The Prime Minister (, literally translated as Head Minister, Swedish statsminister , literally translated as Minister of State) is the Head of Government of Finland.

His Excellency The Honourable Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, Prime Minister, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister for Finance of the Independent State of Samoa

The Honourable Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, Prime Minister, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Finance of the Independent State of Samoa, addressed the General Assembly.

His Excellency Mr. Ariel Sharon, Prime Minister of the State of Israel

The Prime Minister of Norway (, literally state minister ) is the political leader of Norway and the Head of the Government of Norway.

A follow up meeting was held with the State Minister on 10 November.

The State Minister for Women Empowerment has issued Technical Guidelines for Gender Mainstreaming.

The Prime Minister is appointed by the President, who is the Head of State.

In January 2011 Foreign Minister of Israel Avigdor Liberman made a state visit to Athens.

Yet the prime minister never attends EU meetings and the foreign minister systematically leaves internal EU decisions to a junior secretary of state or a diplomatic representative.

The prime minister is the head of government and proposes other ministers and secretaries of state.

I pay a warm tribute to your predecessor, His Excellency Mr. Jean Ping, Minister of State and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Francophonie of the Gabonese Republic.

The credentials shall be issued by the Head of State or Government or by the Minister for Foreign Affairs or by the Permanent Mission to the United Nations of the State at Geneva upon the explicit authorization of the Head of State or Government or the Minister for Foreign Affairs.

The assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has brought Pakistan s state of turmoil to new heights.

The Council of State consists of a Prime Minister and his council, formally appointed by the King.

His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, Prime Minister of the State of Kuwait

Last week, King Gyanendra sacked his prime minister again, declared a state of emergency, and suspended civil liberties.

The first Balkenende Government (2002) had one woman minister and four women state secretaries (7.1 and 28.6 respectively).

The President I now have the honour of giving the floor to His Excellency Mr. Mamadou Bamba, Minister of State and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire.

He also appoints the prime minister and senior ministers, and must approve all other ministers, ambassadors, and state representatives.

Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki joined the Iranian chorus against the intervention of Sunni forces in a neighboring state.

The president is the head of state, while executive power rests with the cabinet, headed by the prime minister.

The second Government of the Fourth Republic had four women ministers, one of whom was a minister of State.

Twice since Federation, conflicts between state premiers and state governors, who perform analogous functions to the Prime Minister and Governor General at the state level, had resulted in the departure of one or the other.

Yet the next national elections, due before May 2009, may produce a plausible Dalit contender for the job of prime minister Kumari Mayawati, the female chief minister of India s largest state, Uttar Pradesh.

It s a very important crop for raising income and commercializing agriculture, says Nelson Gagawala Wambuzi, Minister of State for Trade.

The Prime Minister is the leader of the majority party of the House, and the cabinet conducts affairs of state.

The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs immediately visited Sri Lanka and Indonesia to express our solidarity with those countries.

Although the office of Norwegian Prime Minister in Stockholm still existed, the real power and influence over state affairs was moved to the prime minister in Christiania, while Prime Minister in Stockholm became the second highest cabinet position, responsible for conveying the government's views to the King.

Blockages in Bosnia and Herzegovina's State institutions followed the indictments of the Croat member of the State Presidency, Dragan Čović, and the State transport minister, Branko Dokić, for financial crimes allegedly committed when they occupied previous posts.

The president may not dissolve parliament, dismiss the government, suspend certain articles of the constitution, issue a proclamation or declare a state of siege without countersigning by the prime minister or the appropriate cabinet minister.

The Committee commends the State party for its high level delegation, which was headed by the Minister for Family, Social Protection and Solidarity and which included the Minister for Justice, Legislative Affairs and Human Rights.

Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre took up the surveillance issue with State Secretary Hillary Clinton in a meeting on 7 December.

In addition to the Head of State Government or Foreign Minister, two individuals per delegation will be permitted at the event.

In the Netherlands, political responsibility for coordinating emancipation policy resides either with a lead minister or state secretary for emancipation policy.

From 1996 to 1997, the first Government of the Fourth Republic had four women in it, including one minister of State.

For example, Sweden the 14th largest member state in terms of population, and eighth in terms of GDP under the leadership of Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and Foreign Minister Carl Bildt punches considerably above its weight.

For example, Yoshito Sengoku, Minister of State for Government Revitalization, was once a member of Shaseidou, a left wing youth group that is reflexively anti American, as was Hirotaka Akamatsu, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries.

Indeed, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has warned of the end of the Jewish state if the country remains bogged down in the occupied territories and a Palestinian state is not established.

All my state shall Tychicus declare unto you, who is a beloved brother, and a faithful minister and fellowservant in the Lord

In that sense, a minister without portfolio is comparable to a staatssecretaris (state secretary junior minister) in Dutch politics, who also falls under another ministry and is responsible for a specific part of that minister's policy field.

Minister of State, minister of Economy and Finances March May 1974 (Resignation, became President of the French Republic in 1974)Electoral mandatesEuropean ParliamentMember of European Parliament 1989 1993 (Reelected member of the National Assembly of France in 1993).

Generals now hold the positions of Vice President, Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense, and Minister of the Interior.

Mayawati, an untouchable woman, has ruled India s most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, as Chief Minister three times, and now enjoys a secure majority.

Since current Prime Minister Vladimir Putin became Russia s president in 2000, the country s vast energy wealth has become increasingly concentrated in state hands.