About Governor
A governor is, in most cases, a public official with the power to govern the executive branch of a non-sovereign or sub-national level of government, ranking under the head of state. In federations, governor may be the title of a politician who governs a constituent state and may be either appointed or elected.
King Charles supports study into royal family slavery links
... " A Palace statement, which has published a previously unseen document showing the 1689 transfer of shares in the slave-trading Royal African Company from Edward Colston - the slave trader and the company s deputy Governor - to King William III...
Donald Trump and US midterms: How bad was his night?
... Perhaps more concerning for the former president was the resounding success of Florida Governor - and potential 2024 rival - Ron DeSantis, who celebrated a " win for the ages" in his re-election bid as his tensions with Mr Trump spilled out into the open...
Politburo Standing Committee: Who are the men that rule China now?
... After entering the Qinghai provincial government, he swiftly rose up the ladder and became Governor at the age of 42 - the youngest person to become a provincial Governor...
Jair Bolsonaro: Why the world is watching Brazil's election
... In front of the Governor s palace stands a monument dedicated to the prospectors of the past...
Queen's funeral: Full guide to the gun carriage and the main procession
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The procession in fullMounted Metropolitan Police • Royal Canadian Mounted Police • Bands of The Rifles and Brigade of Gurkhas • Representatives of the George Cross from Malta, the Royal Ulster Constabulary and the UK National Health Service Representative detachments of Commonwealth forces: Territorial Air Force of New Zealand • Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment • The Corps of Royal New Zealand Engineers • Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps • Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery • Royal New Zealand Navy • Royal Australian Air Force Reserve • Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps • Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps • Royal Australian Infantry Corps • Royal Australian Engineers • Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery • Royal Australian Navy • The Canadian Armed Forces Legal Branch • The Royal Canadian Air Force (Reserve) • The Calgary Highlanders • The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada • The 48th Highlanders of Canada • The North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment • The Royal New Brunswick Regiment • Le Regiment de Ia Chaudière • The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders (Princess Louise s) • The Canadian Grenadier Guards • Governor General s Foot Guards • Royal 22e Regiment • The King s Own Calgary Regiment (RCAC) The Governor General s Horse Guards • The Royal Canadian Engineers • The Canadian Armed Forces Military Engineering Branch • The Royal Regiment of Canadian ArtilleryRepresentatives of the Royal Air Force: 603 (City of Edinburgh) Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force • Royal Auxiliary Air Force • Royal Air Force Marham • The Combined Bands of the Royal Air Force • Royal Air Force College, Cranwell • Royal Air Force RegimentRepresentatives of the Army: The Honourable Artillery Company • Adjutant General s Corps • British Army Bands Sandhurst and Colchester • The Queen s Gurkha Engineers • The Royal Welsh • The Duke of Lancaster s Regiment • The Royal Regiment of Scotland • Welsh Guards • Irish Guards • Scots Guards • Coldstream Guards • Grenadier Guards • Bands of the Irish Guards and Welsh Guards • Corps of Royal Engineers • Royal Regiment of Artillery • Royal Tank Regiment • The Royal Lancers • The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys)Representatives of the Royal Navy: Royal Navy • Royal Marines • The Combined Bands of the Royal MarinesDefence advisers and staff of Her Majesty s realms: Jamaica • New Zealand • Australia • CanadaRepresentative colonels of Commonwealth forces of which Her Majesty was Colonel-in-ChiefChaplains of the armed forces: Principal Church of Scotland & Free Church Chaplain Royal Air Force • Principal Roman Catholic Chaplain Royal Air Force • Chaplain-in-Chief Royal Air Force • Deputy Chaplain General (Army) • Principal Roman Catholic Chaplain (Army) • Chaplain General (Army) • Principal Church of Scotland and Free Churches Chaplain (Royal Navy) • Principal Roman Catholic Chaplain (Royal Navy) • Chaplain of the FleetRepresentatives of forces of which the Queen was air commodore-in-chief • Representative Colonels Commandant, Colonels and Honorary Colonels of Her Majesty s Regiments and Corps • Commandant General, Royal Marines • Representatives of Her Majesty s ships • Commander Strategic Command • Vice Chief of the Defence Staff • Chief of the Air Staff • Chief of the General Staff • Chief of the Naval Staff • Chief of the Defence Staff • Drum Horse and State Trumpeter • 1st Division of the Sovereign s Escort • ADC to the Major General Commanding the Household Division • Brigade Major Household Division • Major General Commanding the Household Division • Combined Bands of the Scots Guards and Coldstream Guards Pursuivants and Heralds of Arms of Scotland: March • Linlithgow • Ormond • Rothesay • Falkland • Unicorn • Carrick • Marchmont Pursuivants and Heralds of Arms of England: Portcullis • Rouge Dragon • Norfolk • Windsor • York • Bluemantle • Wales • Maltravers • Chester • RichmondKings of Arms: Norroy and Ulster King of Arms • Lord Lyon King of Arms • Clarenceux King of Arms • Lady Usher of the Black Rod • Garter King of ArmsThe Earl Marshal • Bands of the Scots Guards and Coldstream Guards • Captain, the King s Body Guard of the Yeoman of the Guard • Captain general, the King s Body Guard for Scotland (Royal Company of Archers) (Gold Stick for Scotland) • Captain, His Majesty s Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms Royal Household; Vice Chamberlain of the Household • Comptroller of the Household • Treasurer of the Household • Queen s Gurkha Orderly Officer (x2) • Royal Waterman (x2) • Director of the Royal Collection • Comptroller Lord Chamberlain s Office • Master of the Household • Keeper of the Privy Purse • Private secretary to the Queen • Master of the Horse • Lord Steward • Her Majesty s Page (x2) • Her Majesty s Palace StewardBehind the gun carriage: Escort Party of the Household CavalryRoyal Family: The Earl of Wessex and Forfar • The Duke of York • The Princess Royal • The King • Peter Phillips • The Duke of Sussex • The Prince of Wales • Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence • The Duke of Gloucester • The Earl of SnowdonRoyal Car 1: The Queen Consort • The Princess of WalesRoyal Car 2: The Duchess of Sussex • The Countess of Wessex and ForfarField officer in Brigade Waiting • Silver Stick in Waiting • Colonel Coldstream Guards • Gold Stick in Waiting • Adjutant in Brigade Waiting • Silver Stick Adjutant • Crown EquerryHousehold of the King: Master of the Household • Equerry • Principal Private Secretary • TreasurerSecond division of the Sovereign s escortRepresentatives of Civilian Services: Merchant Navy • Royal Fleet Auxiliary • The Maritime Coastguard Agency • Police Services • Fire and Rescue Services • His Majesty s Prison Services • Ambulance Service • British Red Cross • St John Ambulance • Royal Voluntary Service • Cadet forcesRear: Mounted Metropolitan PoliceOnce the procession reaches Wellington Arch at Hyde Park Corner, at about 13:00 BST, the coffin will be transferred to the new State Hearse for its final journey to Windsor Castle...
Queen Elizabeth II: Gun salutes and floral tributes as UK mourns
... The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby - spiritual leader to the Church of England of which the monarch is supreme Governor - expressed his " profound sadness"...
Will Smith banned from Oscars for 10 years over slap
... Late last month, actor Whoopi Goldberg - a member of the academy s board of Governor - predicted Smith would face " big consequences" but said " we re not going to take that Oscar away from him...
Bernie Sanders: Who are the democratic White house candidates?
... He lost the race, along with a couple of campaigns to be Governor...
Politburo Standing Committee: Who are the men that rule China now?
By Wanyuan Song & Tessa WongBBC News
The Chinese Communist Party has finally unveiled The Men who will rule China for The Next five years.
The Politburo Standing Committee is China's equivalent of The presidential cabinet.
It is considered The Elite of The Elite within The Party , and getting to The Top often requires not only a stellar political track record, but also deft manoeuvring of internal rivalries.
It is not unusual to see big reshuffles of The Standing Committee after a term ends, and This Time it is no different.
Effectively handpicked by President Xi Jinping , most of them are new to The Team apart from Zhao Leji and Wang Huning . Most, if not all, are seen to be Xi loyalists.
Here are The Men who, led by President Xi, Make Up The Power centre of China.
Age: 63
Current political post: Party secretary of Shanghai
Seen as Xi's most trusted junior colleague, Li worked in small counties in Zhejiang province. When Xi was party chief of Zhejiang, Li served as his chief of staff.
His team's handling of The Covid outbreak in Shanghai earlier this year was contentious and residents were critical of it. There was speculation on whether this could have affected his political future.
But with this appointment, it is clear his loyalty to Xi has placed him in good stead. The titles of The Members in The Standing Committee will be confirmed next year, and many believe Li will become The Next Premier, The second-in-command after Xi.
Age: 65
Current political post: Head of The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
Zhao has been seen as a Rising Star in The Chinese leadership, and has close links to The Shaanxi province, much like Xi.
After entering The Qinghai provincial government, he swiftly rose up The Ladder and became Governor at The Age Of 42 - The youngest person to become a provincial Governor .
As The Head of The anti-corruption body, Zhao is responsible for maintaining party discipline and has reported A Number of senior officers for accepting bribes throughout The Years .
Age: 67
Current political ranking: First secretary of The Communist Party's Secretariat
A former scholar and professor, Wang rose through The ranks after catching The Eye of senior politicians. He was recommended to then-president Jiang Zemin and promoted to become Jiang's consultant.
As The Party 's political theorist, Wang is considered to be The Brains behind many Communist Party concepts, including The ideologies for three leaders: The Three Represents of Jiang Zemin , The Scientific Outlook on Development of Hu Jintao , and Xi Jinping Thought. China's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative was also believed to be his idea.
He is said to Get Along well with all factions in The Party .
Age: 66
Current political ranking: Mayor of Beijing
A close ally of Xi, he has worked under The Chinese leader in The Fujian and Zhejiang provinces and has called for absolute loyalty to him.
Beijing's hosting of The Winter Olympics earlier this year, at The Height of The pandemic, was seen within The Party as a success and reflected well on him.
But he also attracted controversy when he launched a plan in 2017 to reduce The population of The capital, that ultimately forced out many low-income earners from The City .
Ding Xuexiang
Age: 60
Current political ranking: Director of The Office of The General Secretary and Office of The President
A trained engineer, Ding started his political career at a government-affiliated research centre in Shanghai.
Though he lacked experience as a provincial-level party secretary or Governor - usually considered essential in The Climb to Power - he became Xi's secretary in 2007. Since 2014 he has been The Head of The presidential office, effectively acting as Xi's chief-of-staff.
A strong advocate of Xi Jinping Thought, he is one of Xi's most trusted aides. He has accompanied The Chinese leader for many trips within China as well as Abroad - observers say he has probably spent more time with Xi than any other official in recent years.
Li Xi
Age: 66
Current political ranking: Party secretary of Guangdong province
A Xi loyalist with Close Ties to The Chinese leader's family, Li is seen as a crisis-solver for handling a 2017 scandal in Liaoning province over falsified economic data.
He was The Party leader in The politically significant city of Yanan, which Mao Zedong used as The Party 's headquarters during World War Two and where Xi spent seven years of Hard Labour .
In Guangdong, Li pushed for The development of The tech industry and economic reform. He also issued new trade policies and promoted regional integration in The Area .
Source of news: bbc.com
