John Howard was the Prime Minister of Australia in 1999.
ussually the prime minister
The appointment of a Governor-General is made by Her Majesty, on the advice of the Prime Minister.
The Governor General is appointed by the Queen on advice of the Prime Minister and not elected.
The Governor General is Canada's top official. The Governor General outranks the Prime Minister in the Canadian order of precedence, and is second only to the Queen, while the Prime Minister comes after all members of the royal family. The Governor General is generally accorded the protocol of a Head of State as the representative of the Queen, while the Prime Minister is accorded the protocol of a Head of Government, which is a lower rank. However, despite this, the Governor General is required by convention to almost always follow the Prime Minister's "advice", so while the Governor General has more authority, the Prime Minister has more actual power.
No Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia has requested the resignation of a prime minister. Rather, the Honourable Gough Whitlam, A.C., Q.C., the 21st prime minister, was dismissed by the Right Honourable Sir John Kerr, the 18th Governor-General.
The Prime Minister usually does.
No, that would be the Governor General.
The appointment of a Governor-General is made by Her Majesty, on the advice of the Prime Minister.
Her Majesty the Queen of Canada appoints the Governor General (on the advice of the prime minister).
The Governor-general of Australia is recommended by the Prime Minister, and officially appointed by the Queen.
17th prime minister of Australia