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Nationals mourn former deputy premier. 24/09/2006. ABC News Online The National party is mourning the death of former New South Wales deputy premier, Sir Charles Cutler, who died last night at the age of 88, in the central western town of Orange. Sir Charles was the leader of the Country Party from 1959 to 1975 and was deputy premier to Robert Askin for 10 years. Former Nationals leader and deputy prime minister Tim Fischer, who served under Sir Charles Cutler, says his contribution to education and infrastructure in rural areas was underestimated. www.abc.net.au /news/newsitems/200609/s1747428.htm   (247 words)

Premier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia "Premier" is the title of the heads of government in the provinces and territories of Canada, provinces of South Africa, the states of Australia, the island of Nevis within the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, and the nation of Niue. A "premier" is the head of government of a province (in Canada) or state (in Australia); the "prime minister" is the national, or federal, head of government. In the Soviet Union, the title of premier was applied to the Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars or, after 1946, to the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Premier   (379 words)

Deputy Prime Minister of Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Deputy Prime Minister of Canada (French: Vice-premier ministre du Canada) is an honorary position in the Canadian government, conferred at the discretion of the Prime Minister on a member of the cabinet. The official duties of the deputy prime minister are to answer on behalf of overall government policy during Question Period and chair the cabinet in the absence of the prime minister. In fact, one deputy prime minister, Sheila Copps, attracted controversy in 1993 by simply asserting that she was "in charge" of government business while the prime minister, Jean Chrétien, was out of the country on a state visit. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_Canada   (684 words)

GigaText Scandal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30) Premier, he testified further that when you were in Montreal in February of 1988 to meet with Premier Bourassa, that he provided to you a chauffeur driven limousine and ferried you and your officials throughout Montreal. Deputy Premier, it was your Justice minister that stood in this House and indicated that he had sent the RCMP investigation into one of the business associates that you blew for $5 million. Deputy Premier, a news clipping of Tuesday, January 31, and this is from the School of Journalism newspaper in Regina, which. home.comcast.net /~prunesquallor/gigatext.html   (8885 words)

Woman Premier Ministers Deputy Premier and Minister of Economy 1989-90 and one of the leaders of the struggle for independence. She was Executive Director, Office of British Columbia Premier 1985-86, Progressive Conservative MP 1988-93, Minister of State (Indian Affairs and Northern Development) 1989-90, Minister of Justice and Attorney-General 1990-93 and Minister of Defence and Minister of Veteran Affairs in 1993. Deputy to the Prime Minister and Minister of Culture of the centre-right-government 1997-99, Vice Chairperson of the Defence Committee of Stortinget 1999-2001 and Governor of Østfold since 2003. www.guide2womenleaders.com /Premier_Ministers.htm   (2867 words)

Local Girls Premier and Deputy Premier for Alberta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30) The organizing executive included Dawn and Jenny, who were elected premier and deputy premier at last year's session, a leader of the opposition, deputy leader of the opposition, speaker of the house and two adult leaders. She and the deputy leader of the opposition were also the emcees for the formal banquet. Then each person was given one chance to speak on the issue, with the deputy premier and deputy leader of the opposition giving the closing remarks. www.smokylake.com /cathy/localgirls.htm   (707 words)

Woman Vice Premiers 1920-90 Before becoming Vice-Premier she was Deputy Secretary Between 1971-73 and 1973-76 Secretary of the Communist Party of Shaanxi, 1973-77 Member of the Politburo. Deputy Minister of Internal Trade 1977-78, Minister of Social Affairs Ca.1982-86 and Minister of State for the Economic and Social Sphere (Second in Cabinet after President Dos Santos) 1986-88 Deputy Premier. Acted as deputy to her Daughter, Benazir Bhutto, and was acting Prime Minister on various occasions. www.guide2womenleaders.com /Vice_Premiers1920.htm   (1536 words)

President confers with Luxembourg deputy premier She called for cultural exchanges between Iran and Luxembourg and said that Luxembourg, as the president of Council of Europe, is keen to boost cultural relations with Iran. The Luxembourg deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs and trade appreciated President Khatami for making the proposal to the international community to hold dialogue of civilizations (in the year 2001). She said that dialogue of civilizations is a means to remove misunderstanding and conflicts whose importance became clear after September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States. www.payvand.com /news/02/may/1125.html   (925 words)

Deputy Premier 2nd Collier Government 1933-1935 In June McCallum and Premier Collier attended the Premiers’ Conference in Melbourne where Western Australia was granted an increase in its allowed deficit under the Premiers’ Plan. In the forefront of the movement were four leading King’s Counsel – one of them a former Premier and former Agent-General and at the moment the leader of the West Australian bar. McCallum carried an increasingly heavy load as Deputy and was Acting Premier (and Treasurer) for some months in 1934-35 during Collier’s lengthy illness and rehabilitation. john.curtin.edu.au /mccallum/deputy.html   (1296 words)

Deputy premier Aziz in custody - The Advocate Deputy premier Aziz in custody - The Advocate Aziz, who had been in hiding since the fall of Baghdad, is one of the few Iraqi leaders widely recognizable in the West because of his history as a diplomat at the United Nations. He was Hussein's deputy on the foreign affairs and media committees, in which positions he interpreted Hussein's policies to the ministers concerned. www.stamfordadvocate.com /features/bal-te.war25apr25,0,4594415.story   (679 words)

DEPUTY PREMIER ISSAM FARES: NEEDED: A CABINET CLOSER TO THE PEOPLE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30) For more than three months Deputy Prime Minister Issam Fares was absent from his duties, having been given leave to go abroad and undergo a surgical operation, and to convalesce. He also spoke of his desire to have the responsibilities of the deputy premier more clearly defined. In any case, as long as we follow a confessional system, I will continue to call for a clarification of the deputy prime minister’s prerogatives, in such a way as not to compromise the spirit of the pact agreed by all Lebanese. www.mmorning.com /article.asp?Article=4759&CategoryID=7   (1111 words)

Deputy Iraqi Premier thought to be target of suicide atttack   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30) Baghdad, 2 June (AKI) - Iraq’s deputy prime minister Rowsch Shways was the target of the attack carried out on Thursday morning in Tuz Khurmatu, some 90 kilometres to the south-east of Kirkuk, reports the ’Islammemo’ website, which is close to the Iraqi Baathist guerrilla movement. Rowsch Shways, a prominent Kurd, is one of Iraq’s three deputy prime ministers. Police say one of the dead was the deputy head of the town council, Hussein Alwan al-Tamimi. www.kurdmedia.com /news.asp?id=6996   (397 words)

Aljazeera.Net - Kuwaiti deputy premier urged to quit   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30) Kuwaiti lawmakers have called on Muhammad Dayf Allah al-Sharar, the deputy prime minister and state minister for cabinet affairs, to quit because of allegations of corruption and mismanagement. Parliament in December had ordered the audit bureau, the state's accounting watchdog, to investigate allegations that al-Sharar was to blame for squandering hundreds of millions of dollars in public funds. The deputy premier had survived a no-confidence vote following similar questioning in March 2003. english.aljazeera.net /NR/exeres/C198B0E7-AB22-41DD-BC57-B36152EC221B.htm   (310 words)

Former Alberta deputy premier resigns Former deputy premier Shirley McClellan submitted her letter of resignation Thursday, saying she wants to spend more time with her family, especially her grandchildren. McClellan, a long-time supporter of former premier Ralph Klein, was first elected as a Conservative MLA in a byelection in 1987 and was re-elected five times as MLA for Drumheller-Stettler. But McClellan was not one of Premier Ed Stelmach's first cabinet choices and was demoted to the backbenches. www.cbc.ca /canada/edmonton/story/2007/01/11/mcmclellan-resigns.html   (1188 words)

Thwaites resigns as Deputy Premier - National - theage.com.au Deputy Premier John Thwaites has announced his resignation this afternoon, just hours after Premier Steve Bracks' shock resignation. Mr Thwaites said he had enjoyed his 15-year stint in politics, but felt a new leader would need a deputy who was in for "the long haul". In those circumstances, a new leader would need a new deputy who would be in it for the long haul. www.theage.com.au /news/national/thwaites-resigns-as-deputy-premier/2007/07/27/1185339220094.html   (654 words)

Ain-Al-Yaqeen - May 14, 2004 - Article 3 Prince Sultan Ibn Abdul Aziz, the Second Deputy Premier, Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General, received at King Fahd Hospital for Armed Forces in Jeddah the Commander of the Royal Guard and senior officers of the royal guard. On arrival at the Hospital, Premier Al Hariri was welcomed by Prince Khaled Ibn Sultan Ibn Abdul Aziz, the Assistant Minister of Defense and Aviation for Military Affairs, and a number of senior officials. Prince Sultan Ibn Abdul Aziz, the Second Deputy Premier, Defense and Aviation Minister and Inspector General, received a number of princes, ministers, Ulema (Muslim scholars) and a group of citizens who came to congratulate him on the occasion of the successful surgical operation he had earlier undergone. www.ain-al-yaqeen.com /issues/20040514/feat3en.htm   (2013 words)

Electoral fraud inquiry claims Qld Deputy Premier Elder Queensland's Deputy Premier, Jim Elder, has resigned from Cabinet after the state's Criminal Justice Commission (CJC) requested an interview with him as part of its investigations into electoral fraud. Premier Peter Beattie, who is on a trade mission in Japan, says his Deputy has paid a high price for matters that allegedly happened many years ago. The state Opposition says the Government is now in crisis and has demanded the Premier return from Japan, recall Parliament and explain what is going on. www.multiline.com.au /~johnm/elder.htm   (450 words)

Death of the Honourable Wallace Telford John Murray, a Former Deputy Premier and Minister of the Crown - 31/08/2004 He was a phenomenally loyal deputy to Nick Greiner and there is no doubt that the demise of Nick Greiner by the Labor-Independent control of the House at that point was probably a signal to Wal to move on as well. The rejection by the Premier of New South Wales of the Governor-General in this State is a rejection of the principles of democratic government operating under a constitutional monarchy. Because of the Premier's position and the fact that he has accepted the law as his profession, involving the swearing of an oath to maintain the law, one would expect him to accept the system. www.parliament.nsw.gov.au /prod/parlment/hansart.nsf/V3Key/LA20040831041   (18261 words)

Caribbean Net News: Former Bermuda Premier named Deputy Speaker Jennifer Smith, who was ousted by her own party, was on Thursday selected as the ruling Progressive Labour Party's candidate for deputy speaker of the House of Assembly, according to the Royal Gazette. Smith be confirmed, she will become the first female Deputy Speaker of the House. PLP parliamentarians were generally reluctant to say anything on the record when approached about the news, which was leaked by an insider to the broadcast media. www.caribbeannetnews.com /2003/10/18/speaker.htm   (365 words)

Former deputy premier of Ireland drowns - Boston.com Michael O'Leary, a deputy prime minister in the early 1980s, has drowned while on vacation in France, his family and political colleagues said Friday. DUBLIN, Ireland --Michael O'Leary, a deputy prime minister in the early 1980s, has drowned while on vacation in France, his family and political colleagues said Friday. He served as labor minister in a Fine Gael-Labour coalition government from 1973 to 1977, and became Labour leader in 1981 when his longtime rival, Frank Cluskey, lost his own parliamentary seat. www.boston.com /news/world/europe/articles/2006/05/12/former_deputy_premier_of_ireland_drowns   (257 words)

Kosky out of race for Vic deputy premier - Breaking News - National - Breaking News A frontrunner for the role of deputy Victorian premier has announced she will not contest the position. However, Ms Kosky said she had thought carefully about taking on the role as deputy premier and decided to continue in her present roles. The vacancy has been created by the decision of Deputy Premier John Thwaites to resign along with Premier Steve Bracks on Friday. www.smh.com.au /news/National/Kosky-out-of-race-for-Vic-deputy-premier/2007/07/29/1185647724488.html   (301 words)

CTV.ca | Lebanon deputy premier wounded in car bombing Lebanese army soldiers and police officers stand next to the damaged car of Lebanon's outgoing deputy Prime Minister Elias Murr in the outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon on Tuesday. A Lebanese army soldier walks next to the damaged car of Lebanon's outgoing deputy Prime Minister Elias Murr in the outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, July 12, 2005. The mother of Lebanese Col. Elias al-Beissari, chief of security of Lebanon's outgoing deputy Prime Minister Elias Murr, faints in the hospital after her son was seriously injured in a car explosion that hit the motorcade of Murr in the outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon. www.ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1121162432408_29?hub=TopStories   (430 words)

RTE News - Riots on streets of Kuala Lumpur as former deputy premier jailed Riots on streets of Kuala Lumpur as former deputy premier jailed Malaysian police armed with water cannon and tear gas have clashed with supporters of the former deputy premier, Anwar Ibrahim, after he was jailed for six years in what has been widely seen as a politically motivated trial. The former Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, has been sentenced to six years imprisonment after being convicted on four corruption charges. www.rte.ie /news/1999/0414/malaysia.html   (186 words)

CNN - Russian deputy premier resigns - May 28, 1999 MOSCOW (CNN) -- Russia's first deputy prime minister abruptly announced his resignation on Friday, just one week after Russian President Boris Yeltsin appointed him to the post. The 36-year-old liberal wanted to remain as finance minister while serving as first deputy premier in charge of economic affairs, but complained he had no backing for the dual post within the Kremlin. Zadornov was appointed first deputy prime minister amid a reported row with fellow First Deputy Prime Minister Nikolai Aksyonenko over who would have the biggest say in running the economy. www.cnn.com /WORLD/europe/9905/28/russia.gov.01/index.html   (379 words)

KURDISTAN REGIONAL COUNCIL OF MINISTERS  The Premier and deputy Premier legally and officially are nominated by ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30) KURDISTAN REGIONAL COUNCIL OF MINISTERS The Premier and deputy Premier legally and officially are nominated by the Kurdistan The Premier and deputy Premier legally and officially are nominated by the Kurdistan Parliament after deliberations and contacts among the ruling parties. Ministers are nominated by the Premier and Deputy Premier, then the nominees are presented to the National Assembly in a public session for a vote of confidence one by one. www.kurdistan-parliament.org /kurdistan_regional_council_of_mi.htm   (123 words)

Iraq's deputy premier hit in bombing - National - theage.com.au Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister was in an "unstable" condition and undergoing surgery in hospital last night after being wounded in a double bomb attack in Baghdad yesterday, an Iraqi military spokesman said. One of Mr Zubayi's aides said the suicide bomber appeared to have been one of the deputy premier's own guards. An aide to Mr Zubayi, a member of the main Sunni Arab political bloc, said he was hit by shrapnel in the abdomen and shoulder. www.theage.com.au /news/national/iraqs-deputy-premier-hit-in-bombing/2007/03/24/1174597896603.html   (414 words)

Iraq: Deputy Premier Aziz In U.S. Custody Washington, 25 April 2003 (RFE/RL) -- U.S. Central Command has announced Iraq's former deputy prime minister, Tariq Aziz, is in the custody of U.S.-led forces. Central Command in Qatar said in a brief statement that Aziz is under "coalition control," but did not elaborate. He served for many years as Iraq's deputy prime minister and often appeared on television as the international face of Saddam Hussein's government. www.globalsecurity.org /wmd/library/news/iraq/2003/iraq-030424-rfel-225042.htm   (140 words)

Sunnis put forward their candidate for deputy premier post - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30) The announcement that lawmaker Salam Zikam Ali al-Zubaie would be nominated for one of the two deputy premierships came a day after Shiite and Kurdish officials said Prime Minister-designate Nouri al-Maliki would announce the new Cabinet on Tuesday. Sunnis have been pressing for top Cabinet jobs, an effort bolstered by US calls for greater integration of Sunnis in the new national unity government as a way to marginalise insurgents and draw potential recruits away from their ranks. They already hold one of the two deputy prime minister positions under the current administration of Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari. www.jamaicaobserver.com /news/html/20060506T210000-0500_104067_OBS_SUNNIS_PUT_FORWARD_THEIR_CANDIDATE_FOR_DEPUTY_PREMIER_POST.asp   (446 words)

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