Premier of Queensland

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head of government role political office

The Premier of Queensland is the head of the state government in Queensland, Australia, responsible for leading the executive branch and setting policy direction.

Aliases (4)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	head of government role → political office →
appliesToJurisdiction	Queensland →
appointedBy	Governor of Queensland →
associatedWith	Queensland state elections →
category	Premiers of Queensland →
comparedTo	Premier of New South Wales → Premier of Victoria → Prime Minister of Australia →
country	Australia →
eligibleBody	Legislative Assembly of Queensland →
firstHolder	Robert Herbert →
formationDate	1859-12-10 →
governmentBranch	executive branch →
governmentSystem	Westminster system →
hasPower	appoint and dismiss ministers → request dissolution of the Legislative Assembly →
isHeadOf	Queensland Cabinet → Queensland Government →
jurisdiction	State of Queensland →
legalBasis	Constitution of Queensland →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Queensland →
locatedInTimeZone	Australian Eastern Standard Time →
memberOf	Cabinet of Queensland →
nativeLabel	Premier of Queensland →
nominatedBy	majority party in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland →
officeCreatedIn	1859 →
officeHoldersMustBe	members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland →
officeLanguage	English →
officeScope	state-level →
officeType	state premier →
partOf	Government of Queensland →
positionHeldIn	Parliamentary system →
precedenceOver	other Queensland ministers →
reportsTo	Parliament of Queensland →
residence	Brisbane →
responsibleFor	advising the Governor of Queensland → allocating ministerial portfolios → chairing the Cabinet of Queensland → leading the executive government of Queensland → setting policy direction for Queensland →
seat	Brisbane →
shortDescription	head of government of the Australian state of Queensland →
status	active →
style	The Honourable →
symbol	Coat of arms of Queensland →
termLength	at the Governor’s pleasure → while commanding confidence of the Legislative Assembly →

Referenced by (15)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Legislative Assembly of Queensland ("Premier of Queensland (indirectly, via majority support)") → Parliament of Queensland ("Premier of Queensland (indirectly)") →	elects
Legislative Council of Queensland ("Premier of Queensland (for appointments)") →	advisedBy
Premier of Queensland ("Premiers of Queensland") →	category
Queensland state elections →	determine
Premier of Western Australia →	equivalentOffice
Legislative Assembly of Queensland →	hasLeader
National Cabinet of Australia →	hasMember
Leader of the Opposition (Queensland) →	hasOppositeNumber
Chief Minister of the Northern Territory →	hasSimilarRankTo
Queensland Government →	headedBy
Queensland →	headOfGovernmentTitle
Constitution of Queensland →	recognizesOffice
Constitution of Queensland →	regulates
Governor of Queensland →	worksWith