GovernorA governor is an official who heads the government of a colony, state or other sub-national state unit.\nMost countries in the world have some sort of official known as a governor, though in some countries, the heads of the states, provinces and regions may have a different title. This is particularly common in Europe, e.g. President of the Regional council in France, and minister-president in Germany. There are also different titles in Spain, Italy, Switzerland and Belgium.\nAdditionally, in some countries a governor can be the title of the director of a bank.
AustraliaIn Australia, each state has a Governor as its formal head. In theory state Governors are appointed by the Queen and act as her representative. In practice they are always appointed on the advice of the state Premier and play a purely ceremonial role. State Governors have emergency reserve powers but these are rarely used. The Territories of Australia have Administrators The difference in terminology between the Australian state Governors and the Canadian provincial Lieutenant Governors is significant. In the Australian case, the Governor nominally derives power directly from the monarch and is in practice nominated by the Premier of a state. In the Canadian case, the Lieutenant Governor nominally is appointed by the Governor-General and in practice is named by the federal Prime Minister. See also:
IndiaIn India each state has a ceremonial Governor appointed by the President of India.MalaysiaIn Malaysia the states of Penang, Malacca, Sabah and Sarawak each have a ceremonial Governor or Yang di-Pertua Negeri appointed by the King or Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia.Nigeria\nIn Nigeria, the leaders of the regions, which at independence in 1962 were divided into states, have been known as governors since 1954. Following a military coup in November 1993, President Sani Abacha suspended all the governors, and appointed administrators. When democracy was restored in 1999, the office of governor was revived and new governors were elected.\nThe president of Nigeria can suspend state governors in a state of emergency and replace them with administrators. They are elected by popular vote.\nNorthern Ireland\nThere was a position of Governor of Northern Ireland from 1922 until the suspension of Stormont in 1973.Papua New Guinea\nIn Papua New Guinea, the leaders of the provinces have been known as governors since August 1995. Previously they had been known as premiers.Sri Lanka\nThe provinces of Sri Lanka are led by governors.United Kingdom overseas territoriesIn the United Kingdom's remaining overseas territories the governor is normally a direct appointee of the British Government and plays an active role in governing and lawmaking (though usually with the advice of elected local representatives). In some minor overseas territories there is instead of a Governor an Administrator or CommissionerUnited StatesIn the United States, the title Governor refers to the chief executive of each state. In all states, the individual is directly elected and has considerable practical powers, though this is moderated by the state legislature and in some cases by other elected executive officials. In colonial America, the governor was the representative of the monarch who exercised executive power. During the American Revolutionary War, the royal governors were all expelled, but the name was retained to denote the new elected official. See: List of United States Governors for past and present governors.
South AmericaMany South American countries, such as Chile, Brazil, Argentina, and others have states run by elected governors, with offices similar in nature to US state governors.Other countries\nOther countries with colonies in Asia, Africa and other areas, such as Germany, France, Spain, Portugal and The Netherlands gave some, but not all, of the top representatives of their colonies the title of governor. Currently, the counties of Sweden, the provinces of China and Finland, the states of Mexico and Indonesia and some of the administrative devisions of Russia are among the areas which have leaders with the title of governor. In The Netherlands, the leaders of the provinces were known as governors from 1814 until 1850, when their title was changed to king's commissioner, and later to queen's commissioner.\nSee also:
\nA governor is also a class of device. See Governor (device).\n\nCategory:Titles |
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