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1885 In New Zealand
The following lists events that happened during 1885 in New Zealand. Incumbents Regal and viceregal *Head of State – Queen Victoria *Governor-General of New Zealand, Governor – William Jervois, Lieutenant-General Sir William Jervois. Government and law The 9th New Zealand Parliament continues. *Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives, Speaker of the House – Maurice O'Rorke. *Prime Minister of New Zealand, Premier – Robert Stout *Minister of Finance (New Zealand), Minister of Finance – Julius Vogel *Chief Justice of New Zealand, Chief Justice – The Honourable, Hon Sir James Prendergast (judge), James Prendergast Main centre leaders *Mayor of Auckland City, Mayor of Auckland – William Waddel *Mayor of Christchurch – Charles Hulbert (mayor), Charles Hulbert *Mayor of Dunedin – Arthur Scoular followed by John Barnes (mayor), John Barnes *Mayor of Wellington – George Fisher (New Zealand politician), George Fisher Events *1 June: The ''Cambridge News' ... [...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] |
