A first minister is any of a variety of leaders of government cabinets . The term literally has the same meaning as "prime minister" but is typically chosen to distinguish the office-holder from a superior prime minister. Currently the title of first minister is used to refer to the political leader of a devolved national government, such as the devolved governments of Scotland , Wales , and Northern Ireland , or of a dependent territory.
17-643: The premier of Nova Scotia is the first minister to the lieutenant governor of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia and presides over the Executive Council of Nova Scotia . Following the Westminster system , the premier is normally the leader of the political party which has the most seats in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly who is called upon by the lieutenant governor to form
34-517: A famous speech later that year claimed that "National Unity" propelled the PC's actions. With the formation of the PUP, Price's stature rose and he ascended through the party ranks until he became Party Leader following a leadership dispute in 1956. Elected to the colony's newly created Legislative Assembly in 1954 , he also served as mayor of Belize City from 1956 to 1962. In 1956, Price became party leader of
51-629: A government. As the province's head of government , the premier exercises considerable power. The current premier of Nova Scotia is Tim Houston , who was sworn in on August 31, 2021. His party, the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia , was elected in August 2021. The premier serves as president of the Executive Council (Cabinet). They choose the other members of the Cabinet, who are then appointed by
68-640: A political newcomer. Price continued to lead the PUP from outside the National Assembly while Florencio Marin became the Leader of the Opposition . Price resumed the post of prime minister after successfully returning to the House in the 1989 election , serving until 1993, when he was again succeeded by Esquivel. In October 1996 he announced his resignation as party leader, and on 10 November 1996
85-743: Is any of the Canadian first ministers of the Crown , otherwise known as heads of government , including the Prime Minister of Canada and the provincial and territorial premiers . The title is used in such formulae as " first ministers' meetings ". In Newfoundland and Labrador , the Inuit self-governing region of Nunatsiavut provides for a first minister responsible to the Nunatsiavut Assembly. The head of government of Norway
102-543: The Netherlands etc. In Malaysia , the first minister for each state with a Malay ruler is known as the Menteri Besar . Meanwhile, the heads of government in the four states without a monarch are called chief ministers . George Price held the office of First Minister of British Honduras from 1961 until 1964, when it became self-governing and the title was changed to Premier . He continued as Premier after
119-420: The colony changed its names to Belize , and then as Prime Minister after Belize gained full independence in 1981. George Cadle Price George Cadle Price (15 January 1919 – 19 September 2011) was a Belizean statesman who served as the head of government of Belize from 1961 to 1984 and 1989 to 1993. He was the first minister and premier under British rule until independence in 1981 and
136-594: The lieutenant governor . As president of the Executive Council, the premier forms the government. They lead the Executive Council’s decision-making process as the Council develops and implements the government's priorities and policies. The premier establishes the Executive Council’s methods of operation and organization and that of its committees. First minister In Canada , a first minister
153-757: The Belize City Council. In 1949, with the devaluation of the British Honduran dollar he, together with a group of citizens, formed the People's Committee. It was the start of the "peaceful, constructive Belizean revolution". On 29 September 1950, he co-founded the People's United Party , which he led for four decades and which was devoted to the political and economic independence of the British colony, then known as British Honduras . George Price
170-623: The PUP. As First Minister, a post he held since 1961, he led the team which began negotiations over independence with the United Kingdom. He maintained that post as Premier in 1964. In 1981 Belize gained its independence, and Price served as the country's first prime minister and foreign minister until 1984. The PUP was defeated in the elections by the United Democratic Party under Manuel Esquivel , with Price unexpectedly losing his own House of Representatives seat to
187-633: The liquidation of the British Empire!" Nowadays, the term is used to describe the leaders of the devolved governments of Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland . See In Australia , the premiers and chief ministers are the first ministers of the states and territories respectively. In Germany , the first minister in each federal state is known as the Minister President ( Ministerpräsident ). A similar term exists in countries with some historic German influence, e.g. Latvia ,
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#1732797791161204-841: The teachings of Catholic social justice , in particular the encyclical Rerum novarum . Upon graduation, the young Price felt a call to the priesthood, so he went to study abroad, first attending Saint Augustine's Minor Seminary in Mississippi, United States, and later the Mayor Seminario Conciliar in Guatemala City. Throughout his life Price remained a devout Roman Catholic and attended Mass daily. The war in Europe prevented him from completing his studies in Rome and, instead, George Price returned to Belize. He
221-516: Was born in Belize City in what was then British Honduras , to William and Irene (née Escalante) Price. He had eight sisters and two brothers. Price received his early education at Holy Redeemer Primary School and St. John's College High School (SJC). He survived the hurricane of 1931 which destroyed SJC at Loyola Park, swimming away from the wreckage. Under the Jesuits , he was exposed to
238-461: Was called first minister ( Norwegian : førstestatsråd ) between 1814 and 1873, while it was in personal union with Sweden . In 1893, 12 years prior to the dissolution of the union , it was changed to prime minister ( statsminister ). In the United Kingdom, the term first minister was once used interchangeably with prime minister , such as when Winston Churchill stated: "I did not become His Majesty's First Minister so that I might oversee
255-515: Was formally succeeded by Said Musa . Price remained a member of the Belize House until the 2003 election . In September 2000, Price became the first person to receive Belize's highest honour, the Order of National Hero , for the prominent role he played in leading his country to independence. He has received similar honours in other Caribbean and Central American countries. In 1982, he was made
272-471: Was hired by local businessman Robert Sidney Turton as his private secretary. Price also contributed to the Belize Billboard , then run by Philip Goldson . After receiving encouragement from Turton, Price ran for election to the Belize City Council in 1944 and 1947, being successful in 1947. Upon the formation of the People's Committee (PC) in 1950, Price was named its Assistant Secretary, and in
289-519: Was the nation's first prime minister after independence that year. He is considered one of the principal architects of Belizean independence. Today he is referred to by many as the " Father of the Nation ". Price effectively dominated Belizean politics from the early 1960s until his 1996 retirement from party leadership, having been the nation's head of government under various titles for most of that period. He entered politics in 1947 with his election to
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