Executive branch In 36 editions of 36.

chief of state:

President Lamine ZEROUAL (since 31 January 1994); next election to be held by the end of 1995

head of government:

Prime Minister Mokdad SIFI (since 11 April 1994)

cabinet:

Council of Ministers; appointed by the prime minister

chief of state:

President Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS (since 21 September 1979)

head of government:

Prime Minister Marcolino Jose Carlos MOCO (since 2 December 1992)

cabinet:

Council of Ministers; appointed by the president

chief of state and head of government:

• President Nicephore SOGLO (since 4 April 1991);
• election last held 10 and 24 March 1991 (next election 1996);
• results - Nicephore SOGLO 68%, Mathieu KEREKOU 32%

cabinet:

Executive Council; appointed by the president

chief of state and head of government:

• President Sir Ketumile MASIRE (since 13 July 1980);
• Vice President Festus MOGAE (since 9 March 1992);
• election last held 15 October 1994 (next to be held October 1999);
• results - President Sir Ketumile MASIRE was reelected by the National Assembly

cabinet:

Cabinet; appointed by the president

chief of state:

President Captain Blaise COMPAORE (since 15 October 1987); election last held December 1991

head of government:

Prime Minister Roch KABORE (since March 1994)

cabinet:

Council of Ministers; appointed by the president

chief of state:

President Sylvestre NTIBANTUNGANYA (since September 1994)

note: President Melchior NDADAYE, Burundi's first democratically elected president, died in the military coup of 21 October 1993 and was succeeded on 5 February 1994 by President Cyprien NTARYAMIRA, who was killed in a mysterious airplane explosion on 6 April 1994

head of government:

Prime Minister Antoine NDUWAYO (since February 1995); selected by President NTIBANTUNGANYA following the resignation of Anatole KANYENKIKO on 15 February 1995

cabinet:

Council of Ministers; appointed by prime minister

chief of state:

President Antonio MASCARENHAS Monteiro (since 22 March 1991; election last held 17 February 1991 (next to be held February 1996); results - Antonio Monteiro MASCARENHAS (independent) received 72.6% of vote

head of government:

Prime Minister Carlos Alberto Wahnon de Carvalho VEIGA (since 13 January 1991)

cabinet:

Council of Ministers; appointed by prime minister from members of the Assembly

chief of state:

• President Paul BIYA (since 6 November 1982);
• election last held 11 October 1992;
• results - President Paul BIYA reelected with about 40% of the vote amid widespread allegations of fraud;
• SDF candidate John FRU NDI got 36% of the vote;
• UNDP candidate Bello Bouba MAIGARI got 19% of the vote

head of government:

Prime Minister Simon ACHIDI ACHU (since 9 April 1992)

cabinet:

Cabinet; appointed by the president

chief of state:

• President Ange PATASSE (since 22 October 1993);
• election last held 19 September 1993 (next scheduled for 1998);
• PATASSE received 52.45% of the votes and Abel GOUMBA received 45.62%

head of government:

Prime Minister (vacant) (Dr. Jean-Luc MANDABA resigned on 11 April 1995)

cabinet:

Council of Ministers; appointed by the president

chief of state:

President Lt. Gen. Idriss DEBY, since 4 December 1990 (after seizing power on 3 December 1990 - transitional government's mandate expires April 1996)

head of government:

Prime Minister Djimasta KOIBLA (since 9 April 1995)

cabinet:

Council of State; appointed by the president on recommendation of the prime minister

chief of state:

• President Said Mohamed DJOHAR (since 11 March 1990);
• election last held 11 March 1990 (next to be held March 1996);
• results - Said Mohamed DJOHAR (UDZIMA) 55%, Mohamed TAKI Abdulkarim (UNDC) 45%

head of government:

Prime Minister Halifa HOUMADI (since 13 October 1994); note - HOUMADI is the fifteenth prime minister appointed by President DJOHAR in the last three years

cabinet:

Council of Ministers; appointed by the president

chief of state:

• President Marshal MOBUTU Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu wa Za Banga (since 24 November 1965) election last held 29 July 1984 (next to be held by 9 July 1995);
• results - President MOBUTU was reelected without opposition

head of government:

Prime Minister Leon KENGO wa Dondo (since 14 June 1994)

cabinet:

National Executive Council; appointed by mutual agreement of the president and the prime minister

chief of state:

• President Pascal LISSOUBA (since August 1992);
• election last held August 1992 (next to be held August 1997);
• results - President Pascal LISSOUBA won with 61% of the vote

head of government:

Prime Minister Jacques Joachim YHOMBI-OPANGO (since 23 June 1993)

cabinet:

Council of Ministers; named by the president

chief of state:

President Henri Konan BEDIE (since 7 December 1993) constitutional successor who will serve during the remainder of the term of former President Felix HOUPHOUET-BOIGNY who died in office after continuous service from November 1960 (next election October 1995)

head of government:

Prime Minister Daniel Kablan DUNCAN (since 10 December 1993)

cabinet:

Council of Ministers; appointed by the prime minister

chief of state:

• President HASSAN GOULED Aptidon (since 24 June 1977);
• election last held 7 May 1993 (next to be held NA 1999);
• results - President Hassan GOULED Aptidon was reelected

head of government:

Prime Minister BARKAT Gourad Hamadou (since 30 September 1978)

cabinet:

Council of Ministers; responsible to the president

chief of state:

• President Mohammed Hosni MUBARAK (sworn in as president on 14 October 1981, eight days after the assassination of President SADAT);
• national referendum held 4 October 1993 validated Mubarak's nomination by the People's Assembly to a third 6-year presidential term

head of government:

Prime Minister Atef Mohammed Najib SEDKY (since 12 November 1986)

cabinet:

Cabinet; appointed by the president

chief of state:

President Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Teodoro OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO (since 3 August 1979); election last held 25 June 1989 (next to be held 25 June 1996); results - President Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Teodoro OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO was reelected without opposition

head of government:

Prime Minister Silvestre SIALE BILEKA (since 17 January 1992); Vice Prime Minister Anatolio NDONG MBA (since November 1993)

cabinet:

Council of Ministers; appointed by the president

chief of state and head of government:

President ISAIAS Afworke (since 22 May 1993)

cabinet:

State Council; the collective executive authority

note: election to be held before 20 May 1997

chief of state:

King MSWATI III (since 25 April 1986)

head of government:

Prime Minister Prince Jameson Mbilini DLAMINI (since 12 November 1993)

cabinet:

Cabinet; designated by the monarch

chief of state:

• President MELES Zenawi (since 1 June 1991);
• appointed by the Council of Representatives following the military defeat of the MENGISTU government;
• following the elections to the National Assembly scheduled for May 1995 the lower house of the National Assembly will nominate a new president

head of government:

• Prime Minister TAMIRAT Layne (since 6 June 1991);
• a new prime minister will be designated by the party in power following the elections to the General Assembly in May 1995

cabinet:

• Council of Ministers;
• presently designated by the chairman of the Council of Representatives;
• under the new constitution and following the elections in May 1995 the cabinet officers will be selected by the prime minister

chief of state:

• President El Hadj Omar BONGO (since 2 December 1967);
• election last held on 5 December 1993 (next to be held 1998);
• results - President Omar BONGO was reelected with 51% of the vote

head of government:

Prime Minister Paulin OBAME Nguema (since 9 December 1994)

cabinet:

Council of Ministers; appointed by the prime minister in consultation with the president

chief of state and head of government:

Chairman of the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council Capt. Yahya A. J. J. JAMMEH (since the military coup of 22 July 1994); Vice Chairman of the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council Capt. Edward SINGHATEH (since March 1995); election last held on 29 April 1992; results - Sir Dawda JAWARA (PPP) 58.5%, Sherif Mustapha DIBBA (NCP) 22.2%, Assan Musa CAMARA (GPP) 8.0% (prior to the 22 July 1994 coup, next election was scheduled for April 1997)

cabinet:

Cabinet; appointed by the president from members of the House of Representatives (present cabinet appointed by Chairman of the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council)

chief of state and head of government:

• President Jerry John RAWLINGS (since 3 November 1992) election last held 3 November 1992 (next to be held November 1996);
• results - opposition boycotted the election, the National Democratic Congress won 198 of the total 200 seats and 2 seats were won by independents

cabinet:

Cabinet; president nominates members subject to approval by the Parliament

chief of state and head of government:

• President Lansana CONTE, elected in the first multi-party election 19 December 1993;
• prior to the election he had ruled as head of military government since 5 April 1984

cabinet:

Council of Ministers; appointed by the president

chief of state:

• President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau Joao Bernardo VIEIRA (assumed power 14 November 1980);
• election last held August 1994 (next to be held 1999);
• results - Joao Bernardo VIEIRA 52%, Kumba YALLA 48%

head of government:

Prime Minister Manuel SATURNINO, since 5 November 1994

cabinet:

Council of Ministers; appointed by the president

chief of state and head of government:

• President Daniel Toroitich arap MOI (since 14 October 1978);
• Vice President George SAITOTI (since 10 May 1989);
• election last held on 29 December 1992 (next to be held NA 1997);
• results - President Daniel T. arap MOI was reelected with 37% of the vote;
• Kenneth Matiba (FORD-ASILI) 26%;
• Mwai Kibaki (SP) 19%, Oginga Odinga (FORD-Kenya) 17%

cabinet:

Cabinet; appointed by the president

chief of state:

King MOSHOESHOE II (since February 1995)

head of government:

Prime Minister Ntsu MOKHEHLE (since 2 April 1993)

cabinet:

Cabinet

chief of state and head of government:

Chairman of the Council of State David KPOMAKPOR (since March 1994); election last held on 15 October 1985; results - Gen. Dr. Samuel Kanyon DOE (NDPL) 50.9%, Jackson DOE (LAP) 26.4%, other 22.7%

note: constitutional government ended in September 1990 when President Samuel Kanyon DOE was killed by rebel forces; civil war ensued and in July 1993 the Cotonou Peace Treaty was negotiated by the major warring factions under UN auspices; a transitional coalition government under David KROMAKPOR was formed in March 1994 but has been largely ineffective and unable to implement the provisions of the peace treaty; Ghanaian-led negotiations are now underway to seat a new interim government that would oversee elections proposed for late 1995

cabinet:

Cabinet; selected by the leaders of the major factions in the civil war

chief of state:

Revolutionary Leader Col. Mu'ammar Abu Minyar al-QADHAFI (since 1 September 1969)

head of government:

Chairman of the General People's Committee (Premier) Abd al Majid al-Qa'ud (since 29 January 1994)

cabinet:

General People's Committee; established by the General People's Congress

note: national elections are indirect through a hierarchy of peoples' committees

chief of state:

• President Albert ZAFY (since 9 March 1993);
• election last held on 10 February 1993 (next to be held 1998);
• results - Albert ZAFY (UNDD), 67%;
• Didier RATSIRAKA (AREMA), 33%

head of government:

Prime Minister Francisque RAVONY (since 9 August 1993)

cabinet:

Council of Ministers; appointed by the prime minister

chief of state and head of government:

President Bakili MULUZI (since 21 May 1994), leader of the United Democratic Front

cabinet:

Cabinet; named by the president

chief of state:

• President Alpha Oumar KONARE (since 8 June 1992);
• election last held in April 1992 (next to be held April 1997);
• Alpha KONARE was elected in runoff race against Montaga TALL

head of government:

Prime Minister Ibrahima Boubacar KEITA (since March 1994)

cabinet:

Council of Ministers; appointed by the prime minister

chief of state and head of government:

President Col. Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed TAYA (since 12 December 1984); election last held NA January 1992 (next to be held NA January 1998); results - President Col. Maaouya Ould Sid 'Ahmed TAYA elected

cabinet:

Council of Ministers

chief of state:

President Cassam UTEEM (since 1 July 1992); Vice President Rabindranath GHURBURRON (since 1 July 1992)

head of government:

Prime Minister Sir Anerood JUGNAUTH (since 12 June 1982); Deputy Prime Minister Prem NABABSING (since 26 September 1990)

cabinet:

Council of Ministers; appointed by the president on recommendation of the prime minister

chief of state:

President Francois MITTERRAND (since 21 May 1981)

head of government:

Prefect Jean-Jacques DERACQ (since NA); President of the General Council Younoussa BAMANA (since NA 1976)

chief of state:

King HASSAN II (since 3 March 1961)

head of government:

Prime Minister Abdellatif FILALI (since 29 May 1994)

cabinet:

Council of Ministers; appointed by the King

chief of state:

President Joaquim Alberto CHISSANO (since 6 November 1986)

head of government:

Prime Minister Pascoal MOCUMBI (since December 1994)

cabinet:

Cabinet

chief of state and head of government:

• President Sam NUJOMA (since 21 March 1990);
• election last held 7-8 December 1994 (next to be held NA);
• results - Sam NUJOMA elected president by popular vote

cabinet:

Cabinet; appointed by the president from the National Assembly

chief of state:

President Mahamane OUSMANE (since 16 April 1993); election last held 17 March 1993 (next to be held NA February 1998)

head of government:

Prime Minister Hama AMADOU (since 21 February 1995)

cabinet:

Cabinet; appointed by the president on recommendation of the prime minister

chief of state and head of government:

Chairman of the Provisional Ruling Council and Commander in Chief of Armed Forces and Defense Minister Gen. Sani ABACHA (since 17 November 1993); Vice-Chairman of the Provisional Ruling Council Oladipo DIYA (since 17 November 1993)

cabinet:

Federal Executive Council

chief of state:

President Francois MITTERRAND (since 21 May 1981)

head of government:

Prefect of Reunion Island Hubert FOURNIER (since NA)

cabinet:

Council of Ministers

chief of state:

• President Pasteur BIZIMUNGU (since 19 July 1994);
• took office following the siezure of the government by the Tutsi Rwandan Patriotic Front and the exiling of interim President Dr. Theodore SINDIKUBWABO;
• no future election dates have been set

head of government:

Prime Minister Faustin TWAGIRAMUNGU (since the siezure of power by the Tutsi Rwandan Patriotic Front in July 1994)

cabinet:

Council of Ministers; appointed by the president

chief of state:

Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952)

head of government:

Governor A. N. HOOLE (since NA 1991)

cabinet:

Executive Council

chief of state:

• President Miguel TROVOADA (since 4 April 1991);
• election last held 3 March 1991 (next to be held NA March 1996);
• results - Miguel TROVOADA was elected without opposition in Sao Tome's first multiparty presidential election

head of government:

Prime Minister Carlos da GRACA (since 25 October 1994)

cabinet:

Council of Ministers; appointed by the president on the proposal of the prime minister

chief of state:

• President Abdou DIOUF (since 1 January 1981);
• election last held 21 February 1993 (next to be held NA February 2000);
• results - Abdou DIOUF (PS) 58.4%, Abdoulaye WADE (PDS) 32.03%, other 9.57%

head of government:

Prime Minister Habib THIAM (since 7 April 1991)

cabinet:

Council of Ministers; appointed by the prime minister in consultation with the president

chief of state and head of government:

• President France Albert RENE (since 5 June 1977);
• election last held 20-23 July 1993 (next to be held NA);
• results - President France Albert RENE (SPPF) reelected with 59.5% of the vote, Sir James MANCHAM (DP) 36.72%

cabinet:

Council of Ministers; appointed by the president

chief of state and head of government:

Chairman of the Supreme Council of State Capt. Valentine E. M. STRASSER (since 29 April 1992)

cabinet:

Council of Secretaries; responsible to the Supreme Council of State (SCS)

Somalia has no functioning government; the United Somali Congress (USC) ousted the regime of Maj. Gen. Mohamed SIAD Barre on 27 January 1991; the present political situation is one of anarchy, marked by inter-clan fighting and random banditry

chief of state and head of government:

• Executive President Nelson MANDELA (since 10 May 1994);
• Deputy Executive President Thabo MBEKI (since 10 May 1994);
• Deputy Executive President Frederik W. DE KLERK (since 10 May 1994)

note: any political party that wins 20% or more of the National Assembly votes in a general election is entitled to name a Deputy Executive President

cabinet:

Cabinet appointed by the Executive President

chief of state:

• President Ali Hassan MWINYI (since 5 November 1985);
• First Vice President Cleopa MSUYA (since 5 December 1994);
• Second Vice President and President of Zanzibar Salmin AMOUR (since 9 November 1990) election last held 28 October 1990 (next to be held 29 October 1995);
• results - Ali Hassan MWINYI was elected without opposition

head of government:

Prime Minister Cleopa David MSUYA (since 7 December 1994)

cabinet:

Cabinet; appointed by the president from the National Assembly

chief of state:

President Gen. Gnassingbe EYADEMA (since 14 April 1967); election last held 25 August 1993 (next election to be held NA 1998); all major opposition parties boycotted the election; Gen. EYADEMA won 96.5% of the vote

head of government:

Prime Minister Edem KODJO (since April 1994)

cabinet:

Council of Ministers; appointed by the president and the prime minister

chief of state:

• President Zine el Abidine BEN ALI (since 7 November 1987);
• election last held 20 March 1994 (next to be held NA 1999);
• results - President Zine el Abidine BEN ALI was reelected without opposition

head of government:

Prime Minister Hamed KAROUI (since 26 September 1989)

cabinet:

Council of Ministers; appointed by the president

chief of state:

President Lt. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI (since 29 January 1986); Vice President Dr. Specioza Wandira KAZIBWE (since 18 November 1994)

head of government:

Prime Minister Kintu MUSOKE (since 18 November 1994)

cabinet:

Cabinet; appointed by the president

none

chief of state and head of government:

• President Frederick CHILUBA (since 31 October 1991);
• Vice President General Godfrey MIYANDA (since NA August 1994; he replaced Levy MWANAWASA who was elected 31 October 1991 and resigned in NA August 1994) election last held 31 October 1991 (next to be held NA 1996);
• results - Frederick CHILUBA 84%, Kenneth KAUNDA 16%

cabinet:

Cabinet; appointed by the president from members of the National Assembly

chief of state and head of government:

• Executive President Robert Gabriel MUGABE (since 31 December 1987);
• Co-Vice President Simon Vengai MUZENDA (since 31 December 1987);
• Co-Vice President Joshua M. NKOMO (since 6 August 1990);
• election last held 28-30 March 1990 (next to be held NA March 1996);
• results - Robert MUGABE 78.3%, Edgar TEKERE 21.7%

cabinet:

• Cabinet;
• appointed by the president;
• responsible to Parliament

chief of state:

Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Commissioner David Everard TATHAM (since August 1992; resident at Stanley, Falkland Islands)

chief of state:

Queen MARGRETHE II (since 14 January 1972), represented by High Commissioner Steen SPORE (since NA 1993)

head of government:

Home Rule Chairman Lars Emil JOHANSEN (since 15 March 1991)

cabinet:

Landsstyre; formed from the Landsting on basis of strength of parties

chief of state:

• President Vigdis FINNBOGADOTTIR (since 1 August 1980);
• election last held on 29 June 1988 (next scheduled for June 1996);
• results - there was no election in 1992 as President Vigdis FINNBOGADOTTIR was unopposed

head of government:

Prime Minister David ODDSSON (since 30 April 1991)

cabinet:

Cabinet; appointed by the president

Published as “Chief of State”

King HARALD V (since 17 January 1991)

Published as “Head of Government”

Governor Odd BLOMDAL (since NA); Assistant Governor Jan-Atle HANSEN (since NA September 1993)

chief of state:

• President Burhanuddin RABBANI (Interim President July- December 1992; President since 2 January 1993);
• Vice President Mohammad NABI MOHAMMADI (since NA);
• election last held 31 December 1992 (next to be held NA);
• results - Burhanuddin RABBANI was elected to a two-year term by a national shura, later amended by multi-party agreement to 18 months;
• note - in June 1994 failure to agree on a transfer mechanism resulted in RABBANI's extending the term to 28 December 1994;
• following the expiration of the term and while negotiations on the formation of a new government go on, RABBANI

continues in office head of government:

Prime Minister of the Council of Ministers Aleksander Gabriel MEKSI (since 10 April 1992)

cabinet:

Council of Ministers

chief of state:

• President Levon Akopovich TER-PETROSYAN (since October 1991) election last held 16 October 1991 (next to be held NA 1996);
• results - Levon Akopovich TER-PETROSYAN 86%;
• radical nationalists about 7%;
• note - Levon Akopovich TER-PETROSYAN was elected Chairman of the Armenian Supreme Soviet 4 August 1990 before becoming president

head of government:

Prime Minister Hrant BAGRATYAN (since 16 February 1993); First Deputy Prime Minister Vigen CHITECHYAN (since 16 February 1993)

cabinet:

Council of Ministers; appointed by the president

chief of state:

• President Heydar ALIYEV (since 18 June 1993);
• election last held 3 October 1993 (next to be held NA);
• results - Heydar ALIYEV won 97% of vote

head of government:

• Acting Prime Minister Fuad QULIYEV (since 9 October 1994);
• First Deputy Prime Ministers Abbas ABBASOV,
• Samed SADYKOV,
• Vahid AKHMEDOV (since NA)

cabinet:

Council of Ministers; appointed by the president and confirmed by the Mejlis

chief of state:

• President Abdur Rahman BISWAS (since 8 October 1991);
• election last held 8 October 1991 (next to be held by NA October 1996);
• results - Abdur Rahman BISWAS received 52.1% of parliamentary vote

head of government:

Prime Minister Khaleda ZIAur RAHMAN (since 20 March 1991)

cabinet:

Council of Ministers; appointed by the president

chief of state:

Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952)

head of government:

• Commissioner Mr. D. R. MACLENNAN);
• Administrator Mr. David Smith;
• note - both reside in the UK

chief of state:

• President JIANG Zemin (since 27 March 1993);
• Vice President RONG Yiren (since 27 March 1993);
• election last held 27 March 1993 (next to be held 1998);
• results - JIANG Zemin was nominally elected by the Eighth National People's Congress

head of government:

• Premier LI Peng (Acting Premier since 24 November 1987, Premier since 9 April 1988) Vice Premier ZHU Rongji (since 8 April 1991);
• Vice Premier ZOU Jiahua (since 8 April 1991);
• Vice Premier QIAN Qichen (since 29 March 1993);
• Vice Premier LI Lanqing (29 March 1993);
• Vice Premier WU Bangguo (since 17 March 1995);
• Vice Premier JIANG Chunyun (since 17 March 1995)

cabinet:

State Council; appointed by the National People's Congress (NPC)

chief of state:

• Chairman of Parliament Eduard Amvrosiyevich SHEVARDNADZE (Chairman of the Government Council since 10 March 1992; elected Chairman of Parliament in 11 October 1992; note - the Government Council has since been disbanded);
• election last held 11 October 1992 (next to be held October 1995);
• results - Eduard SHEVARDNADZE 95%

head of government:

• Prime Minister Otar PATSATSIA (since September 1993);
• Deputy Prime Ministers Avtandil MARGIANI, Zurab KERVALISHVILI (since 25 November 1992), Tamaz NADAREISHVILI (since September 1993), Temur BASILIA (since 17 March 1994), Bakur GULA (since NA)

cabinet:

Council of Ministers

chief of state:

President Shankar Dayal SHARMA (since 25 July 1992); Vice President Kicheril Raman NARAYANAN (since 21 August 1992)

head of government:

Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha RAO (since 21 June 1991)

cabinet:

Council of Ministers; appointed by the president on recommendation of the prime minister

chief of state:

Emperor AKIHITO (since 7 January 1989)

head of government:

Prime Minister Tomiichi MURAYAMA (since 30 June 1994); Deputy Prime Minister Yohei KONO (since 30 June 1994)

cabinet:

Cabinet; appointed by the prime minister

chief of state:

• President Nursultan NAZARBAYEV (since NA April 1990);
• Vice President Yerik ASANBAYEV (since 1 December 1991);
• election last held 1 December 1991 (next to be held NA 1996);
• results - Nursultan A. NAZARBAYEV ran unopposed;
• note - NAZARBAYEV has extended his term to the year 2000 by a nationwide referendum held 30 April 1995

head of government:

• Prime Minister Akezhan KAZHEGELDIN (since 12 October 1994);
• First Deputy Prime Ministers Nigmatzhan ISINGARIN (since 12 October 1994) and Vitalia METTE (since March 1995)

cabinet:

Council of Ministers; appointed by the prime minister

chief of state:

• KIM Chong-il, is the son of and designated successor to former President KIM Il-song (who died 8 July 1994);
• formal succession has not yet taken place (January 1995);
• election last held 24 May 1990 (next to be held by NA);
• results - President KIM Il-song was reelected without opposition

head of government:

Premier KANG Song-san (since December 1992)

cabinet:

State Administration Council; appointed by the Supreme People's Assembly

chief of state:

• President KIM Yong-sam (since 25 February 1993);
• election last held on 18 December 1992 (next to be held NA December 1997);
• results - KIM Yong-sam (DLP) 41.9%, KIM Tae-chung (DP) 33.8%, CHONG Chu-yong (UPP) 16.3%, other 8%

head of government:

• Prime Minister YI Hong-ku (since 17 December 1994);
• Deputy Prime Minister HONG Chae-yong (since 4 October 1994) and Deputy Prime Minister KIM Tok (since 23 December 1994)

cabinet:

State Council; appointed by the president on the prime minister's recommendation

chief of state:

• President Askar AKAYEV (since 28 October 1990);
• election last held 12 October 1991 (next to be held NA 1996);
• results - Askar AKAYEV won in uncontested election with 95% of vote and with 90% of electorate voting;
• note - president elected by Supreme Soviet 28 October 1990, then by popular vote 12 October 1991;
• AKAYEV won 96% of the vote in a referendum on his status as president on 30 January 1994

head of government:

Prime Minister Apas DJUMAGULOV (since NA December 1993)

cabinet:

Cabinet of Ministers; subordinate to the president

chief of state and head of government:

• President Maumoon Abdul GAYOOM (since 11 November 1978);
• election last held 1 October 1993 (next to be held 1998);
• results - President Maumoon Abdul GAYOOM was reelected with 92.76% of the vote

cabinet:

Ministry of Atolls; appointed by the president

chief of state:

• President Punsalmaagiyn OCHIRBAT (since 3 September 1990);
• election last held 6 June 1993 (next to be held NA 1997);
• results - Punsalmaagiyn OCHIRBAT (MNDP and MSDP) elected directly with 57.8% of the vote;
• other candidate Lodongiyn TUDEV (MPRP)

head of government:

Prime Minister Putsagiyn JASRAY (since 3 August 1992); Deputy Prime Ministers Lhamsuren ENEBISH and Choijilsurengiyn PUREVDORJ (since NA)

cabinet:

Cabinet; appointed by the Great Hural

head of government:

Prime Minister Man Mohan ADHIKARI (since 30 November 1994)

chief of state:

• King BIRENDRA Bir Bikram Shah Dev (since 31 January 1972, crowned King 24 February 1985);
• Heir Apparent Crown Prince DIPENDRA Bir Bikram Shah Dev, son of the King (born 21 June 1971)

cabinet:

Cabinet; appointed by the king on recommendation of the prime minister

chief of state:

• President Sardar Farooq LEGHARI;
• election last held 13 November 1993 (next to be held no later than 14 October 1998);
• results - LEGHARI was elected by Parliament and the four provincial assemblies

head of government:

Prime Minister Benazir BHUTTO

cabinet:

Cabinet

chief of state:

• President Boris Nikolayevich YEL'TSIN (since 12 June 1991);
• election last held 12 June 1991 (next to be held NA 1996);
• results - percent of vote by party NA;
• note - no vice president;
• if the president dies in office, cannot exercise his powers because of ill health, is impeached, or resigns, the premier succeeds him;
• the premier serves as acting president until a new presidential election is held, which must be within three months

head of government:

• Premier and Chairman of the Council of Ministers Viktor Stepanovich CHERNOMYRDIN (since 14 December 1992);
• First Deputy Chairmen of the Council of Ministers Oleg SOSKOVETS (since 30 April 1993) and Anatoliy CHUBAYS (since 5 November 1994)

chief of state and head of government:

• President Chandrika Bandaranaike KUMARATUNGA (since 12 November 1994);
• note - Sirimavo BANDARANAIKE is the Prime Minister;
• in Sri Lanka the president is considered to be both the chief of state and the head of the government, this is in contrast to the more common practice of dividing the roles between the president and the prime minister when both offices exist;
• election last held 9 November 1994 (next to be held NA November 2000);
• results - Chandrika Bandaranaike KUMARATUNGA (People's Alliance) 62%, Srima DISSANAYAKE (United National Party) 37%, other 1%

cabinet:

Cabinet; appointed by the president in consultation with the prime minister

chief of state:

• President Emomili RAKHMONOV (since 6 November 1994; was Head of State and Assembly Chairman since NA November 1992);
• election last held 6 November 1994 (next to be held NA 1998);
• results - Emomili RAKHMONOV 58%, Abdumalik ABDULLAJANOV 40%

head of government:

Prime Minister Jamshed KARIMOV (since 2 December 1994)

cabinet:

Council of Ministers

chief of state:

• President Saparmurad NIYAZOV (since NA October 1990);
• election last held 21 June 1992 (next to be held NA 2002);
• results - Saparmurad NIYAZOV 99.5% (ran unopposed);
• note - a 15 January 1994 referendum extended NIYAZOV's term an additional five years until 2002 (99.99% approval)

head of government:

• Prime Minister (vacant);
• Deputy Prime Ministers Orazgeldi AYDOGDIYEV (since NA),
• Babamurad BAZAROV (since NA),
• Khekim ISHANOV (since NA),
• Valeriy OTCHERTSOV (since NA),
• Yagmur OVEZOV (since NA),
• Matkarim RAJAPOV (since NA),
• Abad RIZAYEVA (since NA),
• Rejep SAPAROV (since NA),
• Boris SHIKHMURADOV (since NA),
• Batyr SARJAYEV (since NA)

cabinet:

Council of Ministers

chief of state:

• President Islam KARIMOV (since NA March 1990);
• election last held 29 December 1991 (next to be held NA);
• results - Islam KARIMOV 86%, Mukhammad SOLIKH 12%, other 2%;
• note - a 26 March 1995 referendum extended KARIMOV's term until 2000 (99.6% approval)

head of government:

• Prime Minister Abdulhashim MUTALOV (since 13 January 1992), First Deputy Prime Minister Ismail DJURABEKOV (since NA);
• Deputy Prime Ministers Viktor CHIZHEN, Bakhtiyar HAMIDOV, Kayim KHAKKULOV, Yuriy PAYGIN, Saidmukhtar SAIDKASYMOV, Utkur SULTANOV, Mirabror USMANOV, Murat SHARIFKHOJAYEV (since NA)

cabinet:

Cabinet of Ministers; appointed by the president with approval of the Supreme Assembly

chief of state:

Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor Alan W. SHAVE (since 14 August 1992)

head of government:

Chief Minister Hubert HUGHES (since 16 March 1994)

cabinet:

Executive Council; appointed by the governor from the elected members of the House of Assembly

chief of state:

Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor General James B. CARLISLE (since NA 1993)

head of government:

Prime Minister Lester Bryant BIRD (since 8 March 1994)

cabinet:

Council of Ministers; appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister

chief of state:

Queen BEATRIX Wilhelmina Armgard (since 30 April 1980), represented by Governor General Olindo KOOLMAN (since 1 January 1992)

head of government:

Prime Minister Jan (Henny) H. EMAN (since 29 July 1994)

cabinet:

Council of Ministers; appointed with the advice and approval of the legislature

chief of state:

Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor General Sir Clifford DARLING (since 2 January 1992)

head of government:

Prime Minister Hubert A. INGRAHAM (since 19 August 1992)

cabinet:

Cabinet; appointed by the governor on the prime minister's recommendation

chief of state:

Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor General Dame Nita BARROW (since 6 June 1990)

head of government:

Prime Minister Owen Seymour ARTHUR (since 6 September 1994); Deputy Prime Minister Billie MILLER (since 6 September 1994)

cabinet:

Cabinet; appointed by the governor general on advice of the prime minister

chief of state:

Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor General Sir Colville YOUNG (since 17 November 1993)

head of government:

Prime Minister Manuel ESQUIVEL (since July 1993); Deputy Prime Minister Dean BARROW (since NA 1993)

cabinet:

Cabinet; appointed by the governor general on advice from the prime minister

chief of state:

Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor Peter Alfred PENFOLD (since 14 October 1991)

head of government:

Chief Minister H. Lavity STOUTT (since NA September 1986)

cabinet:

Executive Council; appointed by the governor

chief of state:

Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952)

head of government:

Governor and President of the Executive Council Michael GORE (since 15 September 1992)

cabinet:

Executive Council; 3 members are appointed by the governor, 4 members elected by the Legislative Assembly

chief of state and head of government:

• President Jose Maria FIGUERES Olsen (since 8 May 1994);
• First Vice President Rodrigo OREAMUNO Blanco (since 8 May 1994);
• Second Vice President Rebeca GRYNSPAN Mayufis (since 8 May 1994);
• election last held 6 February 1994 (next to be held February 1998);
• results - President FIGUERES (PLN party) 49.7%, Miquel Angel RODRIGUEZ (PUSC party) 47.5%

cabinet:

Cabinet; selected by the president

chief of state and head of government:

President of the Council of State and President of the Council of Ministers Fidel CASTRO Ruz (Prime Minister from February 1959 until 24 February 1976 when office was abolished; President since 2 December 1976); First Vice President of the Council of State and First Vice President of the Council of Ministers Gen. Raul CASTRO Ruz (since 2 December 1976)

cabinet:

Council of Ministers; proposed by the president of the Council of State, appointed by the National Assembly

chief of state:

• President Crispin Anselm SORHAINDO (since 25 October 1993) election last held 4 October 1993 (next to be held NA October 1998);
• results - President Crispin Anselm SORHAINDO was elected by the House of Assembly to a five-year term

head of government:

Prime Minister (Mary) Eugenia CHARLES (since 21 July 1980, elected for a third term 28 May 1990)

cabinet:

Cabinet; appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister

chief of state and head of government:

• President Joaquin BALAGUER Ricardo (since 16 August 1986, sixth elected term began 16 August 1994);
• Vice President Jacinto PEYNADO (since 16 August 1994) election last held 16 May 1994 (next to be held May 1996);
• results - Joaquin BALAGUER (PRSC) 42.6%, Juan BOSCH Gavino (PLD) 13.2%, Jose Francisco PENA Gomez (PRD) 41.9%, Jacobo MAJLUTA (PRI) 2.3%

cabinet:

Cabinet; nominated by the president

chief of state and head of government:

• President Armando CALDERON SOL (since 1 June 1994);
• Vice President Enrique BORGO Bustamante (since 1 June 1994) election last held 20 March 1994 (next to be held March 1999);
• results - Armando CALDERON SOL (ARENA) 49.03%, Ruben ZAMORA Rivas (CD/FMLN/MNR) 24.09%, Fidel CHAVEZ Mena (PDC) 16.39%, other 10.49%;
• because no candidate received a majority, a run-off election was held 24 April 1994;
• results - Armando CALDERON SOL (ARENA) 68.35%, Ruben ZAMORA Rivas (CD/FMLN/MNR) 31.65%

cabinet:

Council of Ministers

chief of state:

Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor General Reginald Oswald PALMER (since 6 August 1992)

head of government:

Prime Minister George BRIZAN (since 1 February 1994)

cabinet:

Cabinet; appointed by the governor general on advice of the prime minister

chief of state:

President Francois MITTERRAND (since 21 May 1981)

head of government:

• Prefect Franck PERRIEZ (since NA 1992);
• President of the General Council Dominique LARIFLA (since NA);
• President of the Regional Council Lucette MICHAUX-CHEVRY (since 22 March 1992)

cabinet:

Council of Ministers

chief of state and head of government:

• President Ramiro DE LEON Carpio (since 6 June 1993);
• Vice President Arturo HERBRUGER (since 18 June 1993);
• election runoff held on 11 January 1991 (next to be held November 1995);
• results - Jorge SERRANO Elias (MAS) 68.1%, Jorge CARPIO Nicolle (UCN) 31.9%

note: President SERRANO resigned on 1 June 1993 shortly after dissolving Congress and the judiciary; on 6 June 1993, Ramiro DE LEON Carpio was chosen as the new president by a vote of Congress; he will finish off the remainder of SERRANO's term which expires 14 January 1996

cabinet:

Council of Ministers; named by the president

chief of state:

President Jean-Bertrand ARISTIDE (since 7 February 1991), ousted in a coup in September 1991 but, with US military support, returned to power on 15 October 1994; election last held 16 December 1990 (next to be held by December 1995); results - Rev. Jean-Bertrand ARISTIDE 67.5%, Marc BAZIN 14.2%, Louis DEJOIE 4.9%

head of government:

Prime Minister Smarck MICHEL (since October 1994)

cabinet:

Cabinet; chosen by prime minister in consultation with the president

chief of state and head of government:

• President Carlos Roberto REINA Idiaquez (since 27 January 1994);
• election last held 28 November 1993 (next to be held November 1997);
• results - Carlos Roberto REINA Idiaquez (PLH) 53%, Oswaldo RAMOS Soto (PNH) 41%, other 6%

cabinet:

Cabinet

chief of state:

Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor General Sir Howard COOKE (since 1 August 1991)

head of government:

Prime Minister P. J. PATTERSON (since 30 March 1992); Deputy Prime Minister Seymour MULLINGS (since NA 1993)

cabinet:

Cabinet; appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister

chief of state:

President Francois MITTERRAND (since 21 May 1981)

head of government:

• Prefect Michel MORIN (since NA);
• President of the General Council Claude LISE (since 22 March 1992);
• President of the Regional Council Emile CAPGRAS (since 22 March 1992)

cabinet:

Council of Ministers

chief of state:

Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor Frank SAVAGE (since NA February 1993)

head of government:

Chief Minister Reuben T. MEADE (since NA October 1991)

cabinet:

Executive Council; consists of the governor, the chief minister, three other ministries, the attorney-general, and the finance secretary

chief of state:

Queen BEATRIX Wilhelmina Armgard (since 30 April 1980), represented by Governor General Jaime SALEH (since NA October 1989)

head of government:

Prime Minister Miguel POURIER (since 25 February 1994)

cabinet:

Council of Ministers; appointed with the advice and approval of the unicameral legislature

chief of state and head of government:

• President Violeta Barrios de CHAMORRO (since 25 April 1990);
• Vice President Virgilio GODOY Reyes (since 25 April 1990);
• election last held 25 February 1990 (next to be held November 1996);
• results - Violeta Barrios de CHAMORRO (UNO) 54.7%, Daniel ORTEGA Saavedra (FSLN) 40.8%, other 4.5%

cabinet:

Cabinet

chief of state and head of government:

• President Ernesto PEREZ BALLADARES Gonzalez Revilla (since 1 September 1994, elected 8 May 1994);
• First Vice President Tomas Gabriel ALTAMIRANO DUQUE (since 1 September 1994);
• Second Vice President Felipe Alejandro VIRZI Lopez (since 1 September 1994 election last held 8 May 1994 (next to be held 9 May 1999); results - Ernesto PEREZ BALLADARES (PRD) 33%, Mireya MOSCOSO DE GRUBER (PA) 29%, Ruben BLADES (MPE) 17%, Ruben Dario CARLES (MOLIRENA) 16%

cabinet:

Cabinet; appointed by the president

chief of state:

President William Jefferson CLINTON (since 20 January 1993); Vice President Albert GORE, Jr. (since 20 January 1993)

head of government:

• Governor Pedro ROSSELLO (since 2 January 1993);
• election last held 3 November 1992 (next to be held 5 November 1996);
• results - Pedro ROSSELLO (PNP) 50%, Victoria MUNOZ (PPD) 46%, Fernando MARTIN (PIP) 4%

chief of state:

Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor General Sir Clement Athelston ARRINDELL (since 19 September 1983, previously Governor General of theWest Indies Associated States since NA November 1981)

head of government:

• Prime Minister Dr. Kennedy Alphonse SIMMONDS (since 19 September 1983, previously Premier of the West Indies Associated States since NA February 1980);
• Deputy Prime Minister Hugh HEYLIGER (since November 1994)

cabinet:

Cabinet; appointed by the governor general in consultation with the prime minister

chief of state:

Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor General Sir Stanislaus Anthony JAMES (since 10 October 1988)

head of government:

Prime Minister John George Melvin COMPTON (since 3 May 1982)

cabinet:

Cabinet; appointed by the governor general on advice of the prime minister

chief of state:

Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor General David JACK (since 29 September 1989)

head of government:

• Prime Minister James F. MITCHELL (since 30 July 1984);
• Deputy Prime Minister Parnel CAMPBELL (since NA February 1994);
• note - governor general appoints leader of the majority party to position of prime minister

cabinet:

Cabinet; appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister

chief of state:

President Noor Mohammed HASSANALI (since 18 March 1987)

head of government:

Prime Minister Patrick Augustus Mervyn MANNING (since 17 December 1991)

cabinet:

Cabinet; responsible to parliament

chief of state:

Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1953), represented by Governor Martin BOURKE (since NA February 1993)

head of government:

Chief Minister Derek H. TAYLOR (since 31 January 1995)

cabinet:

Executive Council; consists of three ex-officio members and five appointed by the governor from the Legislative Council

chief of state:

President William Jefferson CLINTON (since 20 January 1993); Vice President Albert GORE, Jr. (since 20 January 1993)

head of government:

• Governor Dr. Roy L. SCHNEIDER (since 5 January 1995);
• Lieutenant Governor Kenneth E. MAPP (since 5 January 1995);
• election last held 22 November 1994 (next to be held NA November 1998);
• results - Dr. Roy L. SCHNEIDER (Independent) 54.7%, former Lieutenant Governor Derek HODGE 42.6%

chief of state:

President of the Republic Sali BERISHA (since 9 April 1992)

head of government:

Prime Minister of the Council of Ministers Aleksander Gabriel MEKSI (since 10 April 1992)

cabinet:

Council of Ministers; appointed by the president

chiefs of state:

French Co-Prince Francois MITTERRAND (since 21 May 1981), represented by Veguer de Franca Jean Pierre COURTOIS (since NA); note - COURTOIS is to become French ambassador to Libreville and his replacement has not been announced; Spanish Episcopal Co-Prince Mgr. Juan MARTI Alanis (since 31 January 1971), represented by Veguer Episcopal Francesc BADIA Bata (since NA); two permanent delegates (French Prefect Pierre STEINMETZ for the department of Pyrenees-Orientales, since NA, and Spanish Vicar General Nemesi MARQUES Oste for the Seo de Urgel diocese, since NA)

head of government:

Executive Council President Marc FORNE (since 21 December 1994) elected by Parliament, following resignation of Oscar RIBAS Reig

cabinet:

Executive Council; designated by the executive council president

chief of state:

• President Thomas KLESTIL (since 8 July 1992);
• election last held 24 May 1992 (next to be held 1996);
• results of second ballot - Thomas KLESTIL 57%, Rudolf STREICHER 43%

head of government:

Chancellor Franz VRANITZKY (since 16 June 1986); Vice Chancellor Erhard BUSEK (since 2 July 1991)

cabinet:

Council of Ministers; chosen by the president on the advice of the chancellor

chief of state:

• President Aleksandr LUKASHENKO (since 20 July 1994);
• election held June 24 and 10 July 1994 (next to be held NA 1999);
• Aleksandr LUKASHENKO 80%, Vyacheslav KEBICH 14%

head of government:

• Prime Minister Mikhail CHIGIR (since July 1994);
• Deputy Prime Ministers Vladimir GARKUN, Viktor GONCHAR, Sergey LING, Mikhail MYASNIKOVICH, Valeriy KOKAREV (since NA)

cabinet:

Council of Ministers

note: first presidential elections took place in June-July 1994

chief of state:

King ALBERT II (since 9 August 1993)

head of government:

Prime Minister Jean-Luc DEHAENE (since 6 March 1992)

cabinet:

Cabinet; the king appoints the ministers who are approved by the legislature

chief of state:

President Alija IZETBEGOVIC (since 20 December 1990),

other members of the collective presidency:

• Ejup GANIC (since NA November 1990),
• Nijaz DURAKOVIC (since NA October 1993),
• Stjepan KLJUJIC (since NA October 1993),
• Ivo KOMSIC (since NA October 1993),
• Mirko PEJANOVIC (since NA June 1992),
• Tatjana LJUJIC-MIJATOVIC (since NA December 1992)

head of government:

Prime Minister Haris SILAJDZIC (since NA October 1993)

cabinet:

executive body of ministers; members of, and responsible to, the National Assembly

note: the president of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is Kresimir ZUBAK (since 31 May 1994); Vice President Ejup GANIC (since 31 May 1994)

chief of state:

• President Zhelyu Mitev ZHELEV (since 1 August 1990);
• Vice President (vacant);
• election last held January 1992;
• results - Zhelyu ZHELEV was elected by popular vote

head of government:

• Chairman of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister) Zhan VIDENOV (since 25 January 1995);
• Deputy Prime Ministers Doncho KONAKCHIEV, Kiril TSOCHEV, Rumen GECHEV, Svetoslav SHIVAROV (since 25 January 1995)

cabinet:

Council of Ministers; elected by the National Assembly

chief of state:

• President Franjo TUDJMAN (since 30 May 1990);
• election last held 4 August 1992 (next to be held NA 1997);
• results - Franjo TUDJMAN reelected with about 56% of the vote;
• his opponent Dobroslav PARAGA got 5% of the vote

head of government:

• Prime Minister Nikica VALENTIC (since 3 April 1993);
• Deputy Prime Ministers Mato GRANIC (since 8 September 1992);
• Ivica KOSTOVIC (since 14 October 1993);
• Jure RADIC (since NA);
• Borislav SKEGRO (since 3 April 1993)

cabinet:

Council of Ministers; appointed by the president

chief of state:

• President Vaclav HAVEL (since 26 January 1993);
• election last held 26 January 1993 (next to be held NA January 1998);
• results - Vaclav HAVEL elected by the National Council

head of government:

• Prime Minister Vaclav KLAUS (since NA June 1992);
• Deputy Prime Ministers Ivan KOCARNIK,
• Josef LUX,
• Jan KALVODA (since NA June 1992)

cabinet:

Cabinet; appointed by the president on recommendation of the prime minister

chief of state:

Queen MARGRETHE II (since NA January 1972); Heir Apparent Crown Prince FREDERIK, elder son of the Queen (born 26 May 1968)

head of government:

Prime Minister Poul Nyrup RASMUSSEN (since NA January 1993)

cabinet:

Cabinet; appointed by the monarch

chief of state:

• President Lennart MERI (since 21 October 1992);
• election last held 20 September 1992;
• (next to be held fall 1996);
• results - no candidate received majority;
• newly elected Parliament elected Lennart MERI (21 October 1992)

head of government:

Prime Minister Andres TARAND (since NA October 1994)

cabinet:

Council of Ministers; appointed by the prime minister, authorized by the legislature

chief of state:

Queen MARGRETHE II (since 14 January 1972), represented by High Commissioner Bent KLINTE (since NA)

head of government:

Prime Minister Edmund JOENSEN (since 15 September 1994)

cabinet:

Landsstyri; elected by the local legislature

chief of state:

• President Martti AHTISAARI (since 1 March 1994);
• election last held 31 January-6 February 1994 (next to be held January 2000);
• results - Martti AHTISAARI 54%, Elisabeth REHN 46%

head of government:

Prime Minister Paavo LIPPONEN (since 13 April 1995); Deputy Prime Minister Sauli NIINISTO (since 13 April 1995)

cabinet:

Council of State (Valtioneuvosto); appointed by the president, responsible to Parliament

chief of state:

• President Francois MITTERRAND (since 21 May 1981);
• election last held 8 May 1988 (next to be held by May 1995);
• results - Second Ballot Francois MITTERRAND 54%, Jacques CHIRAC 46%

head of government:

Prime Minister Edouard BALLADUR (since 29 March 1993)

cabinet:

Council of Ministers; appointed by the president on the suggestion of the prime minister

chief of state:

President Roman HERZOG (since 1 July 1994)

head of government:

Chancellor Dr. Helmut KOHL (since 4 October 1982)

cabinet:

Cabinet; appointed by the president upon the proposal of the chancellor

chief of state:

Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor and Commander in Chief Gen. Sir John CHAPPLE (since NA March 1993)

head of government:

Chief Minister Joe BOSSANO (since 25 March 1988)

chief of state:

• President Konstantinos (Kostis) STEPHANOPOULOS (since 10 March 1995) election last held 10 March 1995 (next to be held by NA 2000);
• results - Konstantinos STEPHANOPOULOS was elected by Parliament

head of government:

Prime Minister Andreas PAPANDREOU (since 10 October 1993)

cabinet:

Cabinet; appointed by the president on recommendation of the prime minister