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Premier is a title for the head of government in central governments, state governments and local governments of some countries. A second in command to a premier is designated as a deputy premier.
A premier will normally be a head of government, but is not the head of state. In presidential systems, the two roles are often combined into one, whereas in parliamentary systems of government the two are usually kept separate.
Relationship to the term "prime minister"
"Premier" is often the title of the heads of government in
Etymology
The word comes from French premier ministre which means prime minister. Premier meaning 'first', coming from Latin prīmārius. This is why in many nations, "premier" is used interchangeably with "prime minister".
Examples by country
In the
In the
In the Cayman Islands, the head of government is referred to as the “Premier”, however, as a British Overseas Territory, the British Monarch is the head of state, and the British government often has the last say on external affairs.
In Cambodia, "Premier" means the "Prime Minister". In the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a sub-national entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well in the cantons, the head of government has the formal title of "premier", often anglicized as "prime minister", while the national prime minister is Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, but "premier" is sometimes colloquially used.
In the Czech Republic, the head of government is colloquially called “Premiér”, and the Czech language translates both “Premier” and “Prime Minister” as “Premiér”. However, although his post is commonly translated in English as “Prime Minister”, the official title as per articles 67 and 68 of the Constitution is “Předseda vlády”, literally “President of the Government”.[1][2][3]
In Croatia, the head of government is officially called “President of the Government” (predsjednik vlade) but “Premier” (premijer) is colloquially used.
In Serbia, the head of government is officially called "President of the Government" (predsednik vlade) but "Premier" (premijer) is colloquially used.
In Poland, the head of government is officially called "President of the Council of Ministers" (Polish: Prezes Rady Ministrów, lit. 'Chairman of the Council of Ministers') but "Premier" (polish for Prime Minister) is colloquially used.
In Italy, the President of the Council of Ministers, an office equivalent to prime minister, is informally referred to as the "Premier".
In
In the
In Malaysia, the head of the Sarawak state government is known as the Premier of Sarawak following a state constitutional amendment in 2022, a move widely seen to reflect the status of Sarawak as an equal partner with Sabah and Malaya in Malaysia as stipulated in the 1963 Malaysia Agreement (MA63).
In the
By jurisdiction
- Premiers of Australia
- Premier of Bermuda
- Premier of the British Virgin Islands
- Premiers of Canada
- Premier of the Cayman Islands
- Premier of the People's Republic of China
- List of premiers of China
- Chancellor of China
- Premier of North Korea
- Premier of Montserrat
- Premiers of South Africa
- Premier of the Soviet Union
- Premier of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
- Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands
- President of the Council of Ministers
See also
- Westminster system
- Constitutional monarchy
- Semi-presidential system
- Semi-parliamentary system
- Parliamentary republic
- Parliamentary leader
References
- ^ "Ústava České republiky". www.psp.cz. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
- ^ "The Constitution of the Czech Republic". public.psp.cz. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
- ^ "Premiér | Vláda ČR". www.vlada.cz. Retrieved 2022-11-09.