Editing Premier of Queensland (section)

==Constitutional role==
Under section 43 of the [[Constitution of Queensland]] the premier and other members of [[Cabinet (government)|Cabinet]] are appointed by the governor. They are collectively responsible to Parliament in accordance with [[responsible government]]. The text of the Constitution assigns to the premier certain powers, such as the power to assign roles (s 25) to assistant ministers (formerly known as [[Parliamentary secretary|parliamentary secretaries]]), and to appoint ministers as acting ministers (s 45) for a period of 14 days.

In practice, under the conventions of the [[Westminster System]] followed in Queensland, the premier's power is derived from two sources: command of a majority in the Legislative Assembly, and the premier's role as chair of Cabinet, determining the appointment and roles of ministers. Although ministerial appointments are the prerogative of the governor of [[Queensland]], in normal circumstances the governor will make these appointments on the [[Advice (constitutional law)|advice]] of the premier.

Immediately following an election for the Legislative Assembly, the governor will call on the leader of the party which commands a majority in the Legislative Assembly to become premier and ask them to commission a government. A re-elected government will be resworn, with adjustments to the ministry as determined by the premier.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 2015 |title=The Premier of Queensland |url=https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/explore/education/factsheets/Factsheet_4.3_Premier.pdf |access-date=17 July 2022 |website=[[Queensland Parliament]] |archive-date=17 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717074140/https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/explore/education/factsheets/Factsheet_4.3_Premier.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

{{Anchor|Ministerialists and Oppositionists}}Prior to the existence of political parties within the Leglislative Assembly, to become premier, that member had to be able to command the support of a majority of the individual members of the assembly; this group of members were known informally as ''Ministerialists'', while those who did not support the member who became premier were known informally as ''Oppositionists'' (or the Opposition).