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:Alternate meaning: Prime Minister (band) - A prime minister is the leading member of the cabinet of the top level government in a parliamentary system of government of a country, alternatively
- A prime minister is an official in a presidential system or semi-presidential system whose duty is to execute the directives of the President and manage the civil service.
Winston Churchill
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ( 1940- 1945, 1951- 1955)
In a parliamentary system, such as the Westminster System, the Prime Minister is the head of the government while the head of stateA head of state or chief of state is the chief public representative of a nation-state, federation or commonwealth, whose role generally includes personifying the continuity and legitimacy of the state and exercising powers, functions and duties granted t is largely a ceremonial position. In some monarchiesFor related meanings see also Monarch (disambiguation A monarchy (from the Greek monos archein , meaning "one ruler") is a form of government that has a monarch as Head of State. The distinguishing characteristic of monarchies is that the Head of State ho the prime minister exercises powers (known as the Royal PrerogativeThe Royal Prerogative is a body of customary authority, privilege, and immunity, recognised in common law jurisdictions possessing a monarchy as belonging to the Crown alone. It is the means by which some of the executive powers of government are possesse) that are constitutionally vested in the monarch and which can be exercised without the approval of parliament. As well as being Head of Government, a prime minister may have other roles or titles—the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, for example, is also First Lord of the TreasuryThe First Lord of the Treasury is the head of the commission exercising the ancient office of Lord High Treasurer in the United Kingdom, usually but not always the Prime Minister. The Lords of the Treasury Beginning in the 17th Century, the Treasury was f. Prime ministers may take other ministerial posts—for example during the Second World War Winston Churchill was also Minister of Defence.
1 Prime Ministers in both Republics & Monarchies
left Kåre WillochKare Willoch (born October 3, 1928) is a Norwegian politician from the Conservative Party. Willoch, graduated as an economist (cand. was a member of parliament from 1957 to 1989. He was cabinet minister for trade in 1963 and again 1965- 1970. He then beca, Prime Minister of Norway 1981- 1986
Prime Ministers can be found in both constitutional monarchies (as is the case in the United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Norway and Japan), and in republics, where the head of state is an elected or unelected official with varying degrees of real power. This contrasts with a presidential system, where the President (or equivalent) is both the head of state and the head of the government. See also " First Minister", " Premier" which are distinct from "prime minister."
In some presidential or semi-presidential systems such as France, Russia, South Korea or Taiwan the prime minister
is an official generally appointed by the President but approved by the legislature and responsible for carrying out the directives of the President and managing the civil service. In these systems, it is possible for the president and the prime minister to be from different political parties if the legislature is controlled by a party different than that of the president. This is a situation which is known as cohabitation.
