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1991 Canadian Incumbents
{{Short description, none Crown *Head of State - Queen Elizabeth II Federal government *Governor General - Ray Hnatyshyn Cabinet *Prime Minister - Brian Mulroney *Deputy Prime Minister - Don Mazankowski *Minister of Finance - Michael Wilson then Don Mazankowski *Secretary of State for External Affairs - Joe Clark then Barbara McDougall * Minister of National Defence - Bill McKnight then Marcel Masse *Minister of National Health and Welfare - Perrin Beatty then Benoît Bouchard *Minister of Industry, Science and Technology - Benoît Bouchard then Michael Wilson *Minister of the Environment - Robert de Cotret then Jean Charest *Minister of Justice - Kim Campbell *Minister of Transport - Doug Lewis then Jean Corbeil * Minister of Communications - Marcel Masse then Perrin Beatty *Minister of Fisheries and Oceans - Bernard Valcourt then John Crosbie *Minister of Agriculture - Don Mazankowski then Bill McKnight *Minister of Public Works - Elmer MacKay *Minister of Employment and Immigr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Head Of State
A head of state (or chief of state) is the public persona who officially embodies a state Foakes, pp. 110–11 " he head of statebeing an embodiment of the State itself or representatitve of its international persona." in its unity and legitimacy. Depending on the country's form of government and separation of powers, the head of state may be a ceremonial figurehead or concurrently the head of government and more (such as the president of the United States, who is also commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces). In a parliamentary system, such as the United Kingdom or India, the head of state usually has mostly ceremonial powers, with a separate head of government. However, in some parliamentary systems, like South Africa, there is an executive president that is both head of state and head of government. Likewise, in some parliamentary systems the head of state is not the head of government, but still has significant powers, for example Morocco. In contrast, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
