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1920 In New Zealand
The following lists events that happened during 1920 in New Zealand. Incumbents Regal and viceregal * Head of State – George V * Governor-General of New Zealand, Governor-General – Arthur Foljambe, 2nd Earl of Liverpool until 7 July, then John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe, John Jellicoe, Viscount Jellicoe from 27 September File:King George 1923 LCCN2014715558 (cropped).jpg, George V File:2ndEarlOfLiverpool.jpg, Lord Liverpool File:John Jellicoe medals.jpg, Viscount Jellicoe Government The 20th New Zealand Parliament commences, with the Reform Party (New Zealand), Reform Party in Government * Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives, Speaker of the House – Frederic Lang (Reform Party) * Prime Minister of New Zealand, Prime Minister – William Massey * Minister of Finance (New Zealand), Minister of Finance – James Allen (New Zealand politician), James Allen until 28 April, then William Massey from 12 May * Minister of Foreign Affairs (New Zealand), Minister ... [...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] |
