Colonial Secretary of Western Australia (as chief ministerial role)

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chief ministerial office colonial government position political office

The Colonial Secretary of Western Australia (as chief ministerial role) was the leading political office in the colony’s government before the establishment of the position of Premier.

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Label	Occurrences
Colonial Secretary of Western Australia (as chief ministerial role) canonical	1

Statements (36)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	chief ministerial office ⓘ colonial government position ⓘ political office ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Western Australia ⓘ
appointedBy	British colonial authorities ⓘ Governor of Western Australia ONNED1 ⓘ
associatedWith	colonial self-government in Western Australia ⓘ
category	Colonial Western Australian politics ⓘ Defunct political offices of Australia ⓘ
constitutionalRole	principal civil adviser to the Governor ⓘ
country	Swan River Colony ⓘ surface form: Colony of Western Australia
followedBy	Premier of Western Australia ⓘ
governmentBranch	executive branch ⓘ
hierarchicalPosition	leading political office in the colonial government ⓘ
historicalSignificance	bridge between gubernatorial rule and responsible government with a Premier ⓘ
jurisdiction	internal civil affairs of the colony ⓘ
locatedIn	Perth, Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ
officeCreatedUnder	colonial constitutional arrangements of Western Australia ⓘ
officeHolderSelectionMethod	appointment rather than direct election ⓘ
officeRank	senior ministerial position in the colonial cabinet ⓘ
officeScope	colony-wide ⓘ
officeType	head of government ⓘ
partOf	Cabinet of Western Australia ⓘ surface form: Cabinet of Western Australia (colonial era) Executive Council of Western Australia ⓘ surface form: Executive Council of Western Australia (colonial era)
politicalSystemContext	British colonial system ⓘ
positionHeldIn	Government of Western Australia ⓘ surface form: Government of Western Australia (colonial era)
precededBy	Governor of Western Australia ⓘ surface form: Governor of Western Australia (as sole executive authority)
relevance	direct predecessor to the office of Premier of Western Australia ⓘ
replacedBy	Premier of Western Australia ⓘ
responsibleFor	advising the Governor on civil administration ⓘ coordination of colonial administration ⓘ overall political leadership of the colony ⓘ
status	historical office ⓘ
style	The Honorable ⓘ surface form: The Honourable
subordinateTo	Governor of Western Australia ⓘ
usedDuring	period before establishment of the Premier of Western Australia ⓘ

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Premier of Western Australia → precededBy → Colonial Secretary of Western Australia (as chief ministerial role) ⓘ