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A Chief Minister is the elected Head of Government of a state of India, a territory of Australia or a British overseas territory that has attained self-government. It is also used as the English version of the title given to the heads of governments of the Malay states without a monarchy. The head of government is the leader of the government or cabinet. ... A United Kingdom overseas territory (formerly known as a dependent territory or earlier as a crown colony) is a territory that is under the sovereignty and formal control of the United Kingdom but is not part of the United Kingdom proper (Great Britain and Northern Ireland). ... Malay can mean: The Malay language The Malay people From or related to Malaysia See also Cape Malays Malay nationalism Communes that begin with Malay in Yonne, France: Malay-le-Grand Malay-le-Petit This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share...


The title is also used in the Crown Dependency of the Isle of Man. In the other Crown Dependencies in the Channel Islands, the office of Chief Minister was introduced in Guernsey in 2004, while Jersey may follow suit. Crown dependencies are possessions of the British Crown, as opposed to overseas territories or colonies. ... The Channel Islands are a group of islands off the coast of Normandy, France, in the English Channel. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


The title, originating with the Crown Colonies, has been retained by the heads of government of the states of India and the territories of Australia. It is also used to refer to the heads of government, called in their Malay language term Ketua Menteri (literally Chief Minister) constitutionally of the Malaysian states without a monarchy; Malacca, Penang, Sabah and Sarawak, while the Malay language term Menteri Besar (literally Great Minister) is used in other states with a monarch. The Malay language, also known locally as Bahasa Melayu, is an Austronesian language spoken by the Malay people who are native to the Malay peninsula, southern Thailand, Singapore, central eastern Sumatra, the Riau islands, and parts of the coast of Borneo. ... State motto: no State motto Capital Malacca Town Governor Tun Datuk Seri Utama Mohd. ... State motto: no State motto Capital George Town Governor Haji Abdul Rahman bin Haji Abbas Chief Minister Koh Tsu Khoon Area 1,056 km2 Population  - Estimated 1,400,000 State anthem Pulau Pinang State Anthem Penang (in Malay Pulau Pinang, Jawi:بينانج) is an island on the north-west coast... State motto: Sabah Maju Jaya Capital Kota Kinabalu Governor Ahmadshah Abdullah Chief Minister Hj. ... Map of Sarawak in East Malaysia Sarawak (Jawi:سراواك) is one of the two Malaysian states on the island of Borneo. ...

See also Premier, Prime Minister. The Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory is the head of government of the Australian Capital Territory. ... The Chief Minister of Gibraltar is the leader of the largest party in the Gibraltar House of Assembly, and is formally appointed by the Governor of Gibraltar, representative of the British Crown. ... In Australia, a Chief Minister is the head of government of a self-governing territory, while the head of government of a state is a Premier. ... A premier is an executive official of government. ... A prime minister may be either: the chief or leading member of the cabinet of the top-level government in a country having a parliamentary system of government; or the official, in countries with a semi-presidential system of government, appointed to manage the civil service and execute the directives...


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Chief Minister - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (227 words)
A Chief Minister is the elected Head of Government of a state of India, a territory of Australia or a British overseas territory that has attained self-government.
In Malaysia it is used to refer to the heads of government, called in their Malay language term Ketua Menteri (literally Chief Minister) constitutionally of the Malaysian states without a monarchy; Malacca, Penang, Sabah and Sarawak, while the Malay language term Menteri Besar (literally Great Minister) is used in other states with a monarch.
Chief Minister of the Turks and Caicos Islands
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