On 24 March 2010 at 10 am His Honour the Administrator Mr Owen Walsh was escorted by the Acting Clerk Mrs Gaye Evans JP into the Legislative Assembly chamber at the Old Military Barracks at Kingston. The nine members elected to the Thirteenth Legislative Assembly on 17 March 2010 had gathered to be sworn in by His Honour; and family of the new Members were present to witness each Member taking his or her oath or affirmation of allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and of office as a Member of the Assembly. The first sitting of a new Assembly is a ceremonial occasion and traditionally the order of business follows a set format.
• Members are sworn in
• The Speaker is elected and takes the Chair
• The Deputy Speaker is elected
• The Administrator makes an Address to the Assembly * (see below)
• The Speaker makes an Address in Reply * (see below)
• The sitting is suspended to allow the Administrator to leave the Chamber
• The Speaker resumes the Chair
• Members decide the number of Ministers and their titles and chooses who they wish the Ministers to be
• Members then fix the date of their next meeting and the meeting is adjourned. The Assembly will next meet on Wednesday 14 April 2010 at 10 am.
The office holders in the Thirteenth Legislative Assembly are –
• Speaker - Robin Adams JP
• Deputy Speaker – Lisle Snell
• Chief Minister – David Buffett AM
• Minister for Community Services – Tim Sheridan
• Minister for Finance and The Attorney-General – Craig Anderson
• Minister for Tourism, Industry & Development – Andre Nobbs
The non-executive members are –
• Melissa Ward
• Michael King
• Rhonda Griffiths
His Honour formally swore in the Ministry at Government House at the conclusion of the ceremonial sitting.
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