First minister



































A first minister is one of a variety of terms for the leader of a government cabinet, which is a term currently used to refer to the political leader of a devolved national government, such as the devolved administrations of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, or of a dependent territory.




Contents






  • 1 Canada


  • 2 Norway


  • 3 United Kingdom


  • 4 Other


  • 5 References





Canada



In Canada, "first ministers" is a collective term that refers to all of the Canadian first ministers of the Crown, otherwise known as heads of government, including the Prime Minister of Canada and the provincial and territorial premiers. It is used in such formulae as "first ministers' meetings".


In Newfoundland and Labrador, the Inuit self-governing region of Nunatsiavut provides for a first minister responsible to the Nunatsiavut Assembly.



Norway


The head of government of Norway was called first minister (Norwegian: førstestatsråd) between 1814 and 1873, while it was in personal union with Sweden. In 1893, 12 years prior to the dissolution of the union, it was changed to prime minister (statsminister).



United Kingdom


In the United Kingdom, the term first minister was once used interchangeably with prime minister, such as when Winston Churchill stated: "I did not become His Majesty's First Minister so that I might oversee the liquidation of the British Empire!"


Nowadays, the term is used to describe the leaders of the devolved governments of Scotland,[1]Wales and Northern Ireland. See



  • List of first ministers

  • First Minister of Scotland

  • First Minister of Wales

  • First Minister and deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland



Other


In Germany, the first minister in the federal states is known as the Ministerpräsident.


In Malaysia, the first minister for each state with a Malay ruler is known as the Menteri Besar.


George Price held the office of First Minister of British Honduras from 1961 until 1964, when it became self-governing and the title was changed to Premier. He continued as Premier after the colony changed its names to Belize, and then as Prime Minister after Belize gained full independence in 1981.



References





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