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1957 Special Honours (New Zealand)
The 1957 Special Honours in New Zealand was a Special Honours List, dated 23 September, in which the outgoing prime minister was recognised. Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross (GCB) ;Civil division * The Right Honourable Sidney George Holland . File:Sidney George Holland (1953).jpg, Sir Sidney Holland References {{New Zealand honours lists Special honours Special honours ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crown Honours Lists
Crown Honours Lists are lists of honours conferred upon citizens of the Commonwealth realms. The awards are presented by or in the name of the reigning monarch, currently King Charles III, or his vice-regal representative. New Year Honours Honours have been awarded at New Year since at least 1890, in which year a list of Queen Victoria's awards was published in ''The London Gazette'' on 2 January. There was no honours list at New Year 1902, as a list had been published on the new King's birthday the previous November, but from January 1903 until 1909 a list (including only Indian orders) was published. The other orders were announced on the King's birthday in November. Australia has discontinued New Year Honours, and now announces its honours on Australia Day, 26 January, and the King's Official Birthday holiday, in early June. Australia Day Honours The Australia Day honours were established in 1975 to replace the New Year Honours in Australia. The list is issued on 26 Januar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prime Minister Of New Zealand
The prime minister of New Zealand ( mi, Te pirimia o Aotearoa) is the head of government of New Zealand. The prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, leader of the New Zealand Labour Party, took office on 26 October 2017. The prime minister (informally abbreviated to PM) ranks as the most senior government minister. They are responsible for chairing meetings of Cabinet; allocating posts to ministers within the government; acting as the spokesperson for the government; and providing advice to the sovereign or the sovereign's representative, the governor-general. They also have ministerial responsibility for the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. The office exists by a long-established convention, which originated in New Zealand's former colonial power, the then United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The convention stipulates that the governor-general must select as prime minister the person most likely to command the support, or confidence, of the House of Repres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidney Holland
Sir Sidney George Holland (18 October 1893 – 5 August 1961) was a New Zealand politician who served as the 25th prime minister of New Zealand from 13 December 1949 to 20 September 1957. He was instrumental in the creation and consolidation of the New Zealand National Party, which was to dominate New Zealand politics for much of the second half of the 20th century. Holland was elected to parliament in , and became the second Leader of the National Party, and Leader of the Opposition, in 1940. He served briefly (1942) in a war cabinet but thereafter attacked the Labour government for its interventionist economic policies. Holland led the National Party to its first election victory in . His National government implemented moderate economic reforms, dismantling many state controls. Holland's government also undertook constitutional change in 1950, by abolishing the Legislative Council, the upper house of parliament, on the grounds that it was ineffectual. In 1951, Holland, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1957 In New Zealand
The following lists events that happened during 1957 in New Zealand. Population * Estimated population as of 31 December: 2,262,800. * Increase since 31 December 1956: 53,600 (2.43%). * Males per 100 females: 101.1. Incumbents Regal and viceregal *Head of State – Elizabeth II *Governor-General of New Zealand, Governor-General – Charles Norrie, 1st Baron Norrie, Lieutenant-General The Lord Norrie Order of St Michael and St George, GCMG Royal Victorian Order, GCVO Order of the Bath, CB Distinguished Service Order, DSO Military Cross, MC followed by Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham, The Viscount Cobham Order of St Michael and St George, GCMG Territorial Decoration, TD. Government The 31st New Zealand Parliament continued. In power was the New Zealand National Party, National government under Sidney Holland and later Keith Holyoake. The 1957 New Zealand general election, general election saw the New Zealand Labour Party, Labour Party win by a narrow two-seat margin. *Spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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