Cape Colonial Government

The Cape Colonial Government (the CCG) is the official name of the executive branch of the government of the Cape Colony. It is led by the Prime Minister, who is elected by and from the Cape Parliament. The Prime Minister, after his election, must form a government, and does so by appointing other Members of Parliament to his cabinet. For this reason, and not unlike other parliamentary systems, the executive and the legislature overlap to a large extent. The Cabinet, with the Prime Minister at its head can therefore be considered the upper echelon of the CCG, while the bulk of the civil service is the lower echelon.

Prime Minister
Main article: Prime Minister of the Cape

The Prime Minister is the head of government of the Cape Colony. The leader of the majority party within Parliament, or alternatively, a negotiated candidate from a coalition of parties, as is the case today, usually becomes the Prime Minister after a majority of Members of Parliament (M.P.) approve it. The Prime Minister is then ceremoniously recognized by the Governor General on behalf of the Queen, and starts his tenure. The Prime Minister serves a six year term unless he is recalled by Parliament through a motion of no confidence.

The current Prime Minister of the Cape is Leonard Christianson, the second black person in the Cape's history to occupy the office.