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1858 In New Zealand
The following lists events that happened during 1858 in New Zealand. Incumbents Regal and viceregal *Head of State — Queen Victoria *Governor-General of New Zealand, Governor — Colonel Thomas Gore Browne Government and law The Parliament of New Zealand, 2nd Parliament continues. *Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives, Speaker of the House — Sir Charles Clifford, 1st Baronet, Sir Charles Clifford *Prime Minister of New Zealand, Premier — Edward Stafford (politician), Edward Stafford. *Minister of Finance (New Zealand), Minister of Finance — William Richmond (politician), William Richmond *Chief Justice of New Zealand, Chief Justice — The Honourable, Hon George Arney who had been appointed on 2 September 1857 arrives early in the year. Events Provincial Council Chambers are constructed in Wellington. These will eventually become the seat of Parliament. Births * 1 April: Truby King, Frederic Truby King, health reformer, founder of Plunket Society. * 1 ... [...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] |
