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1974 In New Zealand
The following lists events that happened during 1974 in New Zealand. Population * Estimated population as of 31 December: 3,091,900 * Increase since 31 December 1973: 65,200 (2.20%) * Males per 100 females: 99.7 Incumbents Regal and viceregal *Head of State – Elizabeth II *Governor-General – Sir Denis Blundell GCMG GCVO KBE QSO. Government The 37th New Zealand Parliament continued. Government was by a Labour majority of 55 seats to the National Party's 32 seats. *Speaker of the House – Stan Whitehead.Lambert & Palenski: ''The New Zealand Almanac'', 1982. *Prime Minister – Norman Kirk then Bill Rowling *Deputy Prime Minister – Hugh Watt then Bob Tizard *Minister of Finance – Bill Rowling then Bob Tizard. *Minister of Foreign Affairs – Norman Kirk then Bill Rowling. * Attorney-General – Martyn Finlay. Parliamentary opposition * Leader of the Opposition – Jack Marshall (National) until 4 July, then Robert Muldoon (National). Main centre leaders *Mayor 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] |
