The Prime Minister chairs the meetings, selects its members, and also recommends their appointment as ministers by the Monarch.

After fourteen years of diligent service to the party nationally and locally, the Prime Minister of the day, Harold Macmillan, recommended to the Queen that Ted should receive a knighthood.

This was the first time a conservative Prime Minister had recommended an Australian for the post, but it also marked the end of the appointment of non-Australians to the office of Governor-General.

The Prime Minister is appointed by the King of Jordan, along with other ministers and members of the government that the new Prime Minister recommends.

He is appointed by the president of Algeria, along with other ministers and members of the government that the new Prime Minister recommends.

The Prime Minister also recommends candidates for Lord Chancellor, Lord Chief Justice, and the Master of the Rolls to the Queen.

To crown it all, the Prime Minister recommended Daim for the "Tun" title - the highest honour of the land.

However, the Prime Minister may threaten the dissolution by the Lok Sabha and recommend this to the President, forcing an untimely general election.

Constitutionally, the Irish President, Patrick Hillery, can dissolve Parliament only if the Prime Minister recommends it.

The Prime Minister, under considerable pressure following his previous hesitation in dealing with Lal, immediately recommended to the President that Lal be removed from office.