page_title: Head of government
section_title: Equivalent titles in other languages
hierarchical_section_title: Head of government / Titles of respective heads of government / As political chief / Equivalent titles in other languages
context_page_description: The head of government is either the highest or second highest official in the executive branch of a sovereign state, a federated state, or a self-governing colony, autonomous region, or other government who often presides over a cabinet, a group of ministers or secretaries who lead executive departments. "Head of government" is often differentiated from "head of state", as they may be separate positions, individuals, or roles depending on the country.
  The authority of a head of government, such as a president, chancellor, or prime minister and the relationship between that position and other state institutions, such as the relation between the head of state and of the legislature, varies greatly among sovereign states, depending largely on the particular system of the government that has been chosen, won, or evolved over time.
  In most parliamentary systems, including constitutional monarchies, the head of government is the de facto political leader of the government, and is answerable to at least one chamber of the legislature.
context_section_description: Albanian: Kryeministër
  Bengali: For the Prime Minister of Bangladesh Pradan Mantri (official); Sarkar Pradhan (lit: Head of the Government, informal); Sangsad Neta (lit: Leader of the parliament; only in parliament)
  Basque:
  Leader of the Basque Country (Spain): Eusko Jaurlaritzako lehendakaria (literally, 'President of the Basque Government')
  Leader of Navarre (Spain): Nafarroako Gobernuko lehendakaria (literally, 'President of the Government of Navarra')
  president, generically: Lehendakari
  Bulgarian: Министър-председател (transliteration: Ministar-predsedatel, literally 'Minister President')
  Catalan:
  For Andorra: Cap de Govern del Principat d'Andorra (literally: 'Head of Government of the Principality of Andorra')
  For the Balearic Islands (Spain): President/-a del Govern Balear
  For Catalonia (Spain): President/-a de la Generalitat de Catalunya (literally: 'President of the Generalitat of Catalonia')
  For Valencia (Spain): President/-a de la Generalitat Valenciana (literally: 'President of the Valencian Generalitat')
  The terms 'head of government' and 'prime minister', generically: cap de govern and primer ministre or primera ministra, respectively
  Chinese:
  For the Premier of the People's Republic of China: 总理 (zǒnglǐ)
  Czech: Předseda vlády (literally: 'Chairman of the Government')
  Danish: Statsminister (literally: 'Minister of the State')
  Dutch:
  For the head of government of the Netherlands: Minister-President, Eerste Minister (literally, 'First Minister') or Premier
  For the head of government of Belgium, and as the term 'prime minister' generically: Eerste Minister or Premier
  Estonian: Peaminister
  Finnish: Pääministeri
  Filipino
  For the head of state and government (President) of the Philippines: Pangulo ng Pilipinas
  French:
  For France, Belgium and Canada: Prime Minister of France; Prime Minister of Belgium; Prime Minister of Canada: Premier Ministre or Première Ministre, also as the term 'prime minister' generically.
  For Switzerland: Conseil Fédéral (literally, the 'Federal Council', considered the head of government as a group)
  Galician (Spain): Presidente/-a da Xunta de Galicia (literally, 'President of the Council of Galicia')
  German:
  For Germany and Austria: Chancellor of Germany; Chancellor of Austria: Bundeskanzler (masc.) / Bundeskanzlerin (fem.)
  For Switzerland: Schweizerischer Bundesrat (literally, the 'Swiss Federal Council', considered the head of government as a group)
  The term 'head of government,' generically: Regierungschef/-in
  The term 'prime minister,' generically: Ministerpräsident/-in; or Premierminister/-in
  historically: Leitender Minister ('Senior Minister')
  Greek: Πρωθυπουργός (transliteration: Prothipourgos)
  Hebrew: ראש הממשלה (transliteration: Rosh HaMemshala)
  Hindi/Hindustani/Urdu:
  The term 'head of government', generically: शासनप्रमुख (translit. Śāsanapramukha), literally:'Chief of government'
  The term 'Prime Minister', generically: प्रधानमन्त्री (translit. Pradhānamantrī), literally:'Chief of Ministers/Prime Minister'
  The other Hindustani term generically used for 'Prime Minister'(now used officially only in Pakistan with Urdu as official language) : वज़ीर-ए-आज़म/وزیر اعظم (translit. Wazīr-ē-Āzam), lit.:'Grand Vizier/Prime Minister'
  For 'Prime Minister of India' : भारतीय प्रधानमन्त्री/भारत के प्रधानमन्त्री (translit. Bhāratiya Pradhānamantrī/Bhārat Kē Pradhānamantrī), translation:'Indian Prime Minister/Prime Minister of India'(this term is used by the Government of the Union and the State Governments of India, under the umbrella of "Hindi Language"); 
  For 'Prime Minister of Pakistan': وزیر اعظم پاکستان/پاکستان کے وزیر اعظم (translit. Wazīr-ē-Āzam Pākistān/Pākistān Kē Wazīr-ē-Āzam), This is the term used in India and Pakistan under the umbrella of Urdu, the Hindi term being, पाकिस्तानी प्रधानमन्त्री/पाकिस्तान के प्रधानमन्त्री (translit.Pākistānī Pradhānamantrī/Pākistān Kē Pradhānamantrī)
  Historically, various terms like Pradhānamantrī, Pradhān, Pantapradhān, Sadr-ē-Riyāsat, Sadr, Wazīr-ē-Āzam, Wazīr-ē-Ālā, Mahāmantrī, Wazīr-ē-Khazānā, Pēśwā, Dīwān, Dīwān Sāhib, Dīwān Bahādur, Dīwān Pramukh, Sad
caption: The Prime Minister of India (Indira Gandhi) and the President of the United States of America (Richard Nixon) in 1971
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