Prime Minister

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executive role government office head of government political position

The Prime Minister is the head of government in a parliamentary system, responsible for leading the executive branch and setting national policy.

Aliases (24)

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ×129
Prime Minister of Finland ×30
Prime Minister of Australia ×16
Prime Minister of Sweden ×6
Prime Minister of Italy ×5
Prime Minister of Nepal ×3
Head of His Majesty's Government ×1
Prim-ministru ×1
Prime Minister (on honours and appointments matters) ×1
Prime Minister of Armenia ×1
Prime Minister of Bangladesh ×1
Prime Minister of Bhutan ×1
Prime Minister of Brunei ×1
Prime Minister of Cambodia ×1
Prime Minister of Great Britain ×1
Prime Minister of Hungary ×1
Prime Minister of Singapore ×1
Prime Minister of Slovenia ×1
Prime Minister of South Korea ×1
Prime Minister of Turkey ×1
Prime Minister of Ukraine ×1
Taoiseach ×1
the Prime Minister of Great Britain ×1
the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	executive role → government office → head of government → political position →
accountableTo	parliament →
appointedBy	head of state →
associatedWith	Westminster system → coalition governments →
canBe	leader of opposition before appointment →
canBeRemovedBy	vote of no confidence →
canIssue	executive directives →
chairs	cabinet meetings →
contrastsWith	president as head of government in presidential systems →
hasAuthorityOver	coordination of ministries → government policy direction →
hasRoleIn	parliamentary system →
heads	cabinet →
leads	executive branch →
mayAdvise	head of state →
mayHold	seat in parliament →
mayOversee	economic policy → foreign policy → national security policy →
mayPropose	legislation →
mayRecommend	appointment of ministers → dissolution of parliament →
oftenLeaderOf	governing coalition → majority party →
operatesWithin	multi-party system in many countries →
oversees	government ministries →
participatesIn	legislative process →
represents	government domestically → government internationally →
requires	political party support →
requiresSupportFrom	parliamentary majority →
responsibleFor	implementing laws → overseeing government administration → setting national policy →
termDependsOn	confidence of parliament →
titleUsedIn	Australia → Canada → India → Ireland → Israel → Italy → Japan → New Zealand → United Kingdom →
worksWithin	constitutional framework →

Referenced by (219)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Advocate General for Scotland ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → COBRA (Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms) ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Chief Secretary to the Treasury ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Downing Street Press Secretary ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → First Secretary of State ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Government Chief Whip → HM Treasury ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → HM Treasury ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Head of the Civil Service ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Honours and Appointments Secretariat ("Prime Minister (on honours and appointments matters)") → House of Lords Appointments Commission ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s Office ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Leader of the House of Commons ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Leader of the House of Lords ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Lord President of the Council ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Minister of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland ("Prime Minister of Finland") → Minister of Education of Finland ("Prime Minister of Finland") → Minister of Social Affairs and Health of Finland ("Prime Minister of Finland") → Minister of Transport and Communications of Finland ("Prime Minister of Finland") → Minister of the Environment of Finland ("Prime Minister of Finland") → Minister of the Interior of Finland ("Prime Minister of Finland") → National Security Council (United Kingdom) ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Number 10 Policy Unit ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Policy Unit (Prime Minister's Office, UK) ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → President of the Board of Trade ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Prime Minister's Delivery Unit ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Secretary of State for Defence ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Secretary of State for Education ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Secretary of State for Industry, Trade and Regional Development ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Secretary of State for Scotland ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Secretary of State for Transport ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") →	reportsTo
Downing Street Press Secretary ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Financial Secretary to the Treasury ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Financial Secretary to the War Office ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Head of the Civil Service ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Home Office Permanent Secretary ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Leader of the House of Commons ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Minister of State for Colonial Affairs ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Minister of State for Defence Procurement ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Minister of State for the Armed Forces ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Minister of Supply ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Permanent Secretary of the Cabinet Office ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Permanent Secretary to the Treasury ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Postmaster General of Great Britain ("the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Secretary of State for Industry, Trade and Regional Development ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Vice-Chamberlain of the Household ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") →	appointedBy
Astronomer Royal ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → British Ambassador to France ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Chief of Air Force ("Prime Minister of Australia") → Governor of Queensland ("Prime Minister of Australia") → Governor-General of Australia ("Prime Minister of Australia") → Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Minister of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland ("Prime Minister of Finland") → Minister of Education of Finland ("Prime Minister of Finland") → Minister of Finance of Finland ("Prime Minister of Finland") → Minister of Justice of Finland ("Prime Minister of Finland") → Minister of Social Affairs and Health of Finland ("Prime Minister of Finland") → Minister of Transport and Communications of Finland ("Prime Minister of Finland") → Minister of the Environment of Finland ("Prime Minister of Finland") → Secretary of State for India ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Secretary of State for Scotland ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") →	nominatedBy
Advocate General for Scotland ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Chief of the Defence Force ("Prime Minister of Australia") → Governor-General of Australia ("Prime Minister of Australia") → Leader of the House of Lords ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → President of the Board of Trade ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Second Sea Lord ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Secretary of State for Education ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Secretary of State for Northern Ireland ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Secretary of State for Trade and Industry ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Secretary of State for Transport ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Solicitor General for England and Wales ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") →	appointedOnAdviceOf
Ahti Karjalainen ("Prime Minister of Finland") → Alexander Stubb ("Prime Minister of Finland") → Benito Mussolini ("Prime Minister of Italy") → Boris Johnson ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Hjalmar Branting ("Prime Minister of Sweden") → James Callaghan ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Kyösti Kallio ("Prime Minister of Finland") → Margaret Hilda Roberts ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Necmettin Erbakan ("Prime Minister of Turkey") → Olof Palme ("Prime Minister of Sweden") → P. E. Svinhufvud ("Prime Minister of Finland") → Pietro Badoglio ("Prime Minister of Italy") → Theresa May ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Väinö Tanner ("Prime Minister of Finland") →	positionHeld
Combined Chiefs of Staff ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Committee of Imperial Defence ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Dominions Office ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Finnish ministries ("Prime Minister of Finland") → Foreign and Commonwealth Office ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Junior Lords of the Treasury ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Minister of Finance of Finland ("Prime Minister of Finland") → Minister of Transport and Communications of Finland ("Prime Minister of Finland") → Ministry of Defence of Finland ("Prime Minister of Finland") → Ministry of Health ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Prime Minister's Office of Finland ("Prime Minister of Finland") → Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Secretary of State for the Northern Department ("the Prime Minister of Great Britain") → Welsh Office ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") →	subordinateTo
Armenia ("Prime Minister of Armenia") → Bhutan ("Prime Minister of Bhutan") → Cambodia ("Prime Minister of Cambodia") → Dominion of Australia ("Prime Minister of Australia") → Finland ("Prime Minister of Finland") → Kingdom of Italy ("Prime Minister of Italy") → Nepal ("Prime Minister of Nepal") → People's Republic of Bangladesh ("Prime Minister of Bangladesh") → Slovenia ("Prime Minister of Slovenia") → Transnistria → Ukraine ("Prime Minister of Ukraine") →	headOfGovernmentTitle
Constitution of the United Kingdom ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Council of Ministers of Italy ("Prime Minister of Italy") → Council of State (Finland) ("Prime Minister of Finland") → Finnish government ("Prime Minister of Finland") → Government of the Kingdom of Great Britain ("Prime Minister of Great Britain") → Swedish government ("Prime Minister of Sweden") →	headOfGovernment
Chief Secretary to the Treasury ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Governor of Western Australia ("Prime Minister of Australia") → Lord of Appeal in Ordinary ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") →	appointmentOnAdviceOf
British Chiefs of Staff Committee ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Defence Council of the United Kingdom ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → National Security Secretariat ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Permanent Secretary of the Cabinet Office ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") →	advises
Minister for the Civil Service ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Secretary of State for Education and Science ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") →	advisedBy
Council of State (Finland) ("Prime Minister of Finland") → Finnish government ("Prime Minister of Finland") → Swedish government ("Prime Minister of Sweden") →	headedBy
Prime Minister of Djibouti → Prime Minister of Iraq → Prime Minister of Portugal →	officeHolderTitle
Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Secretary of State for Scotland ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") →	appointmentAdvisedBy
Council of State (Finland) ("Prime Minister of Finland") → Government of Portugal →	composedOf
Federal Parliament of Nepal ("Prime Minister of Nepal") → House of Representatives of Nepal ("Prime Minister of Nepal") →	elects
Great Offices of State ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → National Cabinet of Australia ("Prime Minister of Australia") →	hasMember
British War Cabinet ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Great Officers of State of the United Kingdom ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") →	hasPart
Downing Street Declaration ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → Downing Street Declaration ("Taoiseach") →	officeholderSignatory
Home Civil Service ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → United Kingdom defence policy ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") →	overseenBy
Crown Nominations Commission ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → House of Lords Appointments Commission ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") →	recommendsTo
Cabinet Room ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") → State Dining Room (10 Downing Street) ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") →	usedBy
Day of Mourning ("Prime Minister of Australia") →	addressedTo
Supreme Court of Singapore ("Prime Minister of Singapore") →	advisedByOnAppointments
House of Lords Appointments Commission ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") →	appointingAuthority
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") →	appointmentsAdvisedBy
High Court of Australia ("Prime Minister of Australia") →	appointmentsMadeOnAdviceOf
King of Australia ("Prime Minister of Australia") →	appointsOnAdviceOf
Civil Service Code ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") →	approvedBy
Earl of Beaconsfield ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") →	associatedOffice
Lord High Treasurer ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") →	associatedWith
Remembrance Day national ceremony ("Prime Minister of Australia") →	attendedBy
Vivian Grey ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") →	authorLaterPosition
Riksdag ("Prime Minister of Sweden") →	canDismiss
COBRA (Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms) ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") →	chairedBy
Committee of Imperial Defence ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") →	chairperson
Premier of Queensland ("Prime Minister of Australia") →	comparedTo
National Cabinet of Australia ("Prime Minister of Australia") →	convenedBy
House of Lords Appointments Commission ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") →	createdBy
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act 2017 ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") →	empowers
Ministerial Code of the United Kingdom ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") →	enforcedBy
National Security Council (United Kingdom) ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") →	hasChairperson
Czech government →	hasComponent
Chief Minister of the Northern Territory ("Prime Minister of Australia") →	hasLowerRankThan
Prime Minister's Office of Finland ("Prime Minister of Finland") →	hasOfficeHeldByHeadOfGovernment
Downing Street ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") →	hasOfficialResidence
Saitō Makoto →	hasTitle
National Assembly of South Korea ("Prime Minister of South Korea") →	impeachmentTarget
Swedish government ("Prime Minister of Sweden") →	includes
Council of Australian Governments ("Prime Minister of Australia") →	includesPosition
Leader of the House of Commons ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") →	isNominatedBy
Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") →	isSubordinateTo
Ministerial Code of the United Kingdom ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") →	issuedBy
Royal prerogative of the United Kingdom ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") →	largelyExercisedBy
Nuclear weapons policy of the United Kingdom ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") →	launchAuthority
Prime Minister’s Questions ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") →	mainParticipantRole
Palazzo Chigi ("Prime Minister of Italy") →	occupant
Cabinet Room ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") →	occupantRole
Lords Commissioners of the Treasury ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") →	officeHeldBy
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ("Head of His Majesty's Government") →	officeHolderOf
Prime Minister's Office (United Kingdom) ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") →	officeHolders
Prime Minister of Saint Lucia →	officeHoldersTitle
Prime Minister's Delivery Unit ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") →	positionHeldBy
British monarchy →	powerExercisedBy
Royal Titles Act 1876 ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") →	relatedOffice
Sovereign Grant ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") →	RoyalTrusteesInclude
Budapest ("Prime Minister of Hungary") →	seatOf
Prime Minister of Romania ("Prim-ministru") →	style
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom →	styleOfAddress
Brunei Darussalam ("Prime Minister of Brunei") →	titleOfHeadOfGovernment
Minister for the Civil Service ("Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") →	traditionallyHeldBy
Government Whips Office →	worksWith