Politics of Saint Lucia - Monarchy of Saint Lucia, List of Governors-General of Saint Lucia, House of Assembly of Saint Lucia (Paperback)

Chapters: Monarchy of Saint Lucia, List of Governors-General of Saint Lucia, House of Assembly of Saint Lucia, List of Prime Ministers of Saint Lucia, Senate of Saint Lucia, List of Presidents of the Senate of St. Lucia, Parliament of Saint Lucia, List of Speakers of the House of Assembly of Saint Lucia. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 36. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: This article is part of the series: Politics and government ofSaint Lucia The monarchy of Saint Lucia (the Saint Lucian monarchy) is a system of government in which a hereditary, constitutional monarch is the sovereign of Saint Lucia. The present monarch of Saint Lucia is Queen Elizabeth II. Saint Lucia share the Sovereign with a number of Commonwealth realms. The Queen's constitutional roles are mostly delegated to the Governor-General of Saint Lucia. Royal succession is governed by the English Act of Settlement of 1701, which is part of constitutional law. The present queen Elizabeth II has reigned over the separate Saint Lucian monarchy since 22 February 1979. She along with her husband and other members of the Royal Family undertake various official, ceremonial and representational duties. 54 states are members of the Commonwealth of Nations. Sixteen of these countries are specifically Commonwealth realms who recognise, individually, the same person as their Monarch and Head of State;Saint Lucia is one of these. Despite sharing the same person as their respective national monarch, each of the Commonwealth realms including Saint Lucia is sovereign and independent of the others. As a constitutional monarch Queen Elizabeth II entirely on the advice of her Saint Lucian ministers. The monarch is briefed by regular communication for her Saint Lucian government. Most of the Queen's daily constitutional roles are mo...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=166611