Governor-General (in Commonwealth countries)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Governor-General_(in_Commonwealth_countries)

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:political_office
gptkbp:actsOnAdviceOf	gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:appointedBy	gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom gptkb:monarchy ambassadors judges cabinet ministers senators (in some countries)
gptkbp:awardedBy	pardons royal assent to legislation
gptkbp:awards	national honours
gptkbp:compatibleWith	gptkb:monarchy CEO
gptkbp:constitutionalRole	commander-in-chief head of state (de facto)
gptkbp:dissolved	gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:establishedIn	Canada, 1867
gptkbp:firstFemaleGovernorGeneral	Jeanne Sauvé (Canada, 1984)
gptkbp:heldBy	non-partisan office
gptkbp:hosts	state ceremonies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Governor-General (in Commonwealth countries)
gptkbp:mayActIndependently	in constitutional crises
gptkbp:powers	gptkb:business_executive ceremonial duties appointing Prime Minister dissolving parliament
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:colonial_administrator
gptkbp:recipient	credentials from foreign diplomats
gptkbp:removes	gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:reportsTo	gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:represents	unity of the nation
gptkbp:residesIn	gptkb:palace
gptkbp:role	representative of the monarch
gptkbp:serves	Commonwealth realm
gptkbp:style	His/Her Excellency
gptkbp:swearsIn	cabinet ministers
gptkbp:symbol	gptkb:Governor-General's_standard_(flag)
gptkbp:termLength	usually at the monarch's pleasure
gptkbp:title	gptkb:Antigua_and_Barbuda gptkb:Australia gptkb:Bahamas gptkb:Belize gptkb:Canada gptkb:Grenada gptkb:Jamaica gptkb:New_Zealand gptkb:Papua_New_Guinea gptkb:Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis gptkb:Saint_Lucia gptkb:Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines gptkb:Samoa gptkb:Solomon_Islands gptkb:Tonga gptkb:Tuvalu gptkb:Barbados_(until_2021)
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4