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List Of Australian Heads Of Government By Time In Office
The Australian heads of government include the prime minister of Australia, the premiers of the six states of Australia, and the chief ministers of the two self-governing territories of Australia. Current heads of government Historical heads of government ;Parties Notes See also *Premier of New South Wales **List of premiers of New South Wales by time in office *Premier of Queensland ** List of premiers of Queensland by time in office *Premier of South Australia ** List of premiers of South Australia by time in office *Premier of Tasmania ** List of premiers of Tasmania by time in office *Premier of Victoria **List of premiers of Victoria by time in office *Premier of Western Australia **List of premiers of Western Australia by time in office *Chief Minister of the Northern Territory ** List of chief ministers of the Northern Territory by time in office *Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory ** List of chief ministers of the Australian Capital Territo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Premiers And Chief Ministers Of The Australian States And Territories
The premiers and chief ministers of the Australian states and territories are the heads of the executive governments in the six states and two self-governing territories of Australia. They perform the same function at the state and territory level as the Prime Minister of Australia performs at the national level. The King of Australia and the state governors are the formal repositories of executive power; however, in practice they act only on the advice of state premiers and ministers except in extreme circumstances, such as a constitutional crisis. Background Each of the Australian states is governed under the Westminster system of parliamentary government. Each state has an elected legislature. Following a general election, the state governor appoints as premier the member of the lower house of the state legislature who can command a simple majority of votes on the floor of the house. The governor is the head of state, and acts only on the advice of the head of government ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
