EDMUND BARTON Sir Edmund Barton was born in Sydney on 18 January 1849. He is known for being the first Prime Minister of Australia and later becoming a judge of high court. He was the ninth child in a very large family. He was educated at Fort Street High School and later at Sydney Grammar School where he was dux and school captain. Barton first stepped into politics when he was attending university and he stood for the legislative assembly but he was defeated by 6 votes. He tried for the
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Achievements of Prime Ministers John a Macdonald and Laurier Sir John a MacDonald was the first prime minister of Canada and was the dominant representative of the Canadian confederation. He was born on the 11th January 1815 and passed on 6th June. His term in office was 18 years long which places him to the second longest serving prime minister in Canada. He is the only one to ever win six majority governments (Hennessy 12). As for Sir Wilfrid Laurier‚ he was the seventh prime minister‚ Born on 20th
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Th“The British Prime Minister now has Presidential Powers” Discuss the Validity of this Statement It would be correct to say that over the years the British Prime Minister has become more of a Presidential figure in Parliament. Recent prime ministers that have been referred to as presidential include Margaret Thatcher‚ Tony Blair and Harold Wilson. Prime Ministers are supposed to be ‘First Among Equals’ (Primus Inter
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Why did Pitt the Younger become Prime Minister On the 28th May 1759‚ William Pitt the Younger was appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain. There were a number of reasons which ensured Pitt’s entry into office; however some reasons had more impact: The first reason was Pitt’s early political career‚ combined with his own ability. Due to poor health‚ he was educated at home by the Reverend Edward Wilson. Pitt‚ an extremely intelligent individual‚ quickly became proficient in Latin and Greek
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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the head of Her Majesty ’s Government in the United Kingdom. The Prime Minister and Cabinet (consisting of all the most senior ministers‚ who are government department heads) are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Monarch‚ to Parliament‚ to their political party and ultimately to the electorate. The current Prime
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Prime Minister Winston Churchill delivered the speech The Few on August 20th of 1940 as World War II began to erupt across Europe. This speech was given to help motivate British troops who were about to sent to fight for their country. Churchill describes the differences between the Great War and World War II in terms of British losses and resources they have taken into the first year of fighting. The speech begins by Churchill explaining the similarities and differences that World War II has with
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Canada has had many prime ministers throughout its history; many were successful and were great leaders and other were not quite as successful. Out of the many Prime Ministers of Canada‚ William Lyon Mackenzie King was considered one of the greatest leaders of Canada. King held the position of Prime Minister of Canada for the longest time in Canadian history. He was Prime Minister for over 22 years and was leader of the Liberal Party of Canada for over 29 years and was Prime Minister from: 1921-1926
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* Blair reducing to one 45 minute meeting a week * Thatcher altering minutes of meetings in favour Bypassing of cabinet * Blair’s bi-laterals * ‘Sofa government’ Patronage * Control over careers * Inclusion of opposition ministers in Cabinet to silence under CCR Prerogative powers * Derived from Head of State * Similar to president not needing party support * However‚ Brown pledged to reduce these Media focus * Andy Coulson spin doctor for Cameron * Alistair
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great leaders‚ one of them being Lester B.Pearson. He was a Canadian professor‚ historian‚ civil servant‚ statesman‚ diplomat‚ and politician who won a Nobel Prize for Peace in 1957 for resolving the Suez Canal crisis.1 He served as the 14th Prime Minister of Canada‚ in which his liberal minority government “left Canadians with a legacy of peacekeeping‚ humanitarianism and a strong sense of international responsibility that lives on to this day.”2 His introduction of the Royal
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prime minister manmohan singh speech on independence day 2006-08-15 My dear countrymen‚ brothers‚ sisters‚ and dear children My greetings to all of you on this day‚ the anniversary of our Independence. Today is an auspicious day for our country. Today we enter the 60th year of our Independence. Today we re-dedicate ourselves to the progress and prosperity of our nation. To the welfare of all our people. To the unity and integrity of our country. Today we salute our beloved tricolor. We pay
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