Period of service
- Sir Robert Walpole, the longest-serving Prime Minister (1721–1742) (7620 days)
- George Canning, the shortest-serving Prime Minister (April–August 1827) (119 days)
- William Pitt the Younger was the youngest Prime Minister ever appointed (at age 24).
A Life Peerage cannot be disclaimed. So once you accept a Life Peerage you can never enter the Commons. However, after the expulsion of most of the hereditary peers from the House of Lords, a Hereditary Peer who does not have a seat in the Lords can stand for a seat in the Commons.
The Governor-General may dismiss an incumbent Prime Minister and Cabinet, an individual Minister, or any other official who holds office "during the Queen's pleasure" or "during the Governor-General's pleasure". A Governor-General can also refuse a Prime Minister's request to dissolve Parliament and hold elections.
The Queen has had over 170 individuals serve as her realms' prime ministers throughout her reign, the first new appointment being Dudley Senanayake as Prime Minister of Ceylon and the most recent being Johnny Briceño as Prime Minister of Belize; some of these individuals have served multiple non-consecutive terms in
76 Past Prime Ministers
- The Rt Hon Theresa May MP.
- The Rt Hon David Cameron.
- The Rt Hon Gordon Brown.
- The Rt Hon Tony Blair.
- The Rt Hon Sir John Major KG CH.
- Baroness Margaret Thatcher.
- James Callaghan.
- Harold Wilson.
However, Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman was the first and Margaret Thatcher the longest-serving prime minister officially referred to as such in the order of precedence.
Salary of the Prime Minister
| Date | Entitlement | Claimed |
|---|
| 1 Apr 2016 | £152,532 | £150,402 |
| 1 Apr 2017 | £153,907 | £151,451 |
| 1 Apr 2018 | £155,602 | £152,819 |
| 1 Apr 2019 | £158,754 | £154,908 |
Appointment, tenure and removalbe a citizen of India. be a member of the Lok Sabha or the Rajya Sabha. If the person chosen as the prime minister is neither a member of the Lok Sabha nor the Rajya Sabha at the time of selection, they must become a member of either of the houses within six months.
10 youngest serving state leaders
| Rank | Name | Position |
|---|
| 1 | Alessandro Cardelli | Captain Regent of San Marino (since 2020) |
| 2 | Sebastian Kurz | Chancellor of Austria (since 2020) |
| 3 | Sanna Marin | Prime Minister of Finland (since 2019) |
| 4 | Kim Jong-un | Supreme Leader of North Korea (since 2011) |
Swarbrick was selected instead to stand for the Maungakiekie electorate, and placed 7th on the party list. She is the youngest politician to enter Parliament in New Zealand since Marilyn Waring in 1975.
The three youngest people when they first became prime minister were:
- Edward Stafford – 37.
- Jacinda Ardern – 37.
- Julius Vogel – 38.
Premier House (Māori: Te Whare Pirimia) is the official residence of the Prime Minister of New Zealand, located at 260 Tinakori Road, Thorndon, Wellington, New Zealand.
The oldest living Prime Minister is Manmohan Singh, born 26 September 1932 (aged 88 years, 95 days). The youngest living Prime Minister is the incumbent Narendra Modi, born 17 September 1950 (aged 70 years, 104 days).
New Zealand is a constitutional monarchy with The Queen as Sovereign. The Sovereign and the House of Representatives together make up the Parliament of New Zealand. As a constitutional monarch, The Queen of New Zealand acts entirely on the advice of New Zealand Government Ministers.
Parliamentary system
Unitary state
Constitutional monarchy
Members of parliament usually earn between $160,000 and $180,000 a year. Ministers can earn between $250,000 and $300,000. The Prime Minister's salary is set at $470,000.
Getting a visaIf you're aged 18-30, working holiday visas can give you up to 12 months in New Zealand. Work visas let you live and work here for a set period and some can lead to residence. Resident visas, like the Skilled Migrant Category, let you access more state-funded public services and stay indefinitely.
Ask New Zealanders about our constitution and many may say "we do not have one". We do not have a grand, overarching constitutional document like the Constitution of the USA. But we do have a constitution - it is just made up of different tools of power.
As at 2016, New Zealand is identified as a "full democracy" in the Economist Intelligence Unit's Democracy Index. The country rates highly for civic participation in the political process, with 80% voter turnout during recent elections, compared with the OECD average of 68%.
New Zealand became a British colony in the wake of the UK's Reform Act 1832 – a big step towards democracy in Britain – and successor acts in 1835 and 1836. The settlements established by the New Zealand Company between 1840 and 1850 were loud in their demands for democratic representation.
Who is the governor general of New Zealand?
Under MMP, New Zealand voters have two votes. The first vote is the electorate vote. It determines the local representative for that electorate (geographic electoral district). The electorate vote works on a plurality system whereby whichever candidate gets the greatest number of votes in each electorate wins the seat.
New Zealand First
| New Zealand First Aotearoa Tuatahi |
|---|
| President | Darroch Ball (interim president) |
| Secretary | Holly Howard |
| Leader | Winston Peters |
| Deputy Leader | Fletcher Tabuteau |
From Henry Sewell in 1856 to Jacinda Ardern in 2017, New Zealand has had 40 premiers and prime ministers. In the 19th century these political Cabinet-makers were usually known as 'premiers'. But since 1906, beginning with William Hall-Jones, all our leaders have been sworn in as 'prime minister'.
She was succeeded as Prime Minister by John Key of the National Party, and as Leader of the Labour Party by Phil Goff. Clark resigned from Parliament in April 2009 to become the first female head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Key was appointed a Knight Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, in recognition of "services to the State", in the 2017 Queen's Birthday Honours. On 7 August 2017, Key was awarded an honorary doctorate by his alma mater, the University of Canterbury, to become a doctor of commerce.
Sir Simon William English KNZM (born 30 December 1961) served as the 39th Prime Minister of New Zealand from 2016 to 2017.
Wilson ministry
| Wilson ministries |
|---|
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
| Prime Minister's history | 1974–1976 |
| Deputy Prime Minister | |
| Member party | Labour Party |
National Front (NF) was a coalition of political parties, led by the Janata Dal, which formed India's government between 1989 and 1990 under the leadership of N. T. Rama Rao, popularly known as NTR, as President of national front and V. P. Singh as Convener.
Clarke Timothy Gayford (born 24 October 1976) is a New Zealand radio and television broadcaster, presenter of the fishing documentary show Fish of the Day.
| Clarke Gayford |
|---|
| Born | Clarke Timothy Gayford 24 October 1976 Gisborne, New Zealand |
| Nationality | New Zealander |
| Domestic partner | Jacinda Ardern (2013–present) |
| Children | 1 |
