Editing Prime minister (section)

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[[File:Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends Armistice Day in Paris, France on 11 November 2024 - 25.jpg|thumb|British Prime Minister [[Keir Starmer]] and French Prime Minister [[Michel Barnier]] in Paris, 2024]]
In many cases, though commonly used, "prime minister" is not the official title of the office-holder. In the [[Constitution of Russia|Russian constitution]], the prime minister is titled ''Chairman of the government''. The Irish prime minister is called the {{lang|ga|[[Taoiseach]]}} (which is rendered into English as ''prime minister''), in [[Israel]] the prime minister is ''Rosh HaMemshalah,'' meaning "head of the government", and the Spanish prime minister is the [[Prime Minister of Spain|President of the Government]] ({{lang|es|Presidente del Gobierno}}). The head of government of the [[China|People's Republic of China]] is referred to as the [[Premier of the People's Republic of China|Premier of the State Council]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=laws |url=http://www.npc.gov.cn/zgrdw/englishnpc/Law/2007-12/13/content_1384048.htm |access-date=2025-01-22 |website=www.npc.gov.cn}}</ref>

Other common forms include [[president of the council of ministers]] (for example in Italy, {{lang|it|Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri}}), President of the Executive Council, or [[Minister-President]]. In the Nordic countries the prime minister is called ''Statsminister'', meaning "Minister of State". In [[federation]]s, the head of government of a [[Federated state|federated entity]] (such as the [[Provinces and territories of Canada|province or territory of Canada]], the [[Provinces of Argentina|province of Argentina]] or the [[States of Brazil| state of Brazil]]) is most commonly known as the [[premier]], [[chief minister]], [[governor]] or [[minister-president]].{{cn|date=August 2023}}

It is convention in the English language to call nearly all national heads of government "prime minister" (or sometimes the equivalent term "premier"), except in cases where the head of state and head of government are one position (usually a presidency), regardless of the correct title of the head of government as applied in his or her respective country. The few exceptions to the rule are Germany and Austria, whose head of government's title is Federal [[Chancellor]]; Monaco, whose head of government is referred to as the Minister of State; and Vatican City, for which the head of government is titled the Secretary of State. A stand-out case is the president of Iran, who is not actually a head of state, but the head of the government of Iran. He is referred to as "president" in both the [[Persian language|Persian]] and English languages.

In non-Commonwealth countries, the prime minister may be entitled to the style of [[Excellency]] like a president. In some Commonwealth countries, prime ministers and former prime ministers are styled [[Honourable]] or [[Right Honourable]] associated with their position (the [[Prime Minister of Australia|prime minister of Australia]] or the [[Prime Minister of Canada|prime minister of Canada]], for example). In the United Kingdom, the prime minister and former prime ministers are also often styled [[Honourable]] or [[Right Honourable]]; however, this is not due to their position as head of government, but a [[Privilege (legal ethics)|privilege]] of being current members of [[His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council#Rights and privileges of members|His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council]].<ref name=PCpage25>{{cite web |url=http://www.privy-council.org.uk/output/Page25.asp |title=Privy Council Members |publisher=The Privy Council Office |access-date=19 September 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090925163150/http://www.privy-council.org.uk/output/Page25.asp |archive-date=25 September 2009 }}</ref>

In the UK, where devolved government is in place, the leaders of the [[Scottish Government|Scottish]], [[Northern Ireland Executive|Northern Irish]] and [[Welsh Government|Welsh]] Governments are styled [[First Minister]]. Between 1921 and 1972, when Northern Ireland had a [[Parliament of Northern Ireland|majority rule Parliament]], the head of government was the [[Prime Minister of Northern Ireland|prime minister of Northern Ireland]]. In [[Bangladesh]], the prime minister is called ''Prodhān Montrī'', literally meaning "the head of ministers" or "prime minister".  In India, the prime minister is called ''Pradhān Mantrī'', literally meaning "the head of ministers" or "prime minister". In Pakistan, the prime minister is referred to as ''Wazir-e-Azam'', meaning "grand vizier".