 2024 to 2026; LinkedIn profiles, read 28 Oct 2026.