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| His Grace, the [[Duke of Sherman]] | | His Grace, the [[Duke of Sherman]] ''(Since 14 January 2005)'' | ||
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| His Grace, the [[Duke of Sherman]] ''(Since 5 May 2005)'' | |||
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The Balleny Islands became a colony when [[Westarctica]] formally annexed it from New Zealand on 14 January 2005. Vidal was appointed its Governor, and following the first successful minting of the Balleny Islands coin, Vidal was given the title Count of Sturge. | The Balleny Islands became a colony when [[Westarctica]] formally annexed it from New Zealand on 14 January 2005. Vidal was appointed its Governor, and following the first successful minting of the Balleny Islands coin, Vidal was given the title Count of Sturge. | ||
==Government== | |||
In May 2005, the Count of Sturge proclaimed the Balleny Autonomy Statue which became the governing law of the Balleny Islands. In it, he outlined the system of government and deliberately forfeited sovereignty as a colony of Westarctica. | |||
The government consisted of the Colonial Parliament and their President. The Colonial Parliament was to be comprised of 30 members responsible for representing the territory, although as the population of the Balleny Islands never exceeded two or three people, there is no evidence this body ever met or conducted any official acts of governance. Members of parliament were to be elected to four-year terms and the body could only be dismissed by order of the [[Grand Duke of Westarctica]] in exceptional circumstances. | |||
===President of the Colonial Parliament=== | |||
As the leader of the Balleny Islands, the Count of Sturge served as President of the Colonial Parliament. According to the Balleny Autonomy Statue, this position is to be appointed by the Grand Duke of Westarctica from among the members of the [[Peerage of Westarctica]], but the appointment is subject to ratification by the Colonial Parliament. | |||
==Symbols of the Islands== | ==Symbols of the Islands== | ||