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The current leader of the opposition is Chris Minns, who was elected on 4 June 2021. Penny Sharpe serves as leader of the opposition in the Legislative Council.
The Leader of the Opposition is a member of parliament who leads the largest party, or coalition of parties, that is not in government.
Leader of the Opposition (Pakistan)
Leader of the Opposition of Pakistan | |
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Incumbent Shahbaz Sharif since 20 August 2018 | |
Style | The Honorable (formal) Leader of the Opposition (spoken) |
Member of | National Assembly of Pakistan |
Reports to | Parliament of Pakistan |
Leader of the Opposition (Jamaica)
Leader of Her Majesty’s Most Loyal Opposition of The Lower house of the Houses of Paeliment of Jamaica | |
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Incumbent Mark Golding since 11 November 2020 | |
Style | The Right Honourable |
Nominator | Deligates from the largest party not in Opposition |
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An education minister (sometimes minister of education) is a position in the governments of some countries responsible for dealing with educational matters.
Shadow Cabinet
Officeholder | Office(s) |
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Hon Chris Bowen MP | Shadow Minister for Health |
Hon Catherine King MP | Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development |
Hon Joel Fitzgibbon MP | Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Resources |
Rajnath Singh is the current defence minister of India.
Although the salary and benefits paid from the public treasury to shadow ministers remain the same as for a backbencher, some opposition parties provide an additional stipend in addition to the salary they receive as legislators while many at least reimburse shadow ministers for any additional expenses incurred that …
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Member of Parliament | |
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Formation | 26 January 1950 |
First holder | 17 April 1952 |
Salary | ₹200,833 (US$2,800) (excl. allowances) |
Website | loksabha.nic.in |
Theoretically, contemporary MPs are considered to have two duties, or three if they belong to a political party. Their primary responsibility is to act in the national interest. They must also act in the interests of their constituents where this does not override their primary responsibility.
As of July 2021 there are 222 women in the House of Commons, the highest ever. This is a new all-time high at 34% and is the first time that female representation in the House of Commons is at more than a third.
The first woman to be democratically elected as prime minister of a country was Sirimavo Bandaranaike of Ceylon (present-day Sri Lanka), when she led her party to victory at the 1960 general election.
Margaret Bondfield
The Right Honourable Margaret Bondfield CH | |
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Born | Margaret Grace Bondfield17 March 1873 Chard, Somerset, England |
Died | 16 June 1953 (aged 80) Sanderstead, Surrey, England |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Labour |
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, DStJ, PC, FRS, HonFRSC (née Roberts; 13 October 1925 – 8 April 2013) was a British stateswoman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990.