Ministers hold office " during the pleasure of the governor-general " ( s. 64 of the Constitution of Australia ), so theoretically, the governor-general can dismiss a minister at any time, by notifying them in writing of the termination of their commission ; however, his or her power to do so except on the advice of the prime minister is heavily circumscribed by convention.

They do not have sacramental authority ; Certified Lay Ministers serve under the supervision of an ordained clergy person who is expected to provide the sacraments to those churches.

If the Prime Minister refuses to do either, it is then open to the Governor-General to dismiss his present Ministers and seek others who are prepared to give him the only proper advice open.

The Chancellor is " primus inter pares " (" first among equals ") in the Austrian government, they chair the government meetings but do not possess the power to direct, appoint or dismiss Ministers.

The " Ata do Iguaçu " ( Iguaçu Act ) was signed on July 22, 1966, by the Brazilian and Paraguayan Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Juracy Magalhães and Sapena Pastor, respectively.

For example, Ministers and Secretaries that do not follow the democratically selected decisions of a colony can be removed by a similar vote of a colony.

All Taoisigh as well as Government Ministers receive their seal of office from the President at Áras an Uachtaráin as do Judges, the Attorney General, the Comptroller and Auditor General, and senior commissioned officers of the Defence Forces.

" Subsection 9: If the Scottish Ministers think it desirable to do so in the interests of education, training or research, they may grant a license to a person to publicly display the body or, as the case may be, the part, and a person is authorized under this subsection to so display a body or a part of a body if, at the time of the display he is licensed under this subsection.

Invested in his new title of regent, he presented his Ministers of State in the evening: Nuno III Álvares Pereira de Melo ( Duke of Cadaval ), José António de Oliveira Leite de Barros ( later Count of Basto ), Furtado do Rio de Mendonça ( 7th Viscount of Barbacena & 2nd Count of Barbacena ), José Luis de Sousa Botelho Mourão e Vasconcelos ( Count of Vila Real ) and the Count of Lousã.

Unlike most other " Prime Ministers ", who are also elected members of the legislative body or parliament, the Chairman of the Government of Russia can be any Russian citizen, as long as they do not also hold citizenship of another country.

Most Ministers hold membership of both bodies, but some Executive Councillors – known as " ministers outside Cabinet " – do not have Cabinet positions.

Ministers will jointly discuss the policy which the government as a whole will pursue, and ministers who do not exercise their respective powers in a manner compatible with Cabinet's decision risk losing those powers.

* Ministers ( including elders and deacons ) do not pursue seminary or other education in preparation for the ministry and serve without compensation.

Theoretically, this can happen at any time, although a convention exists whereby Prime Ministers do not call early elections unless they have no reasonable alternative.

Some Ministers of State attend cabinet meetings but do not have a vote.

" Whereas the late King James the Second, by the Assistance of divers evil Counsellors, Judges, and Ministers, employed by Him, did endeavour to subvert and extirpate the Protestant Religion, and the Laws and Liberties of this Kingdom ..( b ) y assuming and exercising a Power of dispensing with and suspending of Laws, and the Execution of Laws, without Consent of Parliament ....( b ) y causing several good Subjects, being Protestants, to be disarmed, at the same Time when Papists were both armed and employed contrary to Law ...( a ) ll which are utterly and directly contrary to the known Laws and Statutes and Freedom of this Realm ..... the said Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons, pursuant to their respective Letters and Elections, being now assembled in a full and free Representative of this Nation, taking into their most serious Consideration the best Means for attaining the Ends aforesaid, do in the First Place ( as their Ancestors in like Case have usually done ), for the vindicating and asserting their ancient Rights and Liberties, Declare ,.... That the Subjects which are Protestants may have Arms for their Defence, suitable to their Condition, and as allowed by Law.

After the Parliamentary Assembly failed to do that the Court, acting upon the request of the applicant and pursuant to its decision of 14 August 1999 and the legal standpoint exemplified in the reasons of the decision, established that certain provisions of the Law on Ministers and Ministries shall cease to be valid.

Other Ministers are categorized as Union Cabinet Ministers, who are heads of the various Ministries ; Ministers of State, who are junior members who report directly to one of the Cabinet Ministers, often overseeing a specific aspect of government ; and Ministers of State ( Independent Charges ), who are junior members that do not report to a Cabinet Minister.

State secretaries do not attend the Council of Ministers unless invited, and even then they have no voting rights in the Council.

" Nuri thereupon exploded with rage and I began to wonder what the head of the diplomatic mission would do if two Prime Ministers came to blows in his study.

A number of notable politicians have graduated from Dalhousie including two Prime Ministers of Canada, R. B. Bennett and Joe Clark.

The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe monitors the execution of judgements, particularly to ensure payment of the amounts awarded by the Court to the applicants in compensation for the damage they have sustained.

::: Subject to the limitations laid down in this Constitution Act the King shall have the supreme authority in all the affairs of the Realm, and he shall exercise such supreme authority through the Ministers.

Prime Ministers Callaghan and Blair have been amongst the many in Britain of part-Irish ancestry, with Blair's mother coming from County Donegal.

There have been three Nepali Congress Party Prime Ministers since the 1999 elections: K. P.

British Prime Ministers have never been elected directly by the public.

Prime Ministers have taken office because they were members of either the Commons or Lords, and either inherited a majority in the Commons or won more seats than the opposition in a general election.

Since 1722, most Prime Ministers have been members of the Commons ; since 1902, all have had a seat there.

Two recent Prime Ministers, Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair, achieved celebrity status, like rock stars but have been criticised for their more ' presidential ' style of leadership ..

In modern times, Prime Ministers have never been merely titular ; dominant or somewhat dominant personalities are the norm.

#: he three Governments have also charged the Council of Foreign Ministers with the task of preparing peace treaties for Bulgaria, Finland, Hungary and Romania.

Certain eminent Prime Ministers have been awarded the Order of the Chrysanthemum, typically in the degree of Grand Cordon.

Since the 1920s, Prime Ministers have typically been conferred the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun, or the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers ( until 2003 a special higher class of the Order of the Rising Sun ), depending on tenure and eminence.

Only two other Prime Ministers have ever chosen more than one governor-general.

Spain has been an effective example of transition from dictatorship to democracy, as shown in the many trips that Spain's King and Prime Ministers have made to the region.

Government Ministers have already made plans to facilitate viable tools in assisting with the roll out.

Since most other countries only have their Prime Ministers representing them, it was also decided in Finland that the task is reserved for the Prime Minister in most cases.

Whereas the late King James the Second by the Assistance of diverse evill Councellors Judges and Ministers imployed by him did endeavour to subvert and extirpate the Protestant Religion and the Lawes and Liberties of this Kingdome ( list of grievances including ) ... by causing severall good Subjects being Protestants to be disarmed at the same time when Papists were both Armed and Imployed contrary to Law, ( Recital regarding the change of monarch ) ... thereupon the said Lords Spirituall and Temporall and Commons pursuant to their respective Letters and Elections being now assembled in a full and free Representative of this Nation takeing into their most serious Consideration the best meanes for attaining the Ends aforesaid Doe in the first place ( as their Auncestors in like Case have usually done ) for the Vindicating and Asserting their ancient Rights and Liberties, Declare ( list of rights including ) ... That the Subjects which are Protestants may have Arms for their Defence suitable to their Conditions and as allowed by Law.

In practice, several government departments and Ministers have responsibilities that cover England alone, with devolved bodies having responsibility for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, ( for example-the Department of Health ), or responsibilities that mainly focus on England ( such as the Department for Education ).

In modern times, all Prime Ministers and Leaders of the Opposition have been drawn from the Commons, not the Lords.

You must have the patience of a saint, the smile of a cherub, the generosity of an Indian prince, and the back of a camel ," and the Earl of Dufferin stated that the governor general is " A representative of all that is august, stable, and sedate in the government, the history, and the traditions of the country ; incapable of partizanship, and lifted far above the atmosphere of faction ; without adherents to reward or opponents to oust from office ; docile to the suggestions of his Ministers, and yet securing to the people the certainty of being able to get rid of an Administration or Parliament the moment either had forfeited their confidence.