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The Tevitheimer Constitution of 1959 outlines several requirements for the grand chancellor. In order to run, a candidate must be a citizen of Tevitheim, no older than 70 years of age but no younger than 35 on the day of their inauguration, a resident of Tevitheim, in full exercise of their electoral rights, and a registered voter. In addition, grand chancellors may not be elected as residents from the jarldom of their immediate predecessor, and their vice chancellor must be from a different jarldom than the grand chancellor. | |||
The grand chancellor serves for a term of six years and shall not be re-elected. If a person serves more than three years of a term begun by another person then that shall count as a full term. A sitting grand chancellor (or executive of a jarldom, governor of a territory, or as mayor) who wishes to run for a different office, regardless of the intended jurisdiction or branch of government, must resign from office at least one week after election day if they win. | |||
==Removal== | ==Removal== | ||
The grand chancellor may be removed from office using one of four procedures. During removal proceedings, the grand chancellor is suspended from exercising the functions of office for up to 180 days. In the first two procedures to remove a grand chancellor, at least three fifths of the Alnating must accept charges against the officeholder ({{wp|impeachment}}); and if the Alnating accepts the investigation, a trial will be held. In the case of "common criminal offenses", the trial takes place among all the justices of the High Court, with at least three fifths (currently 27 justices) needed to convict and remove the grand chancellor. In the case of "crimes of a serious nature", which must fall into one of eight broad areas, defined by law, the Alnating will be the jury and a two thirds vote will be required to convict: | The grand chancellor may be removed from office using one of four procedures. During removal proceedings, the grand chancellor is suspended from exercising the functions of office for up to 180 days. In the first two procedures to remove a grand chancellor, at least three fifths of the Alnating must accept charges against the officeholder ({{wp|impeachment}}); and if the Alnating accepts the investigation, a trial will be held. In the case of "common criminal offenses", the trial takes place among all the justices of the High Court, with at least three fifths (currently 27 justices) needed to convict and remove the grand chancellor. In the case of "crimes of a serious nature", which must fall into one of eight broad areas, defined by law, the Alnating will be the jury and a two thirds vote will be required to convict: |
Revision as of 22:08, 28 July 2024
Grand Chancellor of Tevitheim | |
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Tevitheims Storkanslar | |
Style | Herr Storkanslar (male) Fru Storkanslar (female) |
Type | Head of Government |
Member of | Cabinet |
Appointer | Electoral Council or by succession |
Term length | 6 years, non-renewable |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of Tevitheim |
Formation | 11 July 1959 |
First holder | Jens Vealund |
Succession | Vice Chancellor |
Salary | ᵹ5,000,000 |
The Grand Chancellor of Tevitheim (Tronder: Tevitheims Storkanslar) is the head of government of Tevitheim. Under the 1959 Constitution, the grand chancellor heads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander in chief of the Tevitheimer Armed Forces. The current grand chancellor is Daniel Bylund, who won election in the 2019 election. His term will expire on 4 November, 2025.
The grand chancellor is elected de jure indirectly through the Electoral Council to a single six-year term, along with the vice chancellor. However, the Popular Vote Agreement (PSA) means that grand chancellors are de facto elected by popular vote. Under the terms of the Tevitheimer constitution, ratified in 1959, no person who has been elected to a chancellery term may be elected to a second. In addition, vice chancellors have become grand chancellors by virtue of a grand chancellors's intra-term death or resignation and who serve more than 3 years as grand chancellor are prohibited from running for a term in their own right. In all, twelve individuals have served a total of eleven six-year terms. The longest serving grand chancellor was Wade Mannerheim, who served an elongated term due to the Third Great War and the cancellation of the 1983 elections.
The power includes the execution and enforcement of federal law and the responsibility to appoint federal executive, diplomatic, regulatory, and judicial officers. Based on constitutional provisions empowering the grand chancellor to appoint and receive ambassadors and conclude treaties with foreign powers, and on subsequent laws enacted by the Alnating, the grand chancellor has primary responsibility for conducting foreign policy. The grand chancellor also plays a leading role in the federal legislative and domestic policymaking process. As part of the system of separation of powers, the grand chancellor wields a veto power over federal legislation. In addition, as the leaders of their political parties, policymaking is shaped by the outcome of chancellery elections. The grand chancellor may also affect policymaking through executive orders, agency regulations, and appointments to the civil service.
As the leader of the world's fourth largest economy and one of the most powerful militaries on the planet, the grand chancellor possesses significant domestic and international hard and soft power.
History
The position of grand chancellor did not exist prior to 1959. The title of chancellor has a long history in Tevitheim as a government official aiding in the administration of the state's affairs. Chancellors often held positions comparable to secretaries and ministers in other countries, with chancellor being made the official title of Tevitheim's cabinet officials after independence.
In 1959, with Tevitheim's new constitution, a position for head of government was needed. Intended originally to control the civil service and be a senior leader of the Cabinet, titles such as "first chancellor", "chief chancellor", or "chancellor-president" were suggested alongside the title of grand chancellor. Eventually, the title of grand chancellor was selected for the head of government. The position became official with the election of Jens Vealund on 29 September, 1959.
1959-1981
1981-1987
1987 to Present
Constitutional Powers
Compensation
Term of Office
Election
The Tevitheimer Constitution of 1959 outlines several requirements for the grand chancellor. In order to run, a candidate must be a citizen of Tevitheim, no older than 70 years of age but no younger than 35 on the day of their inauguration, a resident of Tevitheim, in full exercise of their electoral rights, and a registered voter. In addition, grand chancellors may not be elected as residents from the jarldom of their immediate predecessor, and their vice chancellor must be from a different jarldom than the grand chancellor.
The grand chancellor serves for a term of six years and shall not be re-elected. If a person serves more than three years of a term begun by another person then that shall count as a full term. A sitting grand chancellor (or executive of a jarldom, governor of a territory, or as mayor) who wishes to run for a different office, regardless of the intended jurisdiction or branch of government, must resign from office at least one week after election day if they win.
Removal
The grand chancellor may be removed from office using one of four procedures. During removal proceedings, the grand chancellor is suspended from exercising the functions of office for up to 180 days. In the first two procedures to remove a grand chancellor, at least three fifths of the Alnating must accept charges against the officeholder (impeachment); and if the Alnating accepts the investigation, a trial will be held. In the case of "common criminal offenses", the trial takes place among all the justices of the High Court, with at least three fifths (currently 27 justices) needed to convict and remove the grand chancellor. In the case of "crimes of a serious nature", which must fall into one of eight broad areas, defined by law, the Alnating will be the jury and a two thirds vote will be required to convict:
- The existence of the United Jarldoms
- The sovereignty of a constituent jarldom
- The free exercise of the Legislative Power, the Judicial Power, the Public Prosecution and the constitutional Powers of the units of the United Jarldoms
- The exercise of political, individual and social rights
- The internal security of the country
- Probity in the administration
- The budgetary law
- Compliance with the laws and with court decisions
The latter two procedures do not begin in the Alnating. Instead, if three fifths of the constituent jarldoms (currently 12 of 19, as territories have half a vote) declare that the grand chancellor committed a crime of a serious nature, the Alnating is instead forced to accept the charges regardless and hold a trial. In addition, the threshold is lowered to 55% of members, rather than two thirds majority. The fourth and final procedure is identical to the previous one, but if the decision of the constituent jarldoms is near-unanimous (currently defined as 16 of 19 jarldoms agreeing) the grand chancellor is removed from office immediately. Only the third method has ever been used to remove a grand chancellor.
Regardless of the procedure to reach trial, during any trial for crimes of a serious nature the chief minister exercises executive power. If the trial does not result in a conviction within 180 days, the grand chancellor resumes office; a conviction results in removal from office and succession by the vice chancellor. If there is no vice chancellor, the most senior officer of the Alnating, usually the secretary, will act as grand chancellor until the next election. An emergency election will be held if the next election is more than 2 years away, otherwise the acting grand chancellor will serve out the rest of the term.
Only one grand chancellor, Olaf Duraksen, has ever been removed from office. Duraksen was removed due to the Constitutional Party vote-buying scandal where it emerged that Duraksen had bribed members of the Constitutional Party's national convention in order to secure votes for a proposed constitutional amendment, with the bribes being paid from federal funds. The scandal resulted in 14 jarldoms declaring that Duraksen had committed a crime of a serious nature, the Alnating was forced to accept charges, and the 55% threshold was reached. As the vice chancellor, Teo Norens, had resigned due to a stroke and was never replaced, Secretary of the Alnating Aud Tangen was sworn in as acting grand chancellor for the last 16 months of Duraksen's term.
The Alnating may, after a general election has passed, remove a grand chancellor's rights to his pension and other benefits if he was removed from office by either the Alnating or constituent jarldoms.
Vacancies
List of Grand Chancellors
Social Union Republican Liberal Democratic National
Portrait | Grand Chancellor (Birth–Death) |
Term | Party | Jarldom | Election | Vice Chancellor | ||
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1 | Jens Vealund (1898–1975) |
3 November 1959 |
2 November 1965 |
Social Union | Jomfra | 1959 | Aleksander Rasmussen | |
5 years and 364 days | ||||||||
2 | Aleksander Rasmussen (1924–2001) |
2 November 1965 |
2 November 1971 |
Social Union | New Tremblant | 1965 | Edward Shillings | |
6 years and 0 days | ||||||||
3 | Håvard Uzhtank (1903–1975) |
2 November 1971 |
9 July 1975 |
Republican | Ditka | 1971 | Rolf Ersland | |
3 years and 249 days | ||||||||
4 | Rolf Ersland (1919–2006) |
9 July 1975 |
8 November 1977 |
Republican | New Tremblant | - | Jakob Genscher | |
2 years and 122 days | ||||||||
5 | Axel Anderson (1917–2010) |
8 November 1977 |
14 May 1981 |
Social Union | Ilbahar | 1977 | Vilhelm Vinersen | |
3 years and 185 days | ||||||||
6 | Wade Mannerheim (1921–2010) |
17 May 1981 |
7 November 1989 |
Social Union | Rookeryet | - | Ezio DiFrihavn (After 9 August 1981) | |
8 years and 174 days | ||||||||
7 | James Clinton (1917–2006) |
7 November 1989 |
7 November 1995 |
Social Union | Gulkystheim | 1989 | Jonas Støre | |
6 years and 0 days | ||||||||
8 | Aleksander Goreson (1944–) |
7 November 1995 |
6 November 2001 |
National | New Hammerfest | 1995 | Joakim Sunde | |
11 years and 364 days | ||||||||
9 | Paal Zhang (1948–) |
6 November 2001 |
6 November 2007 |
Liberal Democratic | Eldegard | 2001 | Aslak Nordby | |
6 years and 0 days | ||||||||
10 | Olaf Duraksen (1951–) |
6 November 2007 |
11 July 2012 |
Republican | Hellighjerte | 2007 | Teo Norens | |
4 years and 248 days | ||||||||
11 | Aud Raimundo (1958–) |
11 July 2012 |
5 November 2019 |
Republican | Devold | 2013 | Mikkel Landser (After 8 August 2012) | |
7 years and 117 days | ||||||||
12 | Daniel Bylund (1957–) |
5 November 2019 |
Incumbent | Social Union | Rookeryet | 2019 | Henrik Zhu | |
5 years and 7 days |