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The Prime Minister is with the head of the Executive power of the parliamentary system of a Gouvernement, composed of the whole of the Ministre S, sometimes called cabinet. Among these ministers, according to the countries, one finds various categories: ministers of state, Ministers with or without wallet, for the deputy secretaries or vice-ministers and the Secretaries of State. They form the the Council of Ministers together.

The terminology Prime Minister insists on the Primauté of this one on the other ministers. In Germany & Austria, the chief of the government is called the Chancelier, and in Spain the President of the Government.

In the majority of the democratic countries, the Prime Minister either is indicated by the Head of the State, or elected by the Parlement, resulting from the political majority or a coalition, after being named or being had a presentiment of by the Head of the State (President or Monarque). It is what is called a parliamentary Régime. It happens that he is sometimes also the Head of the State : as with the Kiribati where the President of the Republic directs the Gouvernement, but can be reversed by the Parliament from which it is resulting.

History

In France, the cardina L of Richelieu was often designated as Prime Minister, " the main thing ministre" of Louis XIII. Also he is sometimes regarded as the first of the Prime Ministers whom the world knew. Its action as well includes cultural dimensions and nuns that administrative, colonial, political and diplomatic.

In Great Britain, under the reign of Georges Ier would have appeared the function of Primus inter pares : hitherto voter of Hanover, and marking his attachment at his German origins by his refusal to learn English, the new king needed a particular minister to coordinate the action of all the others and to translate his orders (given in Germanic language).

South Africa

Prime Minister of South Africa, replaced since 1984 by the function of president of South Africa

Antigua-and-Barbuda

Prime Ministers of Antigua-and-Barbuda

Australia

Prime Minister of Australia

Belgium

List of the Prime Ministers of Belgium

Canada

See also: Prime Minister of Canada

The Canada belongs to the the British Commonwealth . For this reason, its parliamentary system is strongly inspired by that which has course in Great Britain. Just like in the United Kingdom, the capacities of the Queen of Canada, represented by the general governor, are symbolic systems with some exceptions.

At the time of an federal election, each federal Political party tries to make elect the most possible members with the Parliament. Once elected, they are called Députés and sit at the House of Commons of Canada. The Prime Minister is that which can order the confidence of the Room - in practice, the chief of the party which has the most deputies. At this time, he becomes the chief of the government and the chief of the cabinet of the ministers. It is not legally necessary that it is appointed, but the tradition requires it.

Its party can be in a majority, i.e. to have sufficient deputies for always obtaining the majority at the time of the various votes in room, or minority. In the history of the country, this last case ariseeed to some recoveries. In this situation, according to various procedure rules, the House of Commons can require that the Prime Minister be relieved. This procedure is called a motion of confidence. If it is relieved, the General governor can either call the population with the elections according to the procedures in force, or to ask others to form a government.

The official residence of the Prime Minister of Canada is located at the 24, walk Sussex with Ottawa.

The Provinces and territories of Canada have recourse to a system of similar representation, with a Prime Minister. (In English, the Prime Minister of Canada says Prime Minister and provincial and territorial the Prime Ministers say Premiers .)

More information: Prime Ministers for the provinces and territories of Canada

See also : Canadian Monarchy

China

Prime Minister of Ivory Coast

France

See also: French Prime Minister

In France, under the V {{E}} Republic, the Prime Minister is indicated by the President of the Republic to determine and lead the general policy of France, in particular by drawing up the budget.

It is usually selected because it is with the head of the political current most powerful of the parliamentary majority of the National Assembly, or among its representatives, if not the personalities close to this majority current. The president of the Republic has however freedom to name a personality which neither is appointed nor senator before his nomination with the head of the government: it was the case of Georges Pompidou or Raymond Barre, or more recently of Dominique de Villepin. Once elected President of the Republic, Georges Pompidou declared that " the Prime Minister is only the first of the ministres".

When it is of a current policy opposed to that of the President of the Republic, one speaks about Cohabitation because, in this case, the two chiefs of the executive power act in their respective fields of competence.

In the event of public dissatisfaction, it can be proposed to the Prime Minister to renew totality or part of its government, one then speaks about Cabinet reshuffle, or to even be replaced after having presented his resignation to the President of the Republic.

He resides at the Hôtel Matignon, located at Paris, street of Game preserve, in VIIe district.

Under the preceding Republics (III {{E}} Republic, of 1875 to 1940, and IV {{E}} Republic, of 1946 to 1958), the chief of the government carried the title of President of the Council (shortened name of president of the Council of Ministers). The solemn meetings took place, like today, with the Elys3ee palace, in the presence of the president of the Republic, but this one formally did not chair the meetings of the Council, whereas it is the case now.

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List of French the Prime Ministers

List of the chiefs of the French government