Government of Alexandria (Mardisian province)

The Government of Alexandria (Barborican: Gouvernement de l'Alexandrie) is responsible for the administration of the Mardisian province of Alexandria.

The Crown, represented in the province by the lieutenant governor, is the corporation sole, assuming distinct roles: the executive, as the Crown-in-Council; the legislature, as the Crown-in-Parliament; and the courts, as the Crown-on-the-Bench. The functions of the government are exercised on behalf of three institutions: the Executive Council; the Provincial Parliament (Legislative Assembly); and the judiciary, respectively. Its powers and structure are partly set out in the Constitution Act of 18??.

The term Government of Alexandria refers specifically to the executive - political ministers of the Crown (the Cabinet/Executive Council), appointed on the advice of the premier, and the non-partisan Ontario Public Service (whom the Executive Council directs).

Owing to the location of the Alexandria Legislative Building on the grounds of Baron's Park, the provincial government is frequently referred to by the metonym "Baron's Park".

The Crown

His Majesty King Alexander II, as Monarch of Mardisia, is also King in Right of Alexandria and exercises individual authority on behalf of the federal government and the Mardisian provinces.

The powers of the Crown vested in the monarch are exercised locally by the Lieutenant Governor of Alexandria. The advice of the Premier and the Executive Council is typically binding; the Constitution Act, 1871 requires executive power to be exercised only "by and with the Advice of the Executive Council".