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The Thingspeaker serves as the head of the [[Government of Azmara]], being responsible for chairing meetings of the body, resolving disputes involving multiple members of the Government and directing the official policy of the Government. While the appointment of the members of the Government is left largely to the Thingspeaker's official wishes, to serve in the office themselves they are required to possess a majority of support within the Folksmot. Due to the fact that no party has won an overall majority in the Folksmot since the implementation of {{wpl|proportional representation}} in 1933, deals between multiple parties are normally required to take office and as a result every Government since 1933 has had multiple parties represented.
The Thingspeaker serves as the head of the [[Government of Azmara]], being responsible for chairing meetings of the body, resolving disputes involving multiple members of the Government and directing the official policy of the Government. While the appointment of the members of the Government is left largely to the Thingspeaker's official wishes, to serve in the office themselves they are required to possess a majority of support within the Folksmot. Due to the fact that no party has won an overall majority in the Folksmot since the implementation of {{wpl|proportional representation}} in 1933, deals between multiple parties are normally required to take office and as a result every Government since 1933 has had multiple parties represented.


The current Thingspeaker is [[Sofija Anasdohter]] of the [[Workers' Party (Azmara)|Workers' Party]], who has served since 13 July 2020 as the head of a coalition with the [[The Radicals (Azmara)|The Radicals]] and the [[Green Party (Azmara)|Green Party]].
The current Thingspeaker is [[Freidrik Aleksaanderssun]] of [[Gold Flame]], who has served since 5 July 2023 as the head of a coalition with the [[Centre Party (Azmara)|Centre Party]], [[The Radicals (Azmara)|The Radicals]] and the [[Green Party (Azmara)|Green Party]].
==History==
The use of "Thingspeaker" to describe a senior political position dates back to the creation of the [[Azmaran Confederation]] in 1623, where the Thingspeaker was the second most important government office after the Chancellor, being appointed by the Chancellor to mediate between the two houses of the Alþing and to carry out the Chancellor's political will. While clearly subordinate to the Chancellor, the position showed elements of parliamentarianism, with the appointment of a new Thingspeaker having to be confirmed by both houses of the Alþing.
 
While during the brief Republic of Westmarck the position would be abolished in favour of executive power being held collectively by a Directory, a new Thingspeaker position with similar responsibilities existed in the succeeding Kingdom of Azmara. The political setup of the Kingdom gave significant power to the King, who appointed his own Government and had the right to veto and propose laws and dissolve the Alþing at their wish, yet the new Thingspeaker position would serve to try and mediate between him, his Government and the Alþing.
 
The position would be abolished during the 1855 Revolution as a democratic republic was created in place of the monarchy, as executive power would be held in the hands of a directly-elected President. The Alþing would be retained as an institution, however, yet it was thought that due to the President being elected by the same electorate as the Alþing that it would not need the same mediation.
 
However, due to an increasingly ideologically fractured Alþing in the early 20th century leading to increasing gridlock between the President and the Alþing, the idea of an executive elected by the Alþing carried increasing appeal amongst the electorate and as such the modern position of Thingspeaker would be introduced in the Basic Law of 1915, to be nominated by the President and confirmed by the Folksmot, its directly elected lower house and to lead the Government in the place of the President.
 
The position would first be held by the former President of Azmara, Leif Aansgaarsun, of [[Gold Flame]], who would switch office to continue serving as the main executive power of the government. He would be one of three individuals to serve as Thingspeaker under the 1915 Basic Law and would serve between 1915 and 1921, being succeeded by Freidrik Aarnessun of the Azmaran Section of the Workers' International, who would serve between 1921 and 1923, and Þurisas Siimunssun of the National Coalition, who would serve from 1923 to 1932.
 
After the fall of the National Coalition during the Realignment, the office would be retained in the 1933 Basic Law but both it and the office of President would be reformed to prevent them being used for {{wpl|authoritarianism|authoritarian}} rule, with the President being reduced to a figurehead office and the Thingspeaker being officially designated as a ''primus inter pares'' leader of the Government.
 
Since the enactment of the 1933 Basic Law, the position has been held most often by members of the Workers' Party, with 11 out of 19 Thingspeakers being members of the party and holding it interrupted between 1933 and 1954, yet since then the position has become more competitive, with three Thingspeakers each coming from Gold Flame and the Centre Party and two from the Radicals since 1954.
 
==Function and appointment==
==List==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; style="width=95%"
|-
! width=2% rowspan=2 scope="col"| {{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! width=5% rowspan=2 scope="col"| Portrait
! width=14% rowspan=2 scope="col"| Name<br/><small>(Birth–Death)</small>
! width=34% colspan=3| Term of office
! width=10% rowspan=2 colspan=2 scope="col"| Party
! width=14% rowspan=2 scope="col"| Elections
! width=10% rowspan=2 scope="col"| [[Government of Estmere|Government]]
! width=4% rowspan=2 scope="col"| [[President of Estmere|President]]<br/><small>(Tenure)</small>
|-
! width=10% scope="col"| Took office
! width=10% scope="col"| Left office
! width=16% scope="col"| Time in office
|-
|colspan=11 style="background-color:#C0C0C0;"|<center>'''Thingspeaker of the Commonwealth of Azmara'''</center>
|-
! rowspan=5 style="background:red; color:white;" |4
| rowspan=5 | [[File:Stauning_i1920-erne.jpg|90px]]
! rowspan=5 scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" | [[Hjalmer Alekssun|'''Hjalmer Alekssun''']]<br/>{{small|(1883-1965)}}
| rowspan=5 | 25 January<br/> 1933
| rowspan=5 | 3 September<br/> 1947
| rowspan=5 | {{Age in years, months and days|1933|01|25|1947|09|03}}
| rowspan=5 style="background:red;" |
| rowspan=5 | {{nowrap|[[Workers' Party (Azmara)|Workers' Party<br>of Azmara]]}}
| [[1933 Azmaran legislative election|1933]]
| [[Government of Azmara#List of ministries|H. Alekssun II]]
| ''Vacant''
|-
| [[1936 Azmaran legislative election|1936]]
| [[Government of Azmara#List of ministries|H. Alekssun III]]
! align="center" rowspan="2" style="font-weight:normal" | '''[[Frei Mikelssun]]'''<br/>[[File:ArthurHGreenwood.jpg|80px]]<br/>{{small|(1934-1940)}}
|-
| [[1939 Azmaran legislative election|1939]]
| [[Government of Azmara#List of ministries|H. Alekssun IV]]
|-
| [[1942 Azmaran legislative election|1942]]
| [[Government of Azmara#List of ministries|H. Alekssun V]]
! align="center" rowspan="4" style="font-weight:normal" | '''[[Aleksander Siimunsun]]'''<br/>[[File:Paul_Ramadier_en_1948.jpg|80px]]<br/>{{small|(1940-1952)}}
|-
| [[1945 Azmaran legislative election|1945]]
| [[Government of Azmara#List of ministries|H. Alekssun VI]]
|-
! rowspan=2 style="background:red; color:white;" |5
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Einar_Gerhardsen_1945.jpeg|90px]]
! rowspan=2 scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" | [[Mâþijas Aansgaarsun|'''Mâþijas Aansgaarsun''']]<br/>{{small|(1900-1991)}}
| rowspan=2 | 3 September<br/> 1947
| rowspan=2 | 11 November<br/> 1954
| rowspan=2 | {{Age in years, months and days|1947|09|03|1954|11|11}}
| rowspan=2 style="background:red;" |
| rowspan=2 | {{nowrap|[[Workers' Party (Azmara)|Workers' Party<br>of Azmara]]}}
| [[1948 Azmaran legislative election|1948]]
| [[Government of Azmara#List of ministries|M. Aansgaarssun I]]
|-
| [[1951 Azmaran legislative election|1951]]
| [[Government of Azmara#List of ministries|M. Aansgaarssun II]]
|-
! style="background:#44BB22; color:white;" |6
| [[File:Julius-Raab-1961.jpg|90px]]
! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" | [[Helmut Freidrikssun|'''Helmut Freidrikssun''']]<br/>{{small|(1902-1980)}}
| 11 November<br/> 1954
| 12 October 1957
| {{Age in years, months and days|1954|11|11|1957|10|12}}
| style="background:#44BB22;" |
| {{nowrap|[[Centre Party (Azmara)|Centre Party<br>of Azmara]]}}
| [[1954 Azmaran legislative election|1954]]
| [[Government of Azmara#List of ministries|H. Freidrikssun I]]
! align="center" rowspan="4" style="font-weight:normal" | '''[[Henrik W. Þurleifssun]]'''<br/>[[File:Bundesarchiv_B_145_Bild-P001516,_Jakob_Kaiser.jpg|80px]]<br/>{{small|(1952-1964)}}
|-
! style="background:red; color:white;" |(5)
| [[File:Einar_Gerhardsen_1945.jpeg|90px]]
! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" | [[Mâþijas Aansgaarsun|'''Mâþijas Aansgaarsun''']]<br/>{{small|(1900-1991)}}
| 12 October 1957
|1 November 1960
| {{Age in years, months and days|1957|10|12|1960|11|01}}
| style="background:red;" |
| {{nowrap|[[Workers' Party (Azmara)|Workers' Party<br>of Azmara]]}}
| [[1957 Azmaran legislative election|1957]]
| [[Government of Azmara#List of ministries|M. Aansgaarssun III]]
|-
! style="background:#44BB22; color:white;" |(6)
| [[File:Julius-Raab-1961.jpg|90px]]
! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" | [[Helmut Freidrikssun|'''Helmut Freidrikssun''']]<br/>{{small|(1902-1980)}}
|1 November 1960
|3 October 1963
| {{Age in years, months and days|1960|11|01|1963|10|03}}
| style="background:#44BB22;" |
| {{nowrap|[[Centre Party (Azmara)|Centre Party<br>of Azmara]]}}
| [[1960 Azmaran legislative election|1960]]
| [[Government of Azmara#List of ministries|H. Freidrikssun II]]
|-
! style="background:red; color:white;" |7
| [[File:Jens_Otto_Krag_01.jpg|90px]]
! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" | [[Frei Jorśsun|'''Frei Jorśsun''']]<br/>{{small|(1914-1979)}}
|3 October 1963
|31 October 1966
| {{Age in years, months and days|1963|10|03|1966|10|31}}
| style="background:red;" |
| {{nowrap|[[Workers' Party (Azmara)|Workers' Party<br>of Azmara]]}}
| [[1963 Azmaran legislative election|1963]]
| [[Government of Azmara#List of ministries|F. Jorśsun I]]
|-
! style="background:#44BB22; color:white;" |8
| [[File:Per_Borten_i_Folldal_i_1987.png|90px]]
! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" | [[Eryk Aansgaarssun|'''Eryk Aansgaarssun''']]<br/>{{small|(1916-2000)}}
|31 October 1966
|12 October 1969
| {{Age in years, months and days|1966|10|31|1969|10|12}}
| style="background:#44BB22;" |
| {{nowrap|[[Centre Party|Centre Party<br>of Azmara]]}}
| [[1966 Azmaran legislative election|1966]]
| [[Government of Azmara#List of ministries|E. Aansgaarssun]]
! align="center" rowspan="2" style="font-weight:normal" | '''[[Loki Aarnessun]]'''<br/>[[File:Piet_de_Jong_1970.jpg|80px]]<br/>{{small|(1964-1970)}}
|-
! style="background:red; color:white;" |(7)
| [[File:Jens_Otto_Krag_01.jpg|90px]]
! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" | [[Frei Jorśsun|'''Frei Jorśsun''']]<br/>{{small|(1914-1979)}}
|12 October 1969
|12 January 1973
| {{Age in years, months and days|1969|10|12|1973|01|12}}
| style="background:red;" |
| {{nowrap|[[Workers' Party (Azmara)|Workers' Party<br>of Azmara]]}}
| [[1969 Azmaran legislative election|1969]]
| [[Government of Azmara#List of ministries|F. Jorśsun II]]
|-
! style="background:#CC00CC; color:white;" |9
| [[File:Verteidigungsminister_Dr._Hans_Apel_(4909219537).jpg|90px]]
! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" | [[Aleksaander Mâþijassun|'''Aleksaander Mâþijassun''']]<br/>{{small|(1916-2009)}}
|12 January 1973
|20 October 1975
| {{Age in years, months and days|1973|01|12|1975|10|20}}
| style="background:#CC00CC;" |
| {{nowrap|[[The Radicals (Azmara)|The Radicals]]}}
| [[1972 Azmaran legislative election|1972]]
| [[Government of Azmara#List of ministries|A. Mâþijassun]]
! align="center" style="font-weight:normal" | '''[[Leif Alekssun]]'''<br/>[[File:Schmelzer,_Norbert_-_SFA005000409.jpg|80px]]<br/>{{small|(1970-1973)}}
|-
! rowspan=2 style="background:red; color:white;" |10
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Ola_Ullsten.JPG|90px]]
! rowspan=2 scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" | [[Stefan Mâþissun|'''Stefan Mâþissun''']]<br/>{{small|(1923-1999)}}
| rowspan=2 | 20 October 1975
| rowspan=2 | 15 October 1981
| rowspan=2 | {{Age in years, months and days|1975|10|20|1981|10|15}}
| rowspan=2 style="background:red;" |
| rowspan=2 | {{nowrap|[[Workers' Party (Azmara)|Workers' Party<br>of Azmara]]}}
| [[1975 Azmaran legislative election|1975]]
| [[Government of Azmara#List of ministries|S. Mâþissun I]]
! align="center" rowspan=4 style="font-weight:normal" | '''[[Aleksander Wiljâmssun]]'''<br/>[[File:Kalevi-Sorsa-1975_(cropped).jpg|80px]]<br/>{{small|(1973-1985)}}
|-
| [[1978 Azmaran legislative election|1978]]
| [[Government of Azmara#List of ministries|S. Mâþissun II]]
|-
! rowspan=2 style="background:#00BBFF; color:white;" |11
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Ed_van_Thijn_portrait.jpg|90px]]
! rowspan=2 scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" | [[Aarne Leifssun|'''Aarne Leifssun''']]<br/>{{small|(1931-2018)}}
| rowspan=2 | 15 October 1981
| rowspan=2 | 13 October 1987
| rowspan=2 | {{Age in years, months and days|1981|10|15|1987|10|13}}
| rowspan=2 style="background:#00BBFF;" |
| rowspan=2 | {{nowrap|[[Gold Flame|Gold Flame –<br>Azmaran Liberal Party]]}}
| [[1981 Azmaran legislative election|1981]]
| [[Government of Azmara#List of ministries|A. Leifssun I]]
|-
| [[1984 Azmaran legislative election|1984]]
| [[Government of Azmara#List of ministries|A. Leifssun II]]
|-
! style="background:red; color:white;" |12
| [[File:Proinsias_De_Rossa,_cropped.jpg|90px]]
! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" | [[Herman Jonssun|'''Herman Jonssun''']]<br/>{{small|(1940-)}}
| 13 October 1987
| 4 October 1990
| {{Age in years, months and days|1987|10|13|1990|10|04}}
| style="background:red;" |
| {{nowrap|[[Workers' Party (Azmara)|Workers' Party<br>of Azmara]]}}
| [[1987 Azmaran legislative election|1987]]
| [[Government of Azmara#List of ministries|H. Jonssun]]
! align="center" rowspan=4 style="font-weight:normal" | '''[[Jana Eryksdohter]]'''<br/>[[File:Mary_Robinson_World_Economic_Forum_2013_crop.jpg|80px]]<br/>{{small|(1985-1997)}}
|-
! style="background:#00BBFF; color:white;" |(11)
| [[File:Ed_van_Thijn_portrait.jpg|90px]]
! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" | [[Aarne Leifssun|'''Aarne Leifssun''']]<br/>{{small|(1931-2018)}}
| 4 October 1990
| 1 September 1993
| {{Age in years, months and days|1990|10|04|1993|09|01}}
| style="background:#00BBFF;" |
| {{nowrap|[[Gold Flame|Gold Flame –<br>Azmaran Liberal Party]]}}
| [[1990 Azmaran legislative election|1990]]
| [[Government of Azmara#List of ministries|A. Leifssun III]]
|-
! rowspan=2 style="background:red; color:white;" |(12)
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Proinsias_De_Rossa,_cropped.jpg|90px]]
! rowspan=2 scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" | [[Herman Jonssun|'''Herman Jonssun''']]<br/>{{small|(1940-)}}
| rowspan=2 | 1 September 1993
| rowspan=2 | 12 January 1999
| rowspan=2 | {{Age in years, months and days|1993|09|01|1999|01|12}}
| rowspan=2 style="background:red;" |
| rowspan=2 | {{nowrap|[[Workers' Party (Azmara)|Workers' Party<br>of Azmara]]}}
| [[1993 Azmaran legislative election|1993]]
| [[Government of Azmara#List of ministries|H. Jonssun II]]
|-
| [[1996 Azmaran legislative election|1996]]
| [[Government of Azmara#List of ministries|H. Jonssun III]]
|-
! rowspan=2 style="background:red; color:white;" |13
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Roger_van_Boxtel_2010.jpg|90px]]
! rowspan=2 scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" | [[Jorś Mâþijassun|'''Jorś Mâþijassun''']]<br/>{{small|(1947-)}}
| rowspan=2 | 12 January 1999
| rowspan=2 | 3 May 2003
| rowspan=2 | {{Age in years, months and days|1999|01|12|2003|05|03}}
| rowspan=2 style="background:red;" |
| rowspan=2 | {{nowrap|[[Workers' Party (Azmara)|Workers' Party<br>of Azmara]]}}
| [[1999 Azmaran legislative election|1999]]
| [[Government of Azmara#List of ministries|J. Mâþijassun I]]
! align="center" rowspan=2 style="font-weight:normal" | '''[[Rygin Leifssun]]'''<br/>[[File:Tony_Benn2.jpg|80px]]<br/>{{small|(1997-2003)}}
|-
| [[2002 Azmaran legislative election|2002]]
| [[Government of Azmara#List of ministries|J. Mâþijassun II]]
|-
! style="background:red; color:white;" |14
| [[File:Verburg_Dutch_politician_kabinet_Balkenende_IV.jpg|90px]]
! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" | [[Eleina Helmutsdohter|'''Eleina Helmutsdohter''']]<br/>{{small|(1958-)}}
| 3 May 2003
| 29 September 2005
| {{Age in years, months and days|2003|05|03|2005|09|29}}
| style="background:red;" |
| {{nowrap|[[Workers' Party (Azmara)|Workers' Party<br>of Azmara]]}}
| —
| [[Government of Azmara#List of ministries|E. Helmutsdohter]]
! align="center" rowspan=4 style="font-weight:normal" | '''[[Liis Helmutsdohter]]'''<br/>[[File:Renate_Künast_2.JPG|80px]]<br/>{{small|(2003-2009)}}
|-
! style="background:#CC00CC; color:white;" |15
| [[File:Joop_Wijn_Minister_EZ.jpg|90px]]
! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" | [[Helmut Þurisassun|'''Helmut Þurisassun''']]<br/>{{small|(1961-2007)}}
| 29 September 2005
| 19 December 2007
| {{Age in years, months and days|2005|09|29|2007|12|19}}
| style="background:#CC00CC;" |
| {{nowrap|[[The Radicals (Azmara)|The Radicals –<br>Azmaran Democrats]]}}
| [[2005 Azmaran legislative election|2005]]
| [[Government of Azmara#List of ministries|H. Þurisassun]]
|-
! style="background:#44BB22; color:white;" |16
| [[File:Karel-de-gucht.jpg|90px]]
! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" | [[Stefan Aansgaarssun|'''Stefan Aansgaarssun''']]<br/>{{small|(1949-)}}
| 19 December 2007
| 1 August 2008
| {{Age in years, months and days|2007|12|19|2008|08|01}}
| style="background:#44BB22;" |
| {{nowrap|[[Centre Party (Azmara)|Centre Party<br>of Azmara]]}}
| —
| [[Government of Azmara#List of ministries|S. Aansgaarssun]]
|-
! style="background:red; color:white;" |17
| [[File:Tallinn Digital Summit. Handshake Theresa May and Jüri Ratas (37357846742) (cropped).jpg|90px]]
! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" | [[Niina Hermansdohter|'''Niina Hermansdohter''']]<br/>{{small|(1957-)}}
| 1 August 2008
| 7 June 2011
| {{Age in years, months and days|2008|08|01|2011|06|07}}
| style="background:red;" |
| {{nowrap|[[Workers' Party (Azmara)|Workers' Party<br>of Azmara]]}}
| [[2008 Azmaran legislative election|2008]]
| [[Government of Azmara#List of ministries|N. Hermansdohter]]
|-
! style="background:#00BBFF; color:white;" |18
| [[File:Foreign_Secretary_briefing_on_recent_visit_to_Pakistan_(4743128802).jpg|90px]]
! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" | [[Jon Jorśsun|'''Jon Jorśsun''']]<br/>{{small|(1961-)}}
| 7 June 2011
| 2 February 2014
| {{Age in years, months and days|2011|06|07|2014|02|02}}
| style="background:#00BBFF;" |
| {{nowrap|[[Gold Flame|Gold Flame –<br>Azmaran Liberal Party]]}}
| [[2011 Azmaran legislative election|2011]]
| [[Government of Azmara#List of ministries|J. Jorśsun]]
! align="center" rowspan=2 style="font-weight:normal" | '''[[Lorens Aansgaarssun]]'''<br/>[[File:Ivo_Opstelten_2011.jpg|80px]]<br/>{{small|(2009-2015)}}
|-
! style="background:#00BBFF; color:white;" |19
| [[File:Marie-Christine Marghem.jpg|90px]]
! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" | [[Sofija Freidriksdohter|'''Sofija Freidriksdohter''']]<br/>{{small|(1971-)}}
| 2 February 2014
| 19 May 2017
| {{Age in years, months and days|2014|02|02|2017|05|19}}
| style="background:#00BBFF;" |
| {{nowrap|[[Gold Flame|Gold Flame –<br>Azmaran Liberal Party]]}}
| [[2014 Azmaran legislative election|2014]]
| [[Government of Azmara#List of ministries|S. Freidriksdohter]]
|-
! style="background:red; color:white;" |20
| [[File:Charles Kennedy.jpg|90px]]
! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" | [[Eryk Jorśsun|'''Eryk Jorśsun''']]<br/>{{small|(1959-)}}
| 19 May 2017
| 13 July 2020
| {{Age in years, months and days|2017|05|19|2020|07|13}}
| style="background:red;" |
| {{nowrap|[[Workers' Party (Azmara)|Workers' Party<br>of Azmara]]}}
| [[2017 Azmaran legislative election|2017]]
| [[Government of Azmara#List of ministries|E. Jorśsun]]
! align="center" rowspan=2 style="font-weight:normal" | '''[[Maarija Ryginsdohter]]'''<br/>[[File:Isabella_Lövin_signing_climate_law_referral_(cropped).jpg|80px]]<br/>{{small|(2015-2021)}}
|-
! style="background:red; color:white;" |21
| [[File:Official_portrait_of_Angela_Rayner_MP_crop_2.jpg|90px]]
! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" | [[Sofija Anasdohter|'''Sofija Anasdohter''']]<br/>{{small|(1981-)}}
| 13 July 2020
| 5 July 2023
| {{Age in years, months and days|2020|07|13|2023|07|05}}
| style="background:red;" |
| {{nowrap|[[Workers' Party (Azmara)|Workers' Party<br>of Azmara]]}}
| [[2020 Azmaran legislative election|2020]]
| [[Government of Azmara#List of ministries|E. Jorśsun]]
|-
! style="background:#00BBFF; color:white;" |22
| [[File:Daniel_Günther_(2017).jpg|90px]]
! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" | [[Freidrik Aleksaanderssun|'''Freidrik Aleksaanderssun''']]<br/>{{small|(1969-)}}
| 5 July 2023
| ''Incumbent''
| {{Age in years, months and days|2023|07|05}}
| style="background:#00BBFF;" |
| {{nowrap|[[Gold Flame|Gold Flame –<br>Azmaran Liberal Party]]}}
| [[2023 Azmaran legislative election|2023]]
| [[Government of Azmara#List of ministries|F. Aleksaanderssun]]
! align="center" rowspan=2 style="font-weight:normal" | '''[[Harald Alekssun]]'''<br/>[[File:Georges_Gilkinet_(cropped).jpg|80px]]<br/>{{small|(2021-)}}
|}
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[[Category:Azmara]]
[[Category:Azmara]]

Latest revision as of 22:35, 2 March 2024

Thingspeaker of Azmara
Þingspreker âb Azmaara
Coat of arms of Azmara.png
Coat of Arms of the Commonwealth of Azmara
Azmaran Flag.png
Flag of the Commonwealth of Azmara
Daniel Günther (2017).jpg
Incumbent
Freidrik Aleksaanderssun
since 5 July 2023
StyleThe Honourable (diplomatic, outside Azmara)
StatusHead of government
Member ofGovernment
Euclean Conference
ResidenceNysted Place
SeatStefansberg, Aalmsted, Azmara
NominatorFolksmot
AppointerPresident of Azmara
Term lengthWhile commanding the confidence of the Folksmot.
Formation28 October 1915
First holderLeif Aansgaarsun
DeputyDeputy Thingspeaker
Salary€150,000/year
Websitewww.thingspreker.az

The Thingspeaker of Azmara (Azmaran: Þingspreker âb Azmaara) is the head of government of the Commonwealth of Azmara.

The office was created upon the passage of the Basic Law of 1915 which served to transition Azmara away from a presidential system towards parliamentarianism as many of the executive powers given to the President under the Basic Law of 1855 were transferred to the position, with the inaugural officeholder being Leif Aansgaarsun of Gold Flame.

The Thingspeaker serves as the head of the Government of Azmara, being responsible for chairing meetings of the body, resolving disputes involving multiple members of the Government and directing the official policy of the Government. While the appointment of the members of the Government is left largely to the Thingspeaker's official wishes, to serve in the office themselves they are required to possess a majority of support within the Folksmot. Due to the fact that no party has won an overall majority in the Folksmot since the implementation of proportional representation in 1933, deals between multiple parties are normally required to take office and as a result every Government since 1933 has had multiple parties represented.

The current Thingspeaker is Freidrik Aleksaanderssun of Gold Flame, who has served since 5 July 2023 as the head of a coalition with the Centre Party, The Radicals and the Green Party.

History

The use of "Thingspeaker" to describe a senior political position dates back to the creation of the Azmaran Confederation in 1623, where the Thingspeaker was the second most important government office after the Chancellor, being appointed by the Chancellor to mediate between the two houses of the Alþing and to carry out the Chancellor's political will. While clearly subordinate to the Chancellor, the position showed elements of parliamentarianism, with the appointment of a new Thingspeaker having to be confirmed by both houses of the Alþing.

While during the brief Republic of Westmarck the position would be abolished in favour of executive power being held collectively by a Directory, a new Thingspeaker position with similar responsibilities existed in the succeeding Kingdom of Azmara. The political setup of the Kingdom gave significant power to the King, who appointed his own Government and had the right to veto and propose laws and dissolve the Alþing at their wish, yet the new Thingspeaker position would serve to try and mediate between him, his Government and the Alþing.

The position would be abolished during the 1855 Revolution as a democratic republic was created in place of the monarchy, as executive power would be held in the hands of a directly-elected President. The Alþing would be retained as an institution, however, yet it was thought that due to the President being elected by the same electorate as the Alþing that it would not need the same mediation.

However, due to an increasingly ideologically fractured Alþing in the early 20th century leading to increasing gridlock between the President and the Alþing, the idea of an executive elected by the Alþing carried increasing appeal amongst the electorate and as such the modern position of Thingspeaker would be introduced in the Basic Law of 1915, to be nominated by the President and confirmed by the Folksmot, its directly elected lower house and to lead the Government in the place of the President.

The position would first be held by the former President of Azmara, Leif Aansgaarsun, of Gold Flame, who would switch office to continue serving as the main executive power of the government. He would be one of three individuals to serve as Thingspeaker under the 1915 Basic Law and would serve between 1915 and 1921, being succeeded by Freidrik Aarnessun of the Azmaran Section of the Workers' International, who would serve between 1921 and 1923, and Þurisas Siimunssun of the National Coalition, who would serve from 1923 to 1932.

After the fall of the National Coalition during the Realignment, the office would be retained in the 1933 Basic Law but both it and the office of President would be reformed to prevent them being used for authoritarian rule, with the President being reduced to a figurehead office and the Thingspeaker being officially designated as a primus inter pares leader of the Government.

Since the enactment of the 1933 Basic Law, the position has been held most often by members of the Workers' Party, with 11 out of 19 Thingspeakers being members of the party and holding it interrupted between 1933 and 1954, yet since then the position has become more competitive, with three Thingspeakers each coming from Gold Flame and the Centre Party and two from the Radicals since 1954.

Function and appointment

List

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Party Elections Government President
(Tenure)
Took office Left office Time in office
Thingspeaker of the Commonwealth of Azmara
4 Stauning i1920-erne.jpg Hjalmer Alekssun
(1883-1965)
25 January
1933
3 September
1947
14 years, 7 months and 9 days Workers' Party
of Azmara
1933 H. Alekssun II Vacant
1936 H. Alekssun III Frei Mikelssun
ArthurHGreenwood.jpg
(1934-1940)
1939 H. Alekssun IV
1942 H. Alekssun V Aleksander Siimunsun
Paul Ramadier en 1948.jpg
(1940-1952)
1945 H. Alekssun VI
5 Einar Gerhardsen 1945.jpeg Mâþijas Aansgaarsun
(1900-1991)
3 September
1947
11 November
1954
7 years, 2 months and 8 days Workers' Party
of Azmara
1948 M. Aansgaarssun I
1951 M. Aansgaarssun II
6 Julius-Raab-1961.jpg Helmut Freidrikssun
(1902-1980)
11 November
1954
12 October 1957 2 years, 11 months and 1 day Centre Party
of Azmara
1954 H. Freidrikssun I Henrik W. Þurleifssun
Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-P001516, Jakob Kaiser.jpg
(1952-1964)
(5) Einar Gerhardsen 1945.jpeg Mâþijas Aansgaarsun
(1900-1991)
12 October 1957 1 November 1960 3 years and 20 days Workers' Party
of Azmara
1957 M. Aansgaarssun III
(6) Julius-Raab-1961.jpg Helmut Freidrikssun
(1902-1980)
1 November 1960 3 October 1963 2 years, 11 months and 2 days Centre Party
of Azmara
1960 H. Freidrikssun II
7 Jens Otto Krag 01.jpg Frei Jorśsun
(1914-1979)
3 October 1963 31 October 1966 3 years and 28 days Workers' Party
of Azmara
1963 F. Jorśsun I
8 Per Borten i Folldal i 1987.png Eryk Aansgaarssun
(1916-2000)
31 October 1966 12 October 1969 2 years, 11 months and 12 days Centre Party
of Azmara
1966 E. Aansgaarssun Loki Aarnessun
Piet de Jong 1970.jpg
(1964-1970)
(7) Jens Otto Krag 01.jpg Frei Jorśsun
(1914-1979)
12 October 1969 12 January 1973 3 years and 3 months Workers' Party
of Azmara
1969 F. Jorśsun II
9 Verteidigungsminister Dr. Hans Apel (4909219537).jpg Aleksaander Mâþijassun
(1916-2009)
12 January 1973 20 October 1975 2 years, 9 months and 8 days The Radicals 1972 A. Mâþijassun Leif Alekssun
Schmelzer, Norbert - SFA005000409.jpg
(1970-1973)
10 Ola Ullsten.JPG Stefan Mâþissun
(1923-1999)
20 October 1975 15 October 1981 5 years, 11 months and 25 days Workers' Party
of Azmara
1975 S. Mâþissun I Aleksander Wiljâmssun
Kalevi-Sorsa-1975 (cropped).jpg
(1973-1985)
1978 S. Mâþissun II
11 Ed van Thijn portrait.jpg Aarne Leifssun
(1931-2018)
15 October 1981 13 October 1987 5 years, 11 months and 28 days Gold Flame –
Azmaran Liberal Party
1981 A. Leifssun I
1984 A. Leifssun II
12 Proinsias De Rossa, cropped.jpg Herman Jonssun
(1940-)
13 October 1987 4 October 1990 2 years, 11 months and 21 days Workers' Party
of Azmara
1987 H. Jonssun Jana Eryksdohter
Mary Robinson World Economic Forum 2013 crop.jpg
(1985-1997)
(11) Ed van Thijn portrait.jpg Aarne Leifssun
(1931-2018)
4 October 1990 1 September 1993 2 years, 10 months and 28 days Gold Flame –
Azmaran Liberal Party
1990 A. Leifssun III
(12) Proinsias De Rossa, cropped.jpg Herman Jonssun
(1940-)
1 September 1993 12 January 1999 5 years, 4 months and 11 days Workers' Party
of Azmara
1993 H. Jonssun II
1996 H. Jonssun III
13 Roger van Boxtel 2010.jpg Jorś Mâþijassun
(1947-)
12 January 1999 3 May 2003 4 years, 3 months and 21 days Workers' Party
of Azmara
1999 J. Mâþijassun I Rygin Leifssun
Tony Benn2.jpg
(1997-2003)
2002 J. Mâþijassun II
14 Verburg Dutch politician kabinet Balkenende IV.jpg Eleina Helmutsdohter
(1958-)
3 May 2003 29 September 2005 2 years, 4 months and 26 days Workers' Party
of Azmara
E. Helmutsdohter Liis Helmutsdohter
Renate Künast 2.JPG
(2003-2009)
15 Joop Wijn Minister EZ.jpg Helmut Þurisassun
(1961-2007)
29 September 2005 19 December 2007 2 years, 2 months and 20 days The Radicals –
Azmaran Democrats
2005 H. Þurisassun
16 Karel-de-gucht.jpg Stefan Aansgaarssun
(1949-)
19 December 2007 1 August 2008 7 months and 13 days Centre Party
of Azmara
S. Aansgaarssun
17 Tallinn Digital Summit. Handshake Theresa May and Jüri Ratas (37357846742) (cropped).jpg Niina Hermansdohter
(1957-)
1 August 2008 7 June 2011 2 years, 10 months and 6 days Workers' Party
of Azmara
2008 N. Hermansdohter
18 Foreign Secretary briefing on recent visit to Pakistan (4743128802).jpg Jon Jorśsun
(1961-)
7 June 2011 2 February 2014 2 years, 7 months and 26 days Gold Flame –
Azmaran Liberal Party
2011 J. Jorśsun Lorens Aansgaarssun
Ivo Opstelten 2011.jpg
(2009-2015)
19 Marie-Christine Marghem.jpg Sofija Freidriksdohter
(1971-)
2 February 2014 19 May 2017 3 years, 3 months and 17 days Gold Flame –
Azmaran Liberal Party
2014 S. Freidriksdohter
20 Charles Kennedy.jpg Eryk Jorśsun
(1959-)
19 May 2017 13 July 2020 3 years, 1 month and 24 days Workers' Party
of Azmara
2017 E. Jorśsun Maarija Ryginsdohter
Isabella Lövin signing climate law referral (cropped).jpg
(2015-2021)
21 Official portrait of Angela Rayner MP crop 2.jpg Sofija Anasdohter
(1981-)
13 July 2020 5 July 2023 2 years, 11 months and 22 days Workers' Party
of Azmara
2020 E. Jorśsun
22 Daniel Günther (2017).jpg Freidrik Aleksaanderssun
(1969-)
5 July 2023 Incumbent 1 year, 4 months and 17 days Gold Flame –
Azmaran Liberal Party
2023 F. Aleksaanderssun Harald Alekssun
Georges Gilkinet (cropped).jpg
(2021-)

Timeline

Freidrik AleksaanderssunSofija AnasdohterEryk JorśsunNiina HermansdohterHelmut Þurisassun