Prime Minister of Besmenia

Federal Prime Minster of the Federal Republic of Besmenia
Bundespremierministerin der Bundesrepublik Besmenien
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Flag of the Prime Minister
Incumbent Elisabeth Rademacher since 9 September 2021
Style	Madam Prime Minister Frau Bundespremierministerin (informal) Her Excellency (diplomatic)
Status	Head of Government
Seat	Federal House, Laitstadt
Appointer	President of Besmenia
Term length	No fixed term
Constituting instrument	Basic Law of Besmenia
Formation	2 July 1920
Deputy	Vice Prime Minister of Besmenia
Salary	BS 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. The Besmenian prime minister is also the commander in chief of the Besmenian Federal Army during wartime.

The current Prime Minister is Elisabeth Rademacher (BVP). She was elected as the 16th Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Besmenia on September 9, 2021 and was subsequently appointed by the President. She is at the head of a coalition made up of BVP, SDU and GPB.

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 must have lived in Besmenia for at least 15 years

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 (1872–1955)	2 July 1920	10 October 1924	4 years, 100 days	Besmenian Democratic Party	Falk I (1920) Falk II (1920-1924)
2		Heinz Dimmler (1885–1965)	10 October 1924	3 October 1940	15 years, 359 days	Besmenian People's Party	Dimmler I (1924-1928) Dimmler II (1928-1932) Dimmler III (1932-1936) Dimmler IV (1936-1940)
3		Friedrich Bock (1888–1979)	3 October 1940	6 October 1944	4 years, 3 days	Besmenian People's Party	Bock (1940-1944)
4		Albrecht Neumann (1878–1969)	6 October 1944	16 October 1956	12 years, 10 days	Liberal Citizen's Party of Besmenia	Neumann I (1944-1948) Neumann II (1948-1952) Neumann III (1952-1956)
5		Günther Brecht (1896–1986)	6 October 1956	17 June 1962	5 years, 254 days	Besmenian People's Party	Brecht I (1956-1960) Brecht II (1960-1962)
-		Johannes Schmidt (1908–1996) Acting	17 June 1962	25 June 1962	8 days	Social Democratic Union	-
6		Wolfgang Butz (1897–1975)	25 June 1962	7 October 1964	2 years, 104 days	Besmenian People's Party	Butz (1962-1964)
7		Johannes Schmidt (1908–1996)	7 October 1964	16 October 1972	8 years, 9 days	Social Democratic Union	Schmidt I (1964-1968) Schmidt II (1968-1972)
8		Robert Gleitzmann (1915–1999)	16 October 1972	6 October 1980	7 years, 356 days	Besmenian People's Party	Gleitzmann I (1972-1976) Gleitzmann II (1976-1980)
9		Martin Beiter (1945–1991)	6 October 1980	5 May 1991 †	10 years, 211 days	Free Besmenian Citizen's Party	Beiter I (1980-1981) Beiter II (1981-1985) Beiter III (1985-1989) Beiter IV (1989-1991)
-		Doris Klammer-Brunt (1939–) Acting	5 May 1991	15 May 1991	10 days	Social Democratic Union	-
10		Kurt Stöger (1933–2021)	15 May 1991	25 October 1993	2 years, 163 days	Free Besmenian Citizen's Party	Stöger (1991-1993)
11		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)
12		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)
-		Franz Bauer (1959–) Acting	25 January 2011	1 February 2011	7 days	Besmenian People's Party	-
13		Jörg Rautenberg (1960–)	1 February 2011	11 September 2012	1 year, 223 days	Free Besmenian Citizen's Party	Rautenberg (2011-2012)
14		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)
15		Richard Benkel (1957–)	8 May 2021	9 September 2021	124 days	Independent	Benkel (2021)
16		Elisabeth Rademacher (1977–)	9 September 2021	Incument	3 years, 63 days	Besmenian People's Party	Rademacher (2021-)

Living former prime ministers of Besmenia

As of September 2021, there are 4 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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  Ursula Kummstein (age 75)
  (2001–2011)

• 

  Jörg Rautenberg (age 64)
  (2011–2012)

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  Theodor Sidemann (age 56)
  (2012–2021)

• 

  Richard Benkel (age 67)
  (2021)

Statistics

Heinz Dimmler served the longest as Prime Minister with a term of 16 years. Richard Benkel served the shortest time with only 124 days.

At the age of 35, Martin Beiter was the youngest when he took office. The oldest prime minister when he took office was Albrecht Neumann at 65.

Prime Minister	Date of birth	Assumed office (first term)	Age at ascension (first term)	Time in office (total)	Left office (last term)	Age at retirement (last term)	Length of retirement	Date of death	Lifespan
Robert Falk	5 April 1872	2 July 1920	48 years, 88 days	4 years, 71 days	11 September 1924	52 years, 159 days	30 years, 127 days	16 January 1955	82 years, 286 days
Heinz Dimmler	14 April 1879	11 September 1924	45 years, 150 days	16 years, 5 days	16 September 1940	61 years, 155 days	22 years, 293 days	6 July 1963	84 years, 83 days
Friedrich Bock	9 April 1888	16 September 1940	52 years, 160 days	4 years, 10 days	26 September 1944	56 years, 173 days	34 years, 182 days	17 March 1979	90 years, 342 days
Albrecht Neumann	22 October 1878	26 September 1944	65 years, 340 days	11 years, 346 days	6 September 1956	77 years, 320 days	13 years, 6 days	12 September 1969	90 years, 325 days
Günther Brecht	28 March 1896	6 September 1956	60 years, 162 days	5 years, 284 days	17 June 1962	66 years, 81 days	23 years, 351 days	3 June 1986	90 years, 67 days
Wolfgang Butz	8 December 1897	25 June 1962	64 years, 199 days	2 years, 104 days	7 October 1964	66 years, 304 days	11 years, 20 days	27 October 1975	89 years, 323 days
Johannes Schmidt	31 May 1908	7 October 1964	56 years, 99 days	8 years, 39 days	16 October 1972	64 years, 138 days	23 years, 304 days	15 August 1996	88 years, 76 days
Robert Gleitzmann	23 February 1916	16 October 1972	56 years, 236 days	7 years, 356 days	6 October 1980	64 years, 226 days	19 years, 46 days	21 November 1999	83 years, 271 days
Martin Beiter	10 January 1945	6 October 1980	35 years, 270 days	10 years, 211 days	5 May 1991	46 years, 115 days	0	5 May 1991	46 years, 115 days
Kurt Stöger	17 July 1933	15 May 1991	57 years, 302 days	2 years, 133 days	25 September 1993	60 years, 70 days	27 years, 218 days	1 May 2021	87 years, 288 days
Erik Tautenbach	8 February 1937	25 September 1993	55 years, 229 days	8 years, 4 days	1 October 2001	63 years, 235 days	17 years, 361 days	27 September 2019	81 years, 231 days
Ursula Kummstein	5 March 1949	1 October 2001	52 years, 210 days	9 years, 116 days	25 January 2011	61 years, 326 days	13 years, 291 days	Living	75 years, 251 days (Living)
Jörg Rautenberg	17 September 1960	1 February 2011	50 years, 137 days	1 year, 223 days	11 September 2012	51 years, 360 days	12 years, 61 days	Living	64 years, 55 days (Living)
Theodor Sidemann	13 July 1968	11 September 2012	44 years, 60 days	8 years, 239 days	8 May 2021	52 years, 299 days	3 years, 187 days	Living	56 years, 121 days (Living)
Richard Benkel	25 March 1957	8 May 2021	64 years, 44 days	124 days	9 September 2021	64 years, 168 days	3 years, 63 days	Living	67 years, 231 days (Living)
Elisabeth Rademacher	30 September 1977	9 September 2021	43 years, 344 days	3 years, 63 days	Incumbent	Incumbent	Incumbent	Living	47 years, 42 days (Living)