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Title | "We From Pitcairn Island" |
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Lyric/music | unknown/Frederick M. LEHMAN |
Date of Independence | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
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National holiday | Birthday of King CHARLES III, second Saturday in June (1948); Discovery Day (Pitcairn Day), 2 July (1767) |
Legal system | local island by-laws |
International law organization participation | |
Constitution | |
History | Several previous; latest drafted 10 February 2010, presented 17 February 2010, effective 4 March 2010 |
Citizenship | |
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 |
Elections/appointments | the monarchy is hereditary; governor and commissioner appointed by the monarch; island mayor directly elected by majority popular vote for a 3-year term; election last held on 9 November 2022 (next to be held no later than December 2025) |
Election results | Simon YOUNG elected mayor and chairman of the Island Council; Island Council vote - NA |
Legislative branch | |
Description | Direcunicameral 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 | |
Highest court(s) | Pitcairn Court of Appeal (consists of the court president, 2 judges, and the Supreme Court chief justice, an ex-officio member); Pitcairn Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and 2 judges); note - appeals beyond the Pitcairn Court of Appeal are referred to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London) |
Judge selection and term of office | All judges of both courts appointed by the governor of the Pitcairn Islands on the instructions of the British monarch through the Secretary of State; all judges can serve until retirement, normally at age 75 |
Subordinate courts | Magistrate's Court |
Diplomatic representation in the US | |
Diplomatic representation from the US | |
Embassy | None (overseas territory of the UK) |
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