The Parliament of South Australia consists of the South Australian Legislative Council and the South Australian House of Assembly. The head of the State Government is the Premier of South Australia. The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of South Australia. ... The House of Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of South Australia. ... This is a list of Premiers of South Australia. ...
The party or coalition with the most seats in the house is invited by the Governor of South Australia to form government. The Governor is not a member of the Parliament of South Australia. Nor is the Governor elected. The Governor's position is a Vice-Regal one, with the Governor of South Australia representing the Monarch (Queen Elizabeth II) in South Australia. Among the Governor's vice-regal duties are the opening of Parliament and the signing of Acts which are passed by the South Australian Parliament. See Governors of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Governor. ... Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor), styled HM The Queen (born 21 April 1926) is the Queen regnant of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and...