Territory
Chief Minister
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected by the Legislative Council of Saint Helena
- Exact method
- Elected by secret ballot by the elected members of the Legislative Council from among themselves, at its first meeting after a general election, by a majority of all elected members; then appointed by the Governor (Constitution 2009 ss.37, 37C as amended by the Constitution (Amendment) Order 2021). Rebecca Cairns-Wicks took office 10 September 2025 after the 3 September 2025 general election.
- Chosen by
- Legislative Council of Saint Helena
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Rebecca Cairns-Wicks since September 2025 Report Source: sainthelena.gov.sh, checked (+2 more)
Sources
- legislation.gov.uk · checked legislation.gov.uk, The St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Constitution (Amendment) Order 2021 (SI 2021/895), as made, read 2026-10-12: Chief Minister elected by elected LegCo members (s.37); Ministers appointed by the Governor on the Chief Minister's recommendation (ss.37A-37D). For: Chief Minister
- sainthelena.gov.sh · checked Government of Saint Helena, Your Council and Executive Council pages (Governor from Wikipedia), read 2026-10-12: office holders and structure. Fallback: Wikipedia, because the official government site did not list this fully or could not be fetched; not cross-checked with a second source. For: Chief Minister, Rebecca Cairns-Wicks, current term
- sainthelena.gov.sh · checked St Helena Government, Dr Rebecca Cairns-Wicks Elected as Chief Minister, 10 September 2025, read 2026-10-12: elected Chief Minister unopposed at the inaugural meeting (start_date 2025-09-10). For: Rebecca Cairns-Wicks, current term
- sainthelena.gov.sh · checked St Helena Government, Executive Council page, read 2026-10-12: Chief Minister Dr Rebecca Cairns-Wicks and Ministers Brooks, Thrower, Henry, Turner. For: Rebecca Cairns-Wicks, current term
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