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This article focuses on the cases where the Head of Government is a separate office from the Head of State.

The Head of Government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet. In Political science and Constitutional law, the executive is the branch of government responsible for the day-to-day management of the State. A cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of Government, typically representing the executive branch. In a parliamentary system, the head of government is often styled Prime Minister, President of the Government, Premier, etc. A parliamentary system, also known as parliamentarianism (and parliamentarism in American English) is a System of government in which This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. President of the Government is a term used in official statements to describe several Prime Ministers Croatia, Prime Minister of Croatia A premier is a title for the Head of government in some countries In presidential republics or monarchies, the head of government may be the same person as the head of state, who is often a president (of the republic) or a monarch. A presidential system is a System of government where an executive branch exists and presides (hence the term separately from the Legislature A monarchy is a Form of government in which supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in an individual who is the Head of state, often for life or Head of state is the generic term for the individual or collective office that serves as the chief public representative of a Monarchic or Republican Nation-state President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. A republic is a State or Country that is not led by a hereditary Monarch, but in which the people (or at least a part of its people have impact on its
The current record of longest-serving head of government in a democratic nation is Tage Erlander, who was social democratic prime minister of Sweden from 1946 to 1969, a total of 23 consecutive years. Democracy is a form of government in which the supreme power is held completely by the people under a free electoral system ( 13 June 1901 – 21 June 1985) was a Swedish Politician. He was the leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party Social democracy is a Political ideology of the left and centre-left This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He won a total of eight elections and was finally succeeded due to severe age.

In semi-presidential systems, the Head of Government may answer to both the Head of State and the legislative power (such as parliament). The semi-presidential system is a System of government in which a prime minister and a President are both active participants in the day-to-day administration An example is the French Fifth Republic (1958-present), where the Président de la République appoints a Prime Minister but must choose someone who can get government business through, and has the support of, the National Assembly. See also Government of France The Fifth Republic is the fifth and current republican constitution of France, which was introduced on The National Assembly is either a Legislature, or the Lower house of a Bicameral legislature in some countries When the opposition controls the National Assembly (and thus government funding and most legislation), the President is in effect forced to choose a Prime Minister from the opposition; in such cases, known as cohabitation, the government controls internal state policy, with the President restricted largely to foreign affairs. Cohabitation in government occurs in Semi-presidential systems such as France 's system when the President is from a different Political party

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Types and titles of heads of government

The most common title for a head of government is "Prime Minister. Politics Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions In Political science and Constitutional law, the executive is the branch of government responsible for the day-to-day management of the State. Head of state is the generic term for the individual or collective office that serves as the chief public representative of a Monarchic or Republican Nation-state A dictator is an Authoritarian ruler (eg Absolutist or autocratic) who assumes sole and absolute power without hereditary ascension such as an Absolute President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. For the government of parliamentary systems see Executive (government. Chancellor or chancellour (archaic ( Latin: cancellarius) is an official Title used in countries whose civilization has arisen A premier is a title for the Head of government in some countries This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. A cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of Government, typically representing the executive branch. A ministry is a specialised organisation responsible for a sector of Government Public administration, sometimes led by a minister, but usually a senior A minister or a secretary is a Politician who holds significant public office in a national or regional Government. A presidential system is a System of government where an executive branch exists and presides (hence the term separately from the Legislature The semi-presidential system is a System of government in which a prime minister and a President are both active participants in the day-to-day administration A parliamentary system, also known as parliamentarianism (and parliamentarism in American English) is a System of government in which Cohabitation in government occurs in Semi-presidential systems such as France 's system when the President is from a different Political party The Westminster system is a democratic Parliamentary system of Government modelled after the British government (the Parliament of the United This is a list of current heads of state and government, showing heads of state and heads of government where different mainly in Parliamentary systems This is a list of the offices of Heads of state, Heads of government, cabinet, and Legislature, of sovereign states. A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government " This is used as a formal title in many states, but also informally as a generic term to describe whichever office is formally the first amongst the executive "ministers" of a Head of State. Head of state is the generic term for the individual or collective office that serves as the chief public representative of a Monarchic or Republican Nation-state Minister — from the Latin for servants or subordinates (i. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. e. servant or subordinate to the Head of State) — is a common title for members of a government (but many other titles are in use, e. g. secretary (of state)).

Formally, the "Head of State" can also personally be Head of Government (ex officio or by ad hoc cumulation such as an absolute monarch nominating himself) but otherwise has formal precedence over the Head of Government and other ministers, whether he is their actual political superior (Absolute Monarch, Executive President) or rather theoretical or ceremonial in character. Various constitutions use different titles, and even the same title can have various political meanings depending on the constitution and political system of the state in question.

Official residence

The Head of Government is often provided with an official residence, in the same way as Heads of State often are. An official residence is the residence at which Heads of state, Heads of government, gubernatorial or other senior figures officially

Well-known official residences of heads of government include:

See official residence article for a fuller list. Seri Perdana is the official residence of Malaysian Prime Minister. Putrajaya, a Planned city located just south of Kuala Lumpur, is the new federal administrative centre of Malaysia. For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and An official residence is the residence at which Heads of state, Heads of government, gubernatorial or other senior figures officially

The name of the residence is often used as a metonym or alternate title for 'the government' when the office is politically the highest, e. In Rhetoric, metonymy (mɨˈtɒnɨmi is the use of a word for a concept or object associated with the concept/object originally denoted by the word g. "10 Downing Street" would be used as an alternative form of "the British government".

Similarly the Heads of Government of (con)federal entities below the level of the sovereign state (often without an actual Head of State, at least under international law) may also be given an official residence. A Gold Sovereign is a Gold coin first issued in 1489 for Henry VII of England and still in production as of 2008 This is sometimes used as an opportunity by provincial/regional governments to display aspirations of statehood, e. g. :

However, Heads of Governments' residences are usually far less grand than those of a Head of State (even a merely ceremonial one), unless they combine both roles, as for example:

Even the formal representative of the Head of State, such as a Governor-General, may well be housed in a grander palace-type residence, often with such names as Government House. See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Government House is the name given to some of the residences of Governors-General, Governors and Lieutenant-Governors in the Commonwealth and the

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References

In Political science and Constitutional law, the executive is the branch of government responsible for the day-to-day management of the State. A parliamentary system, also known as parliamentarianism (and parliamentarism in American English) is a System of government in which Head of state is the generic term for the individual or collective office that serves as the chief public representative of a Monarchic or Republican Nation-state

Dictionary

head of government

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  1. The chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet; usually called Prime Minister (in a parliamentary system) or President (in a presidential system).
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