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1935 In New Zealand
The following lists events that happened during 1935 in New Zealand. Population * Estimated population as of 31 December: 1,569,700. * Increase since previous 31 December 1934: 11,300 (0.73%). * Males per 100 females: 103.1. Incumbents Regal and viceregal *Head of State – George V *Governor-General – The Lord Bledisloe GCMG KBE PC, succeeded same year by The Viscount Galway GCMG DSO OBE PC Government The 24th New Zealand Parliament continued with the coalition of the United Party and the Reform Party. In November the 1935 New Zealand general election resulted in a massive win for the opposition Labour Party. *Speaker of the House – Charles Statham *Prime Minister – George Forbes then Michael Joseph Savage *Minister of Finance – Gordon Coates then Walter Nash *Minister of Foreign Affairs – George Forbes then Michael Joseph Savage *Attorney-General – George Forbes then Rex Mason * Chief Justice – Sir Michael Myers Parliamentary opposition * Leader o ... [...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] |
