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A prime minister heads the government. They are not the head of state. A prime minister appoints the ministers for the government. They will usually chair cabinet meetings, which are the meetings of all of the ministers. They are usually the head of their political party. They will often represent the government at meetings with other countries or as part of visits to other countries.
Stephen Harper, leader of the Conservative Party, is currently Canada's Prime Minister.
Curtin was of the Labor party when he became prime minister.
Gordon Brown is a member of the Labour Party
A minister serving in the United Kingdom Government (currently Conservative) will have a shadow minister in the official opposition party (currently the Labour Party). For example, the Prime Minister Teresa May has Jeremy Corbyn as the Shadow Prime Minister.
The United Kingdom has had only one female Prime Minister, Margaret Hilda Thatcher of the Conservative party.
Julia Guillard representing Labour...
No a prime minister is not a dictator. The Prime Minister is simply the leader of the political party which is in government (which is democratically elected).
In simple terms the British Prime Minister is the head of the government and runs the government. They are the political leader of the country. They are not the head of state. That role is held by the monarch. The Prime Minister would do things like choose their ministers, formulate policies and lead their own political party. They represent the government when meeting with other government leaders. There are many other official duties that they have too.
There is currently a coalition government in Britain, with the Conservative Party and the Liberal Democrats party in government together. The Prime Minister is David Cameron, who is the leader of the Conservative Party, which is the larger of the two parties at present.
No a prime minister is not a dictator. The Prime Minister is simply the leader of the political party which is in government (which is democratically elected).
The Prime Minister serves as long as his party is in power, whether it be as a single party or as part of a coalition. The Prime Minister stops serving when they step down, or he loses the ability to lead the government.