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1879 In New Zealand
The following lists events that happened during 1879 in New Zealand. Incumbents Regal and viceregal *Head of State – Queen Victoria *Governor-General of New Zealand, Governor – The term of George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby, The Marquess of Normanby ends on 21 February. Hercules Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead, Sir Hercules Robinson takes up the appointment on 27 March. Government and law The 1879 New Zealand general election, general election is held between 15 August and 1 September; a law was passed to confirm the result in three electorates (, and ); and to clarify the law about electoral petitions (1880). The 7th New Zealand Parliament commences. *Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives, Speaker of the House – Maurice O'Rorke becomes Speaker when his predecessor, William Fitzherbert (New Zealand politician), Sir William Fitzherbert, is appointed to the New Zealand Legislative Council, Legislative Council. *Prime Minister of New Zealand, Premier – John ... [...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] |
