Pitcairn Island Governance Information

Type of Government:

Capital city:

Population:

Independence :

 Constitution:

Chief of State:

Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952)

Governor:

George FERGUSSON (since April 2006)

Commissioner:

(nonresident) Leslie JAQUES (since September 2003) serves as liaison between the governor and the Island Council

Head of Government:

Governor George FERGUSSON (since April 2006)

Mayor and Chairman of the Island Council:

Mike WARREN (since 1 January 2008)

Mayor and Chairman of the Island Council:

Jay WARREN

International Memberships

African, Caribbean , and Pacific Group of States (ACP)

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Colombo Plan (CP)

Commonwealth of Nations

Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)

Group of 77 (G-77)

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)

International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

International Criminal Court (ICCt)

International Development Association (IDA)

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)

International Finance Corporation (IFC)

International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)

International Labour Organisation (ILO)

International Maritime Organization (IMO)

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

International Olympic Committee (IOC)

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)

International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)

Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)

International Telecommunications Union (ITU)

Interpol

Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)

Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)

Pacific Islands Forum (PIF)

Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)

Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)

South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement (Sparteca)

United Nations (UN)

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS)

Universal Postal Union (UPU)

University of the South Pacific (USP)

World Bank

World Customs Organization (WCO)

World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)

World Health Organisation (WHO)

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

World Trade Organisation (WTO)

Sources:

(1) World Fact Book
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/pc.html