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| ARTICLES RELATED TO Prime Minister | | | | |  Prime Minister: Encyclopedia II - Yoshiro Mori - Prime MinisterMori's predecessor, Keizo Obuchi, suffered a stroke on April 2, 2000 and was unable to continue this office. Therefore, Mori, who was the secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), became the prime minister.
His position in Office was marred with a long list of faux-pas, unpopular decisions, PR mistakes and gaffes:
One of the earliest occurred at Obuchi's funeral, when Mori failed to clap and bow properly before Obuchi's shrine, an important portion of the Buddhist funeral rite. The other world leaders prese ...
See also:Yoshiro Mori, Yoshiro Mori - Early political life, Yoshiro Mori - Prime Minister, Yoshiro Mori - Cabinets, Yoshiro Mori - Japanese Rugby Read more here: » Yoshiro Mori: Encyclopedia II - Yoshiro Mori - Prime Minister |
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| | | | | Prime Minister: Encyclopedia II - Walter Nash - Prime Minister When Nash took office, the country's financial situation was found to be worse than the previous government had admitted, with balance of payments a serious concern. Nash decided that drastic measures would be necessary to bring the situation back under control. These measures resulted in the so-called Black Budget, presented by new Finance Minister Arnold Nordmeyer. The budget included a significant tax increase, and generated widespread public anger. This was fueled by the National Party, which claimed that Nash and Nordmeyer were exaggera ...
See also:Walter Nash, Walter Nash - Early life, Walter Nash - Early political career, Walter Nash - Minister of Finance, Walter Nash - Leader of the Opposition, Walter Nash - Prime Minister, Walter Nash - Later life, Walter Nash - External link Read more here: » Walter Nash: Encyclopedia II - Walter Nash - Prime Minister |
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| | | | | | Prime Minister: Encyclopedia II - Clement Attlee - Prime Minister The landslide 1945 Election returned Labour to power and Attlee became prime minister. The party had clear aims. Several controversal policies were enacted, including the nationalisation of utilities and the long-distance transport system and the creation of the modern Welfare State. India became independent, and Britain's role in Palestine ended. Attlee's first Health Secretary, Aneurin Bevan, fought against general medical disapproval, to create the British National Health Service that still survives ...
See also:Clement Attlee, Clement Attlee - Birth and Early Life, Clement Attlee - Early Political Career, Clement Attlee - Opposition, Clement Attlee - Deputy Prime Minister, Clement Attlee - Prime Minister, Clement Attlee - Return to Opposition and Retirement, Clement Attlee - Attlee's Cabinet 1945-1950, Clement Attlee - Changes, Clement Attlee - Attlee's Cabinet 1950-1951, Clement Attlee - Changes Read more here: » Clement Attlee: Encyclopedia II - Clement Attlee - Prime Minister |
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| | | | | Prime Minister: Encyclopedia II - Helen Clark - Prime Minister When the New Zealand Labour Party became the government following the 1999 election, Clark became the second female Prime Minister of New Zealand and the first to have won office at an election. The previous Prime Minister, Jenny Shipley took office as the result of a mid-term party leadership challenge.
Prior to the 2005 General Election, Clark was Prime Minister, Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage and had responsibility for the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service and Ministerial Services. Her areas of interest in ...
See also:Helen Clark, Helen Clark - Early life, Helen Clark - Labour Party involvement, Helen Clark - Member of Parliament, Helen Clark - Prime Minister, Helen Clark - Helen Clark's Achievements, Helen Clark - International Relations, Helen Clark - Criticisms Read more here: » Helen Clark: Encyclopedia II - Helen Clark - Prime Minister |
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| | | | | Prime Minister: Encyclopedia II - Tomiichi Murayama - Prime Minister He became Prime Minister on June 30, 1994. The cabinet was based on a coalition of the Japan Socialists Party, the Liberal Democratic Party and the New Party Sakigake.
Because of coalition and his character, his leadership was not strong. His party had opposed to the Security Pact between Japan and the United State, but he stated that this pact accorded the Constitution of Japan and disappointed many socialist supporters. His government was criticised for not dealing quickly with the earthquake of Kobe, that hit Japan on January 17, 1995. Two months after, on March 10, the Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway by the Aum ...
See also:Tomiichi Murayama, Tomiichi Murayama - Early political life, Tomiichi Murayama - Prime Minister Read more here: » Tomiichi Murayama: Encyclopedia II - Tomiichi Murayama - Prime Minister |
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| | | | | | Prime Minister: Encyclopedia II - David Lloyd George - Prime Minister He progressed to replace Asquith as prime minister of a new wartime coalition government between the Liberals and the Conservatives. This was a move that split his Liberal Party into two factions; those who supported Asquith and those who supported the coalition government. Despite this opposition, Lloyd George steered the country politically through the war, and represented Britain at the Versailles Peace Conference, clashing with both French Premier Georges Clemenceau and American President Woodrow Wilson. Lloyd George wanted to punish Ger ...
See also:David Lloyd George, David Lloyd George - Upbringing, David Lloyd George - Entry into politics, David Lloyd George - Prime Minister, David Lloyd George - Later political career, David Lloyd George - Family, David Lloyd George - War cabinet December 1916–January 1919, David Lloyd George - Changes, David Lloyd George - Other members of Lloyd George's war government, David Lloyd George - Peacetime government January 1919–October 1922, David Lloyd George - Changes Read more here: » David Lloyd George: Encyclopedia II - David Lloyd George - Prime Minister |
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| | | | | Prime Minister: Encyclopedia II - Lee Kuan Yew - Prime Minister
Lee Kuan Yew - Self-government administration.
In the national elections held on June 1, 1959, the PAP won forty-three of the fifty-one seats in the legislative assembly. Singapore gained self-government with autonomy in all state matters except in defense and foreign affairs, and Lee became the first prime minister of the state of Singapore on June 3, 1959, taking over from Chief Minister Lim Yew Hock. Before he took office, Lee demanded and secured the release of Lim Chin Siong and Devan Nair who were ...
See also:Lee Kuan Yew, Lee Kuan Yew - Early life, Lee Kuan Yew - Early Political Career, Lee Kuan Yew - Prime Minister, Lee Kuan Yew - Self-government administration, Lee Kuan Yew - Merger with Malaysia then separation, Lee Kuan Yew - Post-independence administration, Lee Kuan Yew - Decisions and policies, Lee Kuan Yew - Relations with Malaysia, Lee Kuan Yew - Legacy and controversies, Lee Kuan Yew - Senior Minister, Lee Kuan Yew - Minister Mentor, Lee Kuan Yew - Family, Lee Kuan Yew - Values and beliefs, Lee Kuan Yew - Memoirs, Lee Kuan Yew - Awards Read more here: » Lee Kuan Yew: Encyclopedia II - Lee Kuan Yew - Prime Minister |
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| | | | | Prime Minister: Encyclopedia II - Yuriy Yekhanurov - Prime Minister On September 8 2005 Yekhanurov was appointed Acting Prime Minister by President Viktor Yushchenko, after the President had sacked the members of the previous Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. His candidacy was hotly contested in parliament, most notably by former Prime Minister and Yushchenko ally Yulia Tymoshenko. His confirmation required two rounds of voting; in the first round on September 20, 2005, Yekhanurov was only three votes short of the 226 needed for approval. On September 22, 2005, after negotiations between President Yushchenko and several opposition groups, he was approved by 289 deputies out of 339 present. ...
See also:Yuriy Yekhanurov, Yuriy Yekhanurov - Professional career, Yuriy Yekhanurov - Statesman and politician, Yuriy Yekhanurov - Prime Minister, Yuriy Yekhanurov - Gas crisis and fallout Read more here: » Yuriy Yekhanurov: Encyclopedia II - Yuriy Yekhanurov - Prime Minister |
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| | | | | | | | | Prime Minister: Encyclopedia II - David Lloyd George - Prime Minister He progressed to replace Asquith as prime minister of a new wartime coalition government between the Liberals and the Conservatives. This was a move that split his Liberal Party into two factions; those who supported Asquith and those who supported the coalition government. Despite this opposition, Lloyd George steered the country politically through the war, and represented Britain at the Versailles Peace Conference, clashing with French Premier Georges Clemenceau, American President Woodrow Wilson and Italian Prime Minister Vittorio Orland ...
See also:David Lloyd George, David Lloyd George - Upbringing, David Lloyd George - Entry into politics, David Lloyd George - Prime Minister, David Lloyd George - Later political career, David Lloyd George - Family, David Lloyd George - War cabinet December 1916–January 1919, David Lloyd George - Changes, David Lloyd George - Other members of Lloyd George's war government, David Lloyd George - Peacetime government January 1919–October 1922, David Lloyd George - Changes Read more here: » David Lloyd George: Encyclopedia II - David Lloyd George - Prime Minister |
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| | | | | Prime Minister: Encyclopedia II - Viktor Yushchenko - Prime Minister In December 1999, Yushchenko was unexpectedly nominated as prime minister by President Leonid Kuchma after the previous candidate, Valeriy Pustovoytenko, fell short of one vote to get ratified by the parliament. Yushchenko was confirmed to the post by an overwhelming majority of 296–12.
Significant economic progress was made during Yushchenko's cabinet service, though critics argue that this was made possible by the general situation of the economy, and was not the result of his actions. Soon, his government (particularly, deputy pr ...
See also:Viktor Yushchenko, Viktor Yushchenko - Early life, Viktor Yushchenko - Central banker, Viktor Yushchenko - Prime Minister, Viktor Yushchenko - Our Ukraine leader and political portrait, Viktor Yushchenko - Presidential election of 2004, Viktor Yushchenko - Dioxin poisoning, Viktor Yushchenko - Unprecedented three rounds of voting, Viktor Yushchenko - President, Viktor Yushchenko - Inauguration, Viktor Yushchenko - Presidency, Viktor Yushchenko - Family and private life Read more here: » Viktor Yushchenko: Encyclopedia II - Viktor Yushchenko - Prime Minister |
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| | | | | Prime Minister: Encyclopedia II - George Canning - Prime Minister Liverpool retired as Prime Minister in 1827 and Canning was chosen to succeed him, in preference to both the Duke of Wellington and Sir Robert Peel. Neither man agreed to serve under Canning and they were followed by five other members of Liverpool's Cabinet as well as forty junior members of the government. The Tory Party was now heavily split between the "High Tories" (or "Ultras", nicknamed after the contemporary party in France) and the moderates supporting Canning - often called 'Canningites'. As a result Canning found it hard to form a ...
See also:George Canning, George Canning - Early Life, George Canning - Entry into Politics, George Canning - Political Style, George Canning - Elevation to Office, George Canning - Duel with Castlereagh, George Canning - Return to government, George Canning - Another return, George Canning - Prime Minister, George Canning - Legacy, George Canning - Family, George Canning - Trivia, George Canning - George Canning's Government April - August 1827 Read more here: » George Canning: Encyclopedia II - George Canning - Prime Minister |
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| | | | | Prime Minister: Encyclopedia II - Harold Holt - Prime Minister Holt's major challenge in office was the Vietnam War, to which Menzies had committed Australian troops in support of the United States. In October 1966 US President Lyndon B. Johnson toured Australia at Holt's invitation, and in December Holt called an election on the slogan "All the Way with LBJ." Holt had an enormous victory over Labor, whose leader, Arthur Calwell, bitterly opposed the war.
In 1967, however, Gough Whitlam succeeded Calwell as Labor leader, and proved a much more effective opponent. At the 1967 Senate elections the ...
See also:Harold Holt, Harold Holt - Early Career, Harold Holt - Prime Minister, Harold Holt - Disappearance Read more here: » Harold Holt: Encyclopedia II - Harold Holt - Prime Minister |
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| | | | | Prime Minister: Encyclopedia II - Pierre Trudeau - Prime Minister As prime minister, Trudeau espoused participatory democracy as a means of making Canada a "Just Society". His desire for greater citizen involvement in government appears to have been frustrated by lack of support within his party, and he later opposed greater involvement for citizens in representative democracy. He vigorously defended the newly implemented universal health care and regional developme ...
See also:Pierre Trudeau, Pierre Trudeau - Early life and career, Pierre Trudeau - Justice minister, Pierre Trudeau - Prime Minister, Pierre Trudeau - Defeat and opposition, Pierre Trudeau - Return to power, Pierre Trudeau - Final years, Pierre Trudeau - Death, Pierre Trudeau - Religious views, Pierre Trudeau - Honours and awards, Pierre Trudeau - Legacy, Pierre Trudeau - Cultural legacy, Pierre Trudeau - Legacy with respect to Quebec, Pierre Trudeau - Bilingualism, Pierre Trudeau - Constitutional legacy, Pierre Trudeau - Overview, Pierre Trudeau - Supreme Court Appointments, Pierre Trudeau - Artistic depiction, Pierre Trudeau - Bibliography, Pierre Trudeau - Books about Trudeau, Pierre Trudeau - Works by Trudeau Read more here: » Pierre Trudeau: Encyclopedia II - Pierre Trudeau - Prime Minister |
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| | | | | Prime Minister: Encyclopedia II - Malcolm Fraser - Prime Minister The Liberals won a landslide victory, greatly assisted by the strong support of the media, notably the Murdoch press, which had previously supported the ALP. The Coalition won a second term nearly as easily in 1977. Fraser used this period to dismantle some of the programs of the Labor government, notably the universal health insurance system Medibank. He embarked on a round of sharp cuts to public spending as part of the Coalition's policy to rein in inflation, which had soared under Whitlam; as a result of the cuts, which a ...
See also:Malcolm Fraser, Malcolm Fraser - Rise to Leadership, Malcolm Fraser - Prime Minister, Malcolm Fraser - Decline and fall, Malcolm Fraser - Elder statesman, Malcolm Fraser - Honours Read more here: » Malcolm Fraser: Encyclopedia II - Malcolm Fraser - Prime Minister |
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