Pitcairn Islands Government

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Country Name	Pitcairn Islands
Full Country Name	Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno Islands
Etymology- history of name	named after Midshipman Robert PITCAIRN who first sighted the island in 1767
Government Type	parliamentary democracy
Capital Name	Adamstown
Capital - geographic coordinate	25 04 S, 130 05 W
Capital Time Difference	UTC-9 (4 hours behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Independence	none (overseas territory of the UK)
National Holiday	Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, second Saturday in June (1926); Discovery Day (Pitcairn Day), 2 July (1767)
Constitution	history: several previous; latest drafted 10 February 2010, presented 17 February 2010, effective 4 March 2010
Dependency Status	overseas territory of the UK

Pitcairn Islands Capital City Map

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Pitcairn Islands Government and Politics

Who is the president of Pitcairn Islands?

Executive Branch:	chief of state: King CHARLES III (since 8 September 2022); represented by UK High Commissioner to New Zealand and Governor (nonresident) of the Pitcairn Islands Iona THOMAS (since 9 August 2022) head of government: Mayor and Chairman of the Island Council Simon YOUNG (since 1 January 2023) cabinet: none election/appointment process: the monarchy is hereditary; governor and commissioner appointed by the monarch; island mayor directly elected by majority popular vote for a 3-year term most recent election date: 9 November 2022 election results: Simon YOUNG elected mayor and chairman of the Island Council; Island Council vote - NA expected date of next election: December 2025
Citizenship Criteria:	see United Kingdom
Legal System:	local island by-laws
Suffrage:	18 years of age; universal with three years residency
Legislative Branch:	description: unicameral Island Council: 10 seats; (7 members - 5 councilors, the mayor, and the deputy mayor - elected by popular vote, and 3 ex officio non-voting members - the administrator, who serves as both the head of government and the representative of the governor of Pitcairn Islands, the governor, and the deputy governor; the councilors and the deputy mayor serve 2-year terms, the mayor serves a 3-year term, and the administrator is appointed by the governor for an indefinite term) elections: last held on 6 November 2019 (next to be held in - NA) election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independent 5; composition - men 4, women 6, percent of women 60%
Judicial Branch:	description: unicameral Island Council: 10 seats; (7 members - 5 councilors, the mayor, and the deputy mayor - elected by popular vote, and 3 ex officio non-voting members - the administrator, who serves as both the head of government and the representative of the governor of Pitcairn Islands, the governor, and the deputy governor; the councilors and the deputy mayor serve 2-year terms, the mayor serves a 3-year term, and the administrator is appointed by the governor for an indefinite term) elections: last held on 6 November 2019 (next to be held in - NA) election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independent 5; composition - men 4, women 6, percent of women 60%
Regions or States:	none (overseas territory of the UK)
Political Parties and Leaders:	none
International Organization Participation:	SPC, UPU
Diplomatic Representation in the US:	none (overseas territory of the UK)
Diplomatic Representation from US:	embassy: none (overseas territory of the UK)

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