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Feb 9, 2021 · The current Prime Minister is Alexis Tsipras, who took office on 26 January 2015. [1] The Prime Minister's official seat (but not residence) is the Maximos Mansion in the centre of . The office is described in the Constitution either as Prime Minister or President of the Government (Πρόεδρος της Κυβερνήσεως).
This is a list of prime ministers of Israel organized chronologically from earliest to most recent. David Ben-Gurion (first time, 1948–53) Moshe Sharett (1953–55) David Ben-Gurion (second time, 1955–63) Levi Eshkol (1963–69) Golda Meir (1969–74) Yitzhak Rabin (first time, 1974–77) Menachem Begin (1977–83) Yitzḥak Shamir (first ...
9.12 The 1980s. Figure 9.50 Referenda notwithstanding, it was the story of Terry Fox that gripped Canadians in 1980, a drama that unfolded with a distinctive hopping gait and a tragic end. Fox is seen here ca. 1977 before his amputation. The oil crises of the 1970s continued to damage the western economy, driving up government deficits in one ...
Aug 13, 2013 · On 5 October 1970, the FLQ kidnapped British trade commissioner James Cross in Montreal. Within the next two weeks, FLQ members also kidnapped and killed Quebec Minister of Immigration and Minister of Labour Pierre Laporte. Quebec premier Robert Bourassa and Montreal mayor Jean Drapeau called for federal help to deal with the crisis.
1970 to 1979 21 Mar 1975: Liberal Party Leadership. Fraser defeated Bill Snedden in a leadership ballot and became leader of the Liberal Party and Leader of the Opposition. 11 Nov 1975: 22nd Prime Minister. After the Governor-General Sir John Kerr dismissed the Labor government, Fraser became ‘caretaker’ prime minister pending an election.
Aug 27, 2013 · The Québec referendum of 1980, on the Parti Québécois government’s plans for sovereignty-association, was held in fulfilment of a promise that the party had made to do so, during the 1976 election campaign that brought it to power. In this referendum, the government asked the people of Québec to give it a mandate to “negotiate a new ...
(1888–1970) 19 March 1946 15 March 1953 6 years, 361 days 2nd–3rd Convocation: 3 Kliment Voroshilov (1881–1969) 15 March 1953 7 May 1960 7 years, 53 days 3rd–5th Convocation: 4 Leonid Brezhnev (1906–1982) 7 May 1960 15 July 1964 4 years, 69 days 5th–6th Convocation: 5 Anastas Mikoyan (1895–1978) 15 July 1964 9 December 1965
