What is the role of the Premier of Queensland?
Q: What is the role of the Premier of Queensland?
A: The Premier of Queensland is the head of the Government of Queensland and does the same job at a state level as the Prime Minister of Australia does at a national level.
Q: Who holds the formal power in Queensland?
A: The formal power in Queensland is held by the Queen who is represented in Queensland by the Governor of Queensland.
Q: Who does the Governor of Queensland take advice from?
A: The Governor acts on the advice given to him by the Premier.
Q: Who is the current Premier of Queensland?
A: The current Premier of Queensland is Annastacia Palaszczuk.
Q: What system of parliamentary government is used in Queensland?
A: Queensland is governed under the Westminster system of parliamentary government.
Q: How many houses does the Queensland government have?
A: Unlike other Australian states, Queensland does not have a bicameral system and only has one elected house, called the Legislative Assembly.
Q: When was power passed to the Premier of Queensland?
A: Queensland became a British colony and power was held by the Governor. In 1859 Britain allowed Queensland to have its own parliament, and the power was passed to the Premier.
