Foresitters of Cuthland-Waldrich

Foresitters of Cuthland-Waldrich
Incumbent Ale Dykstra and Clifford Goodwin
Style	Foresitter (informal) The Upright (formal) His Redeship (diplomatic)
Status	Head of State Head of Government
Member of	General Council of the Mageiros League Council of Overseers
Seat	Cingsham, Cuthland-Waldrich
Appointer	Parliament
Term length	2 years, renewable
Inaugural holder	Gerrit Hartnell Sikke Rijnders
Formation	19 June 1944
Salary	£133,000 annually

The Foresitters of Cuthland-Waldrich (Cuthish: Foresitters of Cuþland-Waldrice, Waldish: Foarsitters fan Cutlân-Wâldryk) are the two highest elected officials in the Commonwealth of Cuthland and Waldrich. They collectively constitute the nation's diarchic head of state and head of government.

The powers and duties of the Foresitters are codified in the 1944 Constitution. They lead the executive branch of the Cutho-Waldish government, presiding over the Council of Overseers and serving as the dual commanders-in-chief of the Armed Forces. The two are considered to be co-equal, and must arrive at decisions mutually. However, one Foresitter is always considered to be "protecting", and may make short-term emergency decisions without first consulting his counterpart.

One Foresitter from each of Cuthland-Waldrich's two states is elected by a joint session of Parliament every two years by a simple majority vote. The current Foresitters are Clifford Goodwin (protecting) from Cuthland and Ale Dykstra from Waldrich.

List

Cuthland					Years	Waldrich
№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term in Office			№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term in Office
			Took Office	Left Office					Took Office	Left Office
1		Gerrit Hartnell (1881–1962)	19 June 1944	5 August 1962	1944–1950	1		Sikke Rijnders (1901–1998)	19 June 1944	1 October 1950
					1950–1962	2		Dieuwe Arkema (1908–1979)	1 October 1950	1 October 1974
2		Wilfred Þornton (1906–2004)	5 August 1962	1 October 1966	1962–1966
3		Elfric Mendenhall (1920–2016)	1 October 1966	1 October 1976	1966–1974
					1974–1976	3		Lubbert Hoekstra (1923–2010)	1 October 1974	1 October 1980
4		Hereward Paley (1917–1977)	1 October 1976	5 February 1977	1976–1977
5		Dunstan Blacwell (1932–2018)	5 February 1977	1 October 1982	1977–1980
					1980–1982	4		Siet Zijlstra (1936–present)	1 October 1980	1 October 1982
6		Edwin Horsbricg (1920–2009)	1 October 1982	1 October 1996	1982–1990	5		Fen Jelgersma (1930–2000)	1 October 1982	1 October 1990
					1990–1994	6		Ese Fan Slachboarg (1931–2011)	1 October 1990	1 October 1994
					1994–1996	7		Durk Baarsma (1945–present)	1 October 1994	1 October 2010
7		Bada Earnshaw (1946–present)	1 October 1996	1 October 2002	1996–2002
8		Egbert Crampton (1940–present)	1 October 2002	1 October 2012	2002–2010
					2010–2012	8		Aldert Fan Westfjild (1953–present)	1 October 2010	1 October 2014
8		Alden Reeves (1946–present)	1 October 2012	1 October 2018	2012–2014
					2014–2018	9		Ale Dykstra (1971–present)	1 October 2014	Incumbent
9		Clifford Goodwin (1971–present)	1 October 2018	Incumbent	2018–present