Premier

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The Premier is the head of government in a Canadian province or territory, responsible for leading the executive branch and setting governmental policy.

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Premier canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf head of government role
political office
appliesToJurisdiction Canadian province
Canadian territory
appointedBy commissioner of a territory
lieutenant governor
associatedWithDocument provincial cabinet mandate letters
associatedWithProcess formation of government after elections
branchOfGovernment executive branch
canBeRemovedBy defeat in general election
loss of confidence vote
resignation
canDissolve legislative assembly (by advising the Crown representative)
country Canada
differentFrom Prime Minister of Canada
hasCounterpart Chief Minister (in some Westminster systems)
provincial premier in South Africa
state premier in Australia
hasPower choosing cabinet ministers
overseeing provincial government departments
overseeing territorial government departments
setting the legislative agenda
legalBasis provincial constitutional conventions
territorial constitutional conventions
officeHoldersCollectively Council of the Federation
participatesIn intergovernmental relations with federal government
interprovincial and interterritorial negotiations
partOf Westminster system
surface form: Westminster parliamentary system
reportsTo Legislative Assembly
surface form: legislative assembly
requiresSupportFrom majority of the legislature
responsibleFor leading the executive branch of a province or territory
setting governmental policy at the provincial level
setting governmental policy at the territorial level
roleInGovernment head of provincial government
head of territorial government
selectedFrom members of the legislative assembly
styleOfAddress Premier
The Honourable
supervises provincial public service
territorial public service
termLength at the pleasure of the Crown
while commanding confidence of the legislature
usedInPoliticalSystem Canadian federal system

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