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The Prime Minister of Besmenien (Besmenian: ''Ministerpräsident von Besmenien'') is the head of government in the Federal Republic of [[Besmenien]].
The '''Prime Minister of Besmenia''', officially the '''federal prime minister of the Federal Republic of Besmenia''' (Besmenian: ''Bundespremierminister(in) von Besmenien'') is the head of government of the Federal Republic of [[Besmenia]].
 
Together with the federal ministers, he forms the Besmenian government. According to the [[Basic Law of Besmenia|Basic Law]], the Besmenian Prime Minister determines the guidelines for politics. In practice, however, he must take into account the ideas of his own party and the coalition partners. The Prime Minister proposes the Federal Ministers to the [[President of Besmenia|President]]. Without this proposal, the President cannot appoint anyone as Federal Minister. Without the participation of the President, the Prime Minister appoints one of the Federal Ministers as his official deputy, who is officially referred to as [[Vice Prime Minister of Besmenia|Vice Prime Minister]].
 
Although the Prime Minister is only third in the Besmenian protocol hierarchy after the President and the [[President of the Federal Chamber]], he is considered the most politically powerful and influential Besmenian official.
 
The current Prime Minister is [[Thomas Pühringer]] ([[Besmenian People's Party|BVP]]).
 
==History==
==Political position==
[[File:Besmenian PM office.png|195px|thumb|left|Office of the Prime Minister in the [[Federal House]].]]
===Election===
Similar to the [[President of Besmenia|President]], there are three rules that a Prime Minister candidate must adhere to.
* The Prime Minister candidate must be a citizen of Besmenia
* The Prime Minister candidate must be at least 28 years old
 
The Prime Minister candidate is nominated and confirmed by his political party for the four-year federal election.
===Tenure===
The Prime Minister's term of office is not limited in time like that of the president or the [[Federal Chamber (Besmenia)|Federal Chamber]]; the appointment is permanent. The appointment of the Prime Minister and the other federal ministers by the president has nothing to do constitutionally with the elections to the Federal Chamber, nor with the term of office and the popular election of the president. In fact, it mostly correlates with Federal Chamber elections.
===End of term===
The term of office normally ends with the swearing in of a new government and its replacement. However, the term of office can also end prematurely with his death, his incapacity to hold office, his replacement by a constructive vote of no confidence and his resignation.
===Vote of confidence===
If the Prime Minister has the impression that the majority of the Federal Chamber no longer supports his policy, he can ask a vote of confidence and thus force the Federal Chamber to act itself. He can also combine the vote of confidence with a substantive decision, i.e. a draft law or another substantive motion. If the Federal Chamber does not approve the Prime Minister's motion to vote in confidence with an absolute majority, there are two options:


== Tasks ==
*The Prime Minister can decide not to draw any constitutional consequences.
The Prime Minster is head of the government. He forms together with the Federal Ministers the government of Besmenien and he determine laws.
*The Prime Minister can propose to the President that the Federal Chamber be dissolved; the President decides politically independently on this proposal. With the convening of the newly elected Federal Chamber, the term of office of the previous Prime Minister ends automatically, although re-election by the new Federal Chamber is possible.
===Vice Prime Minister===
The [[Vice Prime Minister of Besmenia|Vice Prime Minister]] is the deputy to the Besmenian head of government. The prime minister appoints a federal minister as his deputy without the participation of the president. The vice prime minister is usually a member of the small coalition partner, and is also its most important politician. The vice prime minister only assumes the function of prime minister and not the office itself. If the prime minister's term of office ends prematurely (e.g. resignation or death), the vice prime minister assumes the function and duties for a short period until a new prime minister is appointed would. This happened in 1962 with the resignation of [[Günther Brecht]], in 1991 with the [[Assassination of Martin Beiter|assassination]] of [[Martin Beiter]] and most recently in 2011 with the resignation of [[Ursula Kummstein]].


== Election ==
The current vice prime minister has been [[Ivar Combrinck]] ([[Social Democratic Union (Besmenia)|SDU]]) since September 2021.
At the federal election (German: ''Bundeswahl''), which takes place every four years on the first Sunday in August. There the Prime Minister is elected together with the Parliament by the people. The term lasts about 4 years. Re-election is possible without limit.


== Residence ==
==Residence==
The Prime Minster has his place of work and residence in the ''Ministeramtbüro'' in Laitstadt.
[[File:Federal House.png|200px|thumb|left|The [[Federal House]]]]
The Prime Minister's office and residence has been in the [[Federal House]] since 1973. The Federal House was built between 1969 and 1973 on Leina Island in the Mitte district in Laitstadt. After the construction was completed in May 1973, Robert Gleitzmann moved into the Federal House in September 1973 as the first Prime Minister. It replaced Bertrecht's Palace as the seat of the Prime Minister from 1920-1973.  


== List of Besmenian Prime Ministers ==
The building also houses a private apartment for the Prime Minister and his family. The private apartment is voluntary, which means that the Prime Minister can decide for himself whether he will use it or not. So far Kurt Stöger, Theodor Sidemann and Richard Benkel have waived the private apartment of the Federal House. Martin Beiter only lived in the apartment during the week and spent the weekends with his family in [[Behringen]].


{| class="wikitable"
==List of Prime Minsters of Besmenia since 1920==
{| class= "wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! width=5% colspan="2"| Portrait
! width=13%|Name<br/>{{small|(Birth{{ndash}}Death)}}
! width=10% colspan="2"| Term of office
! width=8%|Tenure<br/>{{small|(Years and days)}}
! width=12%|Party
! width=12%|Government
|-
! style="background:#000000;" |<span style="color:#ffffff"> 1 </span>
| [[File:Robert Falk.jpg|75px]]
| <br>'''[[Robert Falk]]'''<br/><small>(1872–1955)</small>
|2 July<br />1920
|10 October<br/>1924
|<small>{{age in years and days|2 July 1920|10 October 1924}}</small>
| [[Besmenian Democratic Party]]
| [[First Falk cabinet|Falk I]] (1920)<br/>[[Second Falk cabinet|Falk II]] (1920-1924)
|-
! style="background:#0f0fff;" |<span style="color:#ffffff"> 2 </span>
| [[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1969-008A-07, Hans Luther.jpg|75px]]
| <br>'''[[Heinz Dimmler]]'''<br/><small>(1876–1963)</small>
|10 October<br/>1924
|21 October<br />1936
|<small>{{age in years and days|10 October 1924|21 October 1936}}</small>
| [[Besmenian People's Party]]
| [[First Dimmler cabinet|Dimmler I]] (1924-1928)<br/>[[Second Dimmler cabinet|Dimmler II]] (1928-1932)<br/>[[Third Dimmler cabinet|Dimmler III]] (1932-1936)
|-
! style="background:#0f0fff;" |<span style="color:#ffffff"> 3 </span>
| [[File:Josef Lentscher.jpg|75px]]
| <br>'''[[Josef Lentscher]]'''<br/><small>(1884–1939)</small>
|21 October<br/>1936
|2 November<br />1939 †
|<small>{{age in years and days|21 October 1936|2 November 1939}}</small>
| [[Besmenian People's Party]]
| [[Lentscher cabinet|Lentscher]] (1936-1939)
|-
! style="background:#0f0fff;" |<span style="color:#ffffff"> 4 </span>
| [[File:Fotothek df ps 0000062 Bildnisse - Porträts ^ Politiker.jpg  |75px]]
| <br>'''[[Friedrich Bock]]'''<br/><small>(1888–1979)</small>
| 6 November<br />1939
| 6 October<br />1944
|<small>{{age in years and days|6 November 1939|6 October 1944}}</small>
| [[Besmenian People's Party]]
| [[First Bock cabinet|Bock I]] (1939-1940)<br/>[[Second Bock cabinet|Bock II]] (1940-1944)
|-
! style="background:#CCCC00;" |<span style="color:#000000"> 5 </span>
| [[File:Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F078072-0004, Konrad Adenauer.jpg|75px]]
| <br>'''[[Albrecht Nebeling]]'''<br/><small>(1878–1969)</small>
| 6 October<br />1944
| 6 May<br />1958
|<small>{{age in years and days|6 October 1944|6 May 1958}}</small>
| [[Liberal Citizen's Party of Besmenia]]
| [[First Nebeling cabinet|Nebeling I]] (1944-1948)<br/>[[Second Nebeling cabinet|Nebeling II]] (1948-1951)<br/>[[Third Nebeling cabinet|Nebeling III]] (1951-1954)<br/>[[Fourth Nebeling cabinet|Nebeling IV]] (1954-1956)<br/>[[Fifth Nebeling cabinet|Nebeling V]] (1956-1958)
|-
! style="background:#0f0fff;" |<span style="color:#ffffff"> 6 </span>
| [[File:Otto Grotewohl Anefo.jpg|80px]]
| <br>'''[[Günther Brecht]]'''<br/><small>(1894–1965)</small>
| 6 May<br />1958
| 17 June<br />1962
|<small>{{age in years and days|6 May 1958|17 June 1962}}</small>
| [[Besmenian People's Party]]
| [[First Brecht cabinet|Brecht I]] (1958-1960)<br/>[[Second Brecht cabinet|Brecht II]] (1960-1962)
|-
|- style="background:#f9e3be"
! style="background:#ff0000;" |<span style="color:#ffffff"> - </span>
| [[File: Johannes Schmidt.jpg|75px]]
| <br>'''[[Johannes Schmidt]]'''<br/><small>(1908–1996)</small><br/>''Acting''
| 17 June <br />1962
| 25 June<br />1962
|<small>{{age in years and days|17 June 1962|25 June 1962}}</small>
| [[Social Democratic Union (Besmenia)|Social Democratic Union]]
| -
|-
! style="background:#0f0fff;" |<span style="color:#ffffff"> 7 </span>
| [[File:Carlo Schmid (1963).jpg|75px]]
| <br>'''[[Wolfgang Butz]]'''<br/><small>(1897–1979)</small>
| 25 June <br />1962
| 7 October<br />1964
|<small>{{age in years and days|25 June 1962|7 October 1964}}</small>
| [[Besmenian People's Party]]
| [[Butz cabinet|Butz]] (1962-1964)
|-
! style="background:#ff0000;" |<span style="color:#ffffff"> 8 </span>
| [[File: Johannes Schmidt.jpg|75px]]
| <br>'''[[Johannes Schmidt]]'''<br/><small>(1908–1996)</small>
| 7 October <br />1964
| 21 February<br />1972
|<small>{{age in years and days|7 October 1964|21 February 1972}}</small>
| [[Social Democratic Union (Besmenia)|Social Democratic Union]]
| [[First Schmidt cabinet (Besmenia)|Schmidt I]] (1964-1968)<br/>[[Second Schmidt cabinet (Besmenia)|Schmidt II]] (1968-1969)<br/>[[Second Schmidt cabinet (Besmenia)|Schmidt II]] (1969-1972)
|-
|-
! Portrait !! Name !! Took  office !! Left  office !! Party
! style="background:#0f0fff;" |<span style="color:#ffffff"> 9 </span>
| [[File:Bundeskanzler Helmut Schmidt.jpg|75px]]
| <br>'''[[Robert Gleitzmann]]'''<br/><small>(1916–1999)</small>
| 21 February<br />1972
| 13 March<br />1980
|<small>{{age in years and days|21 February 1972|13 March 1980}}</small>
| [[Besmenian People's Party]]
|[[First Gleitzmann cabinet (Besmenia)|Gleitzmann I]] (1972-1976)<br/>[[Second Gleitzmann cabinet (Besmenia)|Gleitzmann II]] (1976-1980)
|-
|-
|[[File:Robert Falk.jpg|200px]] || Robert Falk (1872-1955) || 2 July 1920 || 1 September 1924 || BDP
! style="background:#ffff00;" |<span style="color:#000000"> 10 </span>
| [[File:Martin Beiter.jpg|75px]]
| <br>'''[[Martin Beiter]]'''<br/><small>(1945–1991)</small>
|13 March<br />1980
|5 May<br />1991 †
|<small>{{age in years and days|13 March 1980|5 May 1991}}</small>
| [[Free Besmenian Citizen's Party]]
| [[First Beiter cabinet (Besmenia)|Beiter I]] (1980-1981)<br/>[[Second Beiter cabinet (Besmenia)|Beiter II]] (1981-1985)<br/>[[Third Beiter cabinet (Besmenia)|Beiter III]] (1985-1989)<br/>[[Fourth Beiter cabinet (Besmenia)|Beiter IV]] (1989-1991)
|-
|-
|[[File:Heinz Dimmler.jpg|200px]] || [[Heinz Dimmler]] (1871-1960) || 1 September 1924|| 2 September 1940 || BVP
|- style="background:#f9e3be"
! style="background:#ff0000;" |<span style="color:#ffffff"> - </span>
| [[File:Doris Klammer3.png|75px]]
| <br>'''[[Doris Klammer-Brunt]]'''<br/><small>(1939–)</small><br/>''Acting''
| 5 May <br />1991
| 15 May<br />1991
|<small>{{age in years and days|5 May 1991|15 May 1991}}</small>
| [[Social Democratic Union (Besmenia)|Social Democratic Union]]
| -
|-
|-
|[[File:Friedrich Bock.jpg|200px]] || Friedrich Bock (1890-1968) || 2 September 1940 || 6 September 1948 || BVP
! style="background:#ffff00;" |<span style="color:#000000"> 11 </span>
| [[File:Kurt Stöger2.png|75px]]
| <br>'''[[Kurt Stöger]]'''<br/><small>(1933–2021)</small>
| 15 May<br />1991
| 25 October<br />1993
|<small>{{age in years and days|15 May 1991|25 October 1993}}</small>
| [[Free Besmenian Citizen's Party]]
| [[Stöger cabinet (Besmenia)|Stöger]] (1991-1993)
|-
|-
|[[File:Albrecht Neumann.jpg|200px]] || [[Albrecht Neumann]] (1889-1977) || 6 September 1948 || 5 September 1960 || FBBP
! style="background:#0f0fff;" |<span style="color:#ffffff"> 12 </span>
| [[File:Manfred Kanther.jpg|75px]]
| <br>'''[[Erik Tautenbach]]'''<br/><small>(1938–2019)</small>
| 25 October<br />1993
| 1 October<br />2001
|<small>{{age in years and days|25 October 1993|1 October 2001}}</small>
| [[Besmenian People's Party]]
| [[First Tautenbach cabinet (Besmenia)|Tautenbach I]] (1993-1997)<br/>[[Second Tautenbach cabinet (Besmenia)|Tautenbach II]] (1997-2001)
|-
|-
|[[File:Günther Brecht.jpg|200px]] || Günther Brecht (1899-1990) || 5 September 1960|| 7 September 1964 || BVP
! style="background:#ffff00;" |<span style="color:#000000"> 13 </span>
| [[File:Ursula Kummstein2008.jpg|75px]]
| <br>'''[[Ursula Kummstein]]'''<br/><small>(1949–)</small>
| 1 October<br />2001
| 25 January<br />2011
|<small>{{age in years and days|1 October 2001|25 January 2011}}</small>
| [[Free Besmenian Citizen's Party]]
| [[First Kummstein cabinet (Besmenia)|Kummstein I]] (2001-2005)<br/>[[Second Kummstein cabinet (Besmenia)|Kummstein II]] (2005-2009)<br/>[[Third Kummstein cabinet (Besmenia)|Kummstein III]] (2009-2011)<br/>
|-
|-
|[[File:Johannes Schmidt.jpg|200px]] || Johannes Schmidt (1907-2003) || 7 September 1964 || 4 September 1972 || SPB
|- style="background:#f9e3be"
! style="background:#0f0fff;" |<span style="color:#ffffff"> - </span>
| [[File:Dieter althaus2008.jpg|75px]]
| <br>'''[[Franz Bauer]]'''<br/><small>(1959–)</small><br/>''Acting''
| 25 January <br />2011
| 1 February<br />2011
|<small>{{age in years and days|25 January 2011|1 February 2011}}</small>
| [[Besmenian People's Party]]
| -
|-
|-
|[[File:Robert Gleitzmann.jpg |200px]] || Robert Gleitzmann (1910-1999) || 4 September 1972|| 3 September 1984 || BVP
! style="background:#ffff00;" |<span style="color:#000000"> 14 </span>
| [[File:HBM Spindelegger1.jpg|75px]]
| <br>'''[[Jörg Rautenberg]]'''<br/><small>(1960–)</small>
| 1 February<br />2011
| 11 September<br />2012
|<small>{{age in years and days|1 February 2011|11 September 2012}}</small>
| [[Free Besmenian Citizen's Party]]
| [[Rautenberg cabinet (Besmenia)|Rautenberg]] (2011-2012)
|-
|-
|[[File:Martin Beiter.jpg|200px]] || [[Martin Beiter]] (1944-1991) || 3 September 1984 || 5 February 1991 || FBBP
! style="background:#0f0fff;" |<span style="color:#ffffff"> 15 </span>
| [[File:Theodor Sidemann2.png|80px]]
| <br>'''[[Theodor Sidemann]]'''<br/><small>(1968–)</small>
| 11 September<br />2012
| 8 May 2021
|<small>{{age in years and days|11 September 2012|8 May 2021}}</small>
| [[Besmenian People's Party]]
| [[First Sidemann cabinet (Besmenia)|Sidemann I]] (2012-2016)<br/>[[Second Sidemann cabinet (Besmenia)|Sidemann II]] (2016-2020)<br/> [[Third Sidemann cabinet (Besmenia)|Sidemann III]] (2020-2021)
|-
|-
|[[File:Kurt Stöger.jpg|200px]] || Kurt Stöger (1939*)|| 12 February 1991 || 7 September 1992 || GPB
! style="background:#d3d3d3;" |<span style="color:#000000"> 16 </span>
| [[File:Richard Benkel.png|80px]]
| <br>'''[[Richard Benkel]]'''<br/><small>(1957–)</small>
| 8 May<br/> 2021
| 9 September 2021
|<small>{{age in years and days|8 May 2021|9 September 2021}}</small>
| Independent
| [[Benkel cabinet (Besmenia)|Benkel]] (2021)
|-
|-
|[[File:Erik Tautenbach.jpg|200px]] || Erik Tautenbach (1937-2019) || 7 September 1992 || 4 September 2000|| SPB  
! style="background:#0f0fff;" |<span style="color:#ffffff"> 17 </span>
| [[File:Elisabeth Rademacher Official portrait.jpg|80px]]
| <br>'''[[Elisabeth Rademacher]]'''<br/><small>(1977–)</small>
| 9 September <br />2021
| 15 March 2024
|<small>{{age in years and days|9 September 2021|15 March 2024}}</small>
| [[Besmenian People's Party]]
| [[Rademacher cabinet (Besmenia)|Rademacher]] (2021-2024)
|-
|-
|[[File:Laura Kummstein.jpg|200px]] || Laura  Kummstein (1957*) || 4 September 2000|| 3 September 2012 || BVP
! style="background:#0f0fff;" |<span style="color:#ffffff"> 18 </span>
| [[File:2023-04-27 Sitzung des Abgeordnetenhauses von Berlin by Sandro Halank–110.jpg|80px]]
| <br>'''[[Thomas Pühringer]]'''<br/><small>(1972–)</small>
| 15 March <br />2024
| Incument
|<small>{{age in years and days|2024|03|15}}</small>
| [[Besmenian People's Party]]
| [[Pühringer cabinet|Pühringer]] (2024-)
|-
|-
|[[File:Theodor Sidemann.jpg|200px]] || [[Theodor Sidemann]] (1969*)|| 3 September 2012 || in office || BVP
|}
|}
==Living former prime ministers of Besmenia==
As of March 2024, there are 5 living former prime ministers. The most recent death of a former prime minister was [[Kurt Stöger]] (served from 1991 to 1993), on May 1, 2021, aged 87.
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|File: Ursula Kummstein 2021.png|[[Ursula Kummstein]] (age {{age|1949|3|5}})<br />(2001–2011)
|File:Jörg Rautenberg2021pic2.jpg|[[Jörg Rautenberg]] (age {{age|1960|9|17}})<br />(2011–2012)
|File: Theodor Sidemann2.png|[[Theodor Sidemann]] (age {{age|1968|7|13}})<br />(2012–2021)
|File: Richard Benkel.png|[[Richard Benkel]] (age {{age|1957|7|16}})<br />(2021)
|File:Elisabeth Rademacher Official portrait.jpg| [[Elisabeth Rademacher]] (age {{age|1977|9|30}})<br />(2021-2024)
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Federal Prime Minster of the Federal Republic of Besmenia
Bundespremierministerin der Bundesrepublik Besmenien
Logo of Besmenian PM.png
Logo
Besmenian prime minister flag.png
Flag of the Prime Minister
2023-04-27 Sitzung des Abgeordnetenhauses von Berlin by Sandro Halank–110.jpg
Incumbent
Thomas Pühringer
since 15 March 2024
StyleMr Prime Minister
Herr Bundespremierminister (informal)
His Excellency (diplomatic)
StatusHead of Government
Member ofCabinet
National Security Council
SeatFederal House, Laitstadt
AppointerPresident of Besmenia
Term lengthNo fixed term
Constituting instrumentBasic Law of Besmenia
Formation2 July 1920
DeputyVice Prime Minister of Besmenia
SalaryBS 300,000 annually

The Prime Minister of Besmenia, officially the federal prime minister of the Federal Republic of Besmenia (Besmenian: Bundespremierminister(in) von Besmenien) is the head of government of the Federal Republic of Besmenia.

Together with the federal ministers, he forms the Besmenian government. According to the Basic Law, the Besmenian Prime Minister determines the guidelines for politics. In practice, however, he must take into account the ideas of his own party and the coalition partners. The Prime Minister proposes the Federal Ministers to the President. Without this proposal, the President cannot appoint anyone as Federal Minister. Without the participation of the President, the Prime Minister appoints one of the Federal Ministers as his official deputy, who is officially referred to as Vice Prime Minister.

Although the Prime Minister is only third in the Besmenian protocol hierarchy after the President and the President of the Federal Chamber, he is considered the most politically powerful and influential Besmenian official.

The current Prime Minister is Thomas Pühringer (BVP).

History

Political position

Office of the Prime Minister in the Federal House.

Election

Similar to the President, there are three rules that a Prime Minister candidate must adhere to.

  • The Prime Minister candidate must be a citizen of Besmenia
  • The Prime Minister candidate must be at least 28 years old

The Prime Minister candidate is nominated and confirmed by his political party for the four-year federal election.

Tenure

The Prime Minister's term of office is not limited in time like that of the president or the Federal Chamber; the appointment is permanent. The appointment of the Prime Minister and the other federal ministers by the president has nothing to do constitutionally with the elections to the Federal Chamber, nor with the term of office and the popular election of the president. In fact, it mostly correlates with Federal Chamber elections.

End of term

The term of office normally ends with the swearing in of a new government and its replacement. However, the term of office can also end prematurely with his death, his incapacity to hold office, his replacement by a constructive vote of no confidence and his resignation.

Vote of confidence

If the Prime Minister has the impression that the majority of the Federal Chamber no longer supports his policy, he can ask a vote of confidence and thus force the Federal Chamber to act itself. He can also combine the vote of confidence with a substantive decision, i.e. a draft law or another substantive motion. If the Federal Chamber does not approve the Prime Minister's motion to vote in confidence with an absolute majority, there are two options:

  • The Prime Minister can decide not to draw any constitutional consequences.
  • The Prime Minister can propose to the President that the Federal Chamber be dissolved; the President decides politically independently on this proposal. With the convening of the newly elected Federal Chamber, the term of office of the previous Prime Minister ends automatically, although re-election by the new Federal Chamber is possible.

Vice Prime Minister

The Vice Prime Minister is the deputy to the Besmenian head of government. The prime minister appoints a federal minister as his deputy without the participation of the president. The vice prime minister is usually a member of the small coalition partner, and is also its most important politician. The vice prime minister only assumes the function of prime minister and not the office itself. If the prime minister's term of office ends prematurely (e.g. resignation or death), the vice prime minister assumes the function and duties for a short period until a new prime minister is appointed would. This happened in 1962 with the resignation of Günther Brecht, in 1991 with the assassination of Martin Beiter and most recently in 2011 with the resignation of Ursula Kummstein.

The current vice prime minister has been Ivar Combrinck (SDU) since September 2021.

Residence

The Federal House

The Prime Minister's office and residence has been in the Federal House since 1973. The Federal House was built between 1969 and 1973 on Leina Island in the Mitte district in Laitstadt. After the construction was completed in May 1973, Robert Gleitzmann moved into the Federal House in September 1973 as the first Prime Minister. It replaced Bertrecht's Palace as the seat of the Prime Minister from 1920-1973.

The building also houses a private apartment for the Prime Minister and his family. The private apartment is voluntary, which means that the Prime Minister can decide for himself whether he will use it or not. So far Kurt Stöger, Theodor Sidemann and Richard Benkel have waived the private apartment of the Federal House. Martin Beiter only lived in the apartment during the week and spent the weekends with his family in Behringen.

List of Prime Minsters of Besmenia since 1920

Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term of office Tenure
(Years and days) 		Party Government
1 Robert Falk.jpg
Robert Falk
(1872–1955) 		2 July
1920 		10 October
1924 		4 years, 100 days Besmenian Democratic Party Falk I (1920)
Falk II (1920-1924)
2 Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1969-008A-07, Hans Luther.jpg
Heinz Dimmler
(1876–1963) 		10 October
1924 		21 October
1936 		12 years, 11 days Besmenian People's Party Dimmler I (1924-1928)
Dimmler II (1928-1932)
Dimmler III (1932-1936)
3 Josef Lentscher.jpg
Josef Lentscher
(1884–1939) 		21 October
1936 		2 November
1939 † 		3 years, 12 days Besmenian People's Party Lentscher (1936-1939)
4 Fotothek df ps 0000062 Bildnisse - Porträts ^ Politiker.jpg
Friedrich Bock
(1888–1979) 		6 November
1939 		6 October
1944 		4 years, 335 days Besmenian People's Party Bock I (1939-1940)
Bock II (1940-1944)
5 Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F078072-0004, Konrad Adenauer.jpg
Albrecht Nebeling
(1878–1969) 		6 October
1944 		6 May
1958 		13 years, 212 days Liberal Citizen's Party of Besmenia Nebeling I (1944-1948)
Nebeling II (1948-1951)
Nebeling III (1951-1954)
Nebeling IV (1954-1956)
Nebeling V (1956-1958)
6 Otto Grotewohl Anefo.jpg
Günther Brecht
(1894–1965) 		6 May
1958 		17 June
1962 		4 years, 42 days Besmenian People's Party Brecht I (1958-1960)
Brecht II (1960-1962)
- Johannes Schmidt.jpg
Johannes Schmidt
(1908–1996)
Acting 		17 June
1962 		25 June
1962 		8 days Social Democratic Union -
7 Carlo Schmid (1963).jpg
Wolfgang Butz
(1897–1979) 		25 June
1962 		7 October
1964 		2 years, 104 days Besmenian People's Party Butz (1962-1964)
8 Johannes Schmidt.jpg
Johannes Schmidt
(1908–1996) 		7 October
1964 		21 February
1972 		7 years, 137 days Social Democratic Union Schmidt I (1964-1968)
Schmidt II (1968-1969)
Schmidt II (1969-1972)
9 Bundeskanzler Helmut Schmidt.jpg
Robert Gleitzmann
(1916–1999) 		21 February
1972 		13 March
1980 		8 years, 21 days Besmenian People's Party Gleitzmann I (1972-1976)
Gleitzmann II (1976-1980)
10 Martin Beiter.jpg
Martin Beiter
(1945–1991) 		13 March
1980 		5 May
1991 † 		11 years, 53 days Free Besmenian Citizen's Party Beiter I (1980-1981)
Beiter II (1981-1985)
Beiter III (1985-1989)
Beiter IV (1989-1991)
- Doris Klammer3.png
Doris Klammer-Brunt
(1939–)
Acting 		5 May
1991 		15 May
1991 		10 days Social Democratic Union -
11 Kurt Stöger2.png
Kurt Stöger
(1933–2021) 		15 May
1991 		25 October
1993 		2 years, 163 days Free Besmenian Citizen's Party Stöger (1991-1993)
12 Manfred Kanther.jpg
Erik Tautenbach
(1938–2019) 		25 October
1993 		1 October
2001 		7 years, 341 days Besmenian People's Party Tautenbach I (1993-1997)
Tautenbach II (1997-2001)
13 Ursula Kummstein2008.jpg
Ursula Kummstein
(1949–) 		1 October
2001 		25 January
2011 		9 years, 116 days Free Besmenian Citizen's Party Kummstein I (2001-2005)
Kummstein II (2005-2009)
Kummstein III (2009-2011)
- Dieter althaus2008.jpg
Franz Bauer
(1959–)
Acting 		25 January
2011 		1 February
2011 		7 days Besmenian People's Party -
14 HBM Spindelegger1.jpg
Jörg Rautenberg
(1960–) 		1 February
2011 		11 September
2012 		1 year, 223 days Free Besmenian Citizen's Party Rautenberg (2011-2012)
15 Theodor Sidemann2.png
Theodor Sidemann
(1968–) 		11 September
2012 		8 May 2021 8 years, 239 days Besmenian People's Party Sidemann I (2012-2016)
Sidemann II (2016-2020)
Sidemann III (2020-2021)
16 Richard Benkel.png
Richard Benkel
(1957–) 		8 May
2021 		9 September 2021 124 days Independent Benkel (2021)
17 Elisabeth Rademacher Official portrait.jpg
Elisabeth Rademacher
(1977–) 		9 September
2021 		15 March 2024 2 years, 188 days Besmenian People's Party Rademacher (2021-2024)
18 2023-04-27 Sitzung des Abgeordnetenhauses von Berlin by Sandro Halank–110.jpg
Thomas Pühringer
(1972–) 		15 March
2024 		Incument 257 days Besmenian People's Party Pühringer (2024-)

Living former prime ministers of Besmenia

As of March 2024, there are 5 living former prime ministers. The most recent death of a former prime minister was Kurt Stöger (served from 1991 to 1993), on May 1, 2021, aged 87.

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