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1896 In New Zealand
The following lists events that happened during 1896 in New Zealand. Incumbents Regal and viceregal *Head of State – Queen Victoria *Governor-General of New Zealand, Governor – David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow Government and law The New Zealand Liberal Party, Liberal Party is re-elected and begins the 13th New Zealand Parliament. *Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives, Speaker of the House – Sir Maurice O'Rorke *Prime Minister of New Zealand, Prime Minister – Richard Seddon *Minister of Finance (New Zealand), Minister of Finance – Joseph Ward resigns on 16 June and is replaced by Richard Seddon *Chief Justice of New Zealand, Chief Justice – The Honourable, Hon Sir James Prendergast (judge), James Prendergast *The ''Female Law Practitioners Act'' was passed in 1896, and Ethel Benjamin who had graduated in law from the University of Otago in 1896 was admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of New Zealand in 1897. Parliamentary oppositi ... [...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] |
