Who is the president of Australia?

Answer 1

Calvert, the Hon. Paul Henry

Answer 2

To put it simply, Australia doesn't have a president but a Prime Minister (John Howard)

The more complex view, is that the head person is actually the Governor General Major-General (retired) Michael Jeffery (Queen Elizabeth II's representative in Aus, as it's a British Colony) who is the President of the Executive Council and Commander in Chief of the Australian Defence Forces. He has the final say and signature on laws, appoints ministers and judges, can dissolve parliament if needed and such. Generally however follows the advice and stance of the prime minister (PM), and the role is fairly much ceremonial. (however the PM can dismiss the Governor general as can the Queen and the Governor general has the power to dismiss the PM... as i said, the complex view)

The Prime Minister is elected by voters at a national election (similar to a president) and fairly much runs the country so for all intensive purposes is the equivalent of a president.

Answer 3

Australia doesnt have a President as it is a British Commonwealth. So, Queen Elizabeth is the head of the state and Governor-General Michael Jeffery is her representative in Australia. The executive power lies with Prime Minister John Howard..

Answer 4

Australia has NO president, only a Prime Minister, his name is John Howard. The Head of State in Australia still is England's Queen Elizabeth II, because Australia still is part of the Commonwealth Of Nations.

Greetings from Germany...

Office of the Australian Prime Minister:
http://www.pm.gov.au/

Answer 5

Australia is haviong a Federal Government and there is no President. The soverign executive of the Federal Government in Australia is Queen Elizabeth II. The Other Executives of the Federal Government are:

Governor-General (Michael Jeffery)
Prime Minister (John Howard)
Cabinet
Federal Executive Council

For more information, please check the following link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republicanism_in_Australia

Answer 6

Executive branch:
chief of state: Queen of Australia ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor General Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Michael JEFFERY (since 11 August 2003)
head of government: Prime Minister John Winston HOWARD (since 11 March 1996); Deputy Prime Minister Mark VAILE (since 6 July 2005)
cabinet: Prime Minister nominates, from among members of Parliament, candidates who are subsequently sworn in by the Governor General to serve as government ministers
elections: None; the monarch is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch on the recommendation of the prime minister; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or leader of a majority coalition is sworn in as prime minister by the governor general
election results: NA
note: Government coalition - Liberal Party and National Party

Answer 7

Representing Australia
A central argument made by Australian republicans is that it is inappropriate for Australia as an independent country to have the same person who is the British monarch also be the Australian monarch.

They argue that a person who is resident in another country, and whose primary role is head of state of the United Kingdom, cannot adequately represent Australia, not to itself, nor to the rest of the world. As Australian Republican Movement member, Frank Cassidy put it in a speech on the issue: In short, we want a resident for President.[1]

Constitutional monarchists, such as those represented by Australians for Constitutional Monarchy and the Australian Monarchist League, respond that Australia's monarch is not a citizen of a foreign nation, acts as Queen of Australia separately to her role as Queen of the United Kingdom, and maintains close ties with Australia. They assert that the Governor-General, who acts as head of state, does an able job of representing Australia domestically and to other nations.

Answer 8

John Howard - Prime Minister