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Overview of current British heads of government
Map showing governing parties of UK administrations by political party as of July 2017 (click to enlarge)
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 .
Government of the United Kingdom
Devolved governments
Note : As
England does not have a
devolved government, all English affairs are governed by the UK government.
Crown Dependencies
Overseas Territories
Timeline
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
References
Territory Head of Government Governing party or coalition
United People's Movement
Non-partisan
Non-partisan
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