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 Prime Minister of Australia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The current (25th) Prime Minister of Australia, John Howard (sitting, fifth from left), with his Cabinet, 1999 The office of Prime Minister is in practice the most powerful political office in the Commonwealth of Australia.
By convention, the Prime Minister is the leader of the party or coalition which can command a plurality of seats in the lower house of the Federal Parliament, the House of Representatives.
The first Prime Minister of Australia, Edmund Barton (sitting second from left), with his Cabinet, 1901 The office of Prime Minister is nowhere mentioned in the Australian constitution, although it does provide for the Governor-General to be advised by ministers.
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 Prime Minister of Australia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The Prime Minister is head of government for the Commonwealth and holds office on commission from the Governor-General.
If the Prime Minister is removed as leader of his or her party, or if he or she loses a vote of no-confidence in the House of Representatives, he or she must resign the office or be dismissed by the Governor-General.
The first Prime Minister of Australia, Edmund Barton (sitting second from left), with his Cabinet, 1901 Since the framers of the Australian Constitution from the beginning intended it to largely follow the Westminster system, the office of Prime Minister has existed since the inauguration of the Commonwealth.
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 Commonwealth of Nations - Article from FactBug.org - the fast Wikipedia mirror site
The Commonwealth is the successor of the British Empire; in 1884, while visiting Adelaide, South Australia, Lord Rosebery had described the changing British Empire, as its former colonies became more independent, as a "Commonwealth of Nations".
The issue of republican status within the Commonwealth was only resolved in 1950 when it was agreed according to a formula proposed by Canadian Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent that India should remain a Commonwealth member despite adopting her present republican constitution.
Commonwealth membership was held to have lapsed until 1997, after racist provisions in the republican constitution were repealed and reapplication for membership made.
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 WikiMiki.net - England (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The list of England's largest cities is much debated because in British English the normal meaning of city is "a continuously built-up urban area"; these are hard to define and various other definitions are preferred by some people to boost the ranking of their own city.
Note that London is not on this list (Greater London is a region and the City of London is tiny), and that one of the two candidates for the status of England's "second city", Manchester, is down in sixth.
The government is answerable chiefly to the House of Commons and the Prime Minister is drawn from this chamber of Parliament by constitutional convention.
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 PRIME MINISTER : Encyclopedia Entry
While the modern office of Prime Minister was developed in the UK the first actual usage of the word Prime Minister or Premier Ministre was used by Cardinal Richelieu, when, in 1624 he was named to head the royal council as prime minister of France.
The term Prime Minister in the sense that we know it originated in the 18th century in the United Kingdom.
Not every prime minister fits exclusively into either category: Eamon de Valera, though a strong personality, was only interested in controlling some of his government's agenda (usually constitutional matters and Anglo-Irish affairs), and allowed large areas to decided by his colleagues.
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 List of Commonwealth Prime Ministers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines — Ralph Gonsalves (2001)
The Prime Minister of the Bahamas — Perry Christie (2002)
The Prime Minister of Jamaica — Portia Simpson-Miller (2006)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Commonwealth_Prime_Ministers   (374 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Europe | Country profiles | Profile: The Commonwealth
Leader: Queen Elizabeth II As head of the Commonwealth, the Queen is recognised by its members as the "symbol of their free association".
He is elected by heads of government from among Commonwealth diplomats and foreign ministers for a maximum of two four-year terms.
Commonwealth Games 2002, held in Manchester, UK Unlike the United Nations, Commonwealth members have no contractual obligations, but members commit themselves to the statements of beliefs set out by heads of government.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/europe/country_profiles/1554175.stm   (706 words)

  
 GDC | Government | Commonwealth Constitution   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The President of the Commonwealth Senate shall be the President of the Commonwealth Congress and the Chair of the Commonwealth Assembly shall be the Vice-President of the Commonwealth Congress.
The Prime Minister shall be a leader of a party holding no fewer than 5% of the seats of the Commonwealth Assembly.
The Prime Minister shall be appointed from the Commonwealth Congress by the President.
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 premier, prime minister   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
These two titles often are used interchangeably in translating to English the title of an individual who is the first minister in a national government that has a council of ministers.
Prime minister is the correct title throughout the Commonwealth, formerly the British Commonwealth.
Prime minister is the best or traditional translation from most other languages.
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 FAS Email Archives -- Missile Defense Monitor
The minister noted that the specific character of the present system of international relations had not reduced the volume of external threats, but had only changed their priorities.
Russia's interest was awakened by the decision of the defence ministers of Italy, Spain, Portugal and France on the establishment of a rapid deployment land force designed to fulfil humanitarian and peace- keeping tasks independently and in collaboration with other NATO military groups.
Practical studies are underway of chances for a visit by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, and preparations are on for a visit by Prime Minister Rafique Hariri.
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 Documents on Canadian External Relations (DCER) (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
I dined on the plane with the Prime Minister and his daughter, Madame Samson, who was making her first flight.
The South African representative, a 6'5" Cabinet Minister named Swart, made a good impression in his obvious desire to impress on the others that he was glad to be there and to show that the new Government in South Africa is not composed of isolationist ogres.
The Prime Ministers were glumly silent about it this afternoon, and tonight I told Macmillan that I thought it a great mistake for any such letter to be sent.
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 Sandline International - Links headings
I find it singularly unattractive and somewhat distasteful that, all the way through the piece on Sierra Leone, Ministers have sought, on the Floor of the House and in evidence before the Foreign Affairs Committee, to lay the blame for the misdescription of the policy at the door of officials.
The Prime Minister endorsed Peter Penfold when he first became aware of the affair.
Peter Penfold and Sandline pursued their goals through a sea of cavilling Ministers and officials, few of whom acted with courage and decisiveness, or accepted responsibility.
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 Fleet Air Arm and the Commonwealth 1939-1945   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
A list of Commonwealth organisations prepared by the Commonwealth Institute.
Commonwealth Forces: These pages are a tribute to the Commonwealth soldiers who have given served with both British and multi-national efforts to combat the forces arrayed against freedom.
The Commonwealth War Graves Commision was established by Royal Charter in 1917.
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 Government of Republic of Armenia - PRIME MINISTER   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
It is my pleasure to note that more than once the Ministers of Interior of CIS-member States have met in Yerevan and I am convinced that your present agenda will affect favorably the existing and ever-expanding cooperation of CIS-member States' Ministries of Internal Affairs.
Terrorism and organized crime, illegal cross-country traffic of drugs and weapons and human trafficking as transboundary phenomena acting in outrage of national and political frontiers are representing a real force susceptible to oppose itself to State authorities and threaten the national security of individual States.
It may be curbed and prevented only through coordinated action of the Commonwealth States that implies the creation of an international-legal framework with subsequent legislative harmonization and unification of the efforts of respective legislatures and executive authorities.
www.gov.am /enversion/premier_2/primer_home.htm?mat=1023   (524 words)

  
 female world leaders currently in power
The following is a list of female presidents and prime ministers who are presently in power.
A few countries have reining female Queens, or, if they are a member of the British Commonwealth, a female Governor General representing Queen Elizabeth as Head of State.
Two women have served as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, and one as President.
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 England: Council of State: 1649-1660 @ Archontology.org: presidents, kings, prime ministers, biography, database
The Council of State provided the executive government of the Commonwealth directing home and foreign policy and carrying out the orders of Parliament.
Following the dissolution of the Nominated Assembly (16 Dec 1653), the Council of State was modified under the Instrument of Government, 1653, the first written Constitution of the Commonwealth.
Between 13 and 21 councilors were elected by Parliament to advise the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell.
www.archontology.org /nations/england/commonwealth/01_coun_state.php   (678 words)

  
 CER | Ukraine: New prime minister elected
This became possible even without support of the Communists, the largest faction of Ukrainian parliament, whose votes are often decisive as was the case when the former prime minister Viktor Yushchenko was voted out on 26 April.
According to the decree the state secretary of the Cabinet of Ministers, state secretaries of ministers and their deputies are appointed by the president for the whole term of his office (five years).
The prime minister, the first deputy prime minister, prime ministers and ministers become political figures.
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 UK Parliament - hmg
Where Ministerial e-mail addresses are available for individual Ministers these can be found next to the Minister's name in the list of Departments of State and Ministers.
More details on Minister's responsibilities are given in the Cabinet Office's List of Ministerial Responsibilities.
Minister for the Cabinet Office and for Social Exclusion (and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster)
www.parliament.uk /directories/hciolists/hmg.cfm   (1524 words)

  
 List of books by the Prime Ministers of Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
List of books by the Prime Ministers of Canada
The following is a list of books written by former Prime Ministers of Canada.
Canada in the commonwealth, from conflict to co-operation.
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 Department of the Parliamentary Library - Ministry
Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
www.aph.gov.au /library/parl/40/ministry/ministry.htm   (140 words)

  
 FAS Email Archives -- Missile Defense Monitor
Commonwealth Edison and Warhead Plutonium Fuel http://www.nci.org/nci-wpu.htm From: Nuclear Control Institute The Nuclear Control Institute has organized a coalition of 55 national and regional public interest organizations to block Commonwealth Edison, the nation's largest nuclear electric utility, from using plutonium from dismantled nuclear warheads to fuel its nuclear power reactors.
It seems to us that the recent progress and the recent good cooperative tone in India's relationship with Pakistan ought to continue and that the aim of both prime ministers to reduce tensions ought to focus on ways that they can cooperate together.
We would see that the deployment by either of them of ballistic missiles would be fundamentally contrary to the recent good progress made in the relationship.
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 Documents on Canadian External Relations (DCER) (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
MEETING OF COMMONWEALTH PRIME MINISTERS, LONDON, JUNE 3-10, 1953
Copy of the official minutes (subject, however, to correction by Prime Ministers if necessary) has gone forward to you by bag today.
Following is a summary of the main points made during the discussion....
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 National Archives of Australia - The Collection - Prime Ministers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
National Archives of Australia - The Collection - Prime Ministers
Pages on the prime ministers include records in the following categories:
You can also search for the records of ministers and other Commonwealth persons who served with a prime minister.
www.naa.gov.au /the_collection/prime_ministers.html   (102 words)

  
 Library Studies Reference List: Australia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act: An Act to constitute the Commonwealth of Australia [9th July 1900]
All of the Australian Prime Ministers from federation in 1901 until the present.
Present and Past Judiciary of the High Court of Australia.
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 Addresses Government   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Rt Hon Jack Straw MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Rt Ho n Paul Martin, Prime Minister of Canada
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 Clark University | Archives | The G. H. Blakeslee Papers
Aide Memoir to Foreign Ministers, May 10-11, 1949.
Department of State Press release concerning letter from the Prime Minister of Japan to Dulles, January 16, 1952
* Census of the Commonwealth of Australia, Territory of New Guinea [Mandated Area] April 4, 1921
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