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At present, the Governor of the Virgin Islands is John Percy deJongh, Jr. Second in command is Lieutenant Governor Gregory R. Francis. There are 26 department is the government structure, led by commissioners and directors appointed by the governor and confirmed with the advise and consent of the Virgin Islands Legislature. They form the line of succession.

The Governor and Lt. Governor run as a single ticket and are popularly elected. 50%+1 of the vote is required for election.

There are three branches of government. Legislative, Executive and Judicial. 15 Senators are elected at large by popular vote. There are two Districts. St. Croix and St. Thomas-St. John. Each district elects seven resident senators by popular vote. St. John's representative, who must be a resident of the island of St. John, is elected by vote of both districts.

There are 62 islands and over two dozen sub-districts in the Virgin Islands, administered by a St. Croix Administrator and a St. Thomas-St. John-Water Island administrator. Both are appointed by the Governor.

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As of today, Aug 2009, the USVI Governor is deJongh.

From 2007, the Premier of the British Virgin Islands has been Ralph T. O'Neal.

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The current lead of Barbados is Freundel Stuart. He was appointed by Queen Elizabeth in 2010. He holds the office of Prime Minister of Barbados.

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