Chancellor of Elstock

Chancellor of the Free City of Elstock
Kanclerz Wòlnégò Gardu Elstók (Elsian) Kanzler der Freien Stadt Elstock (Tyrnican)
Coat of arms
Incumbent Josef Gottlieb since 20 July 2017
Office of the Chancellor
Style	The Honourable
Member of	Senate, Cabinet
Residence	12 sztrasa Antónka New Town
Seat	Rôtësz Old Town
Appointer	Senate
Term length	No fixed term
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Elstock
Inaugural holder	Łukôsz Gomùłkô
Formation	15 July 1914
Salary	$220,000 annual
Website	www.ke.el

The Chancellor of the Free City of Elstock (Elsian: Kanclerz Wòlnégò Gardu Elstók; Tyrnican: Kanzler der Freien Stadt Elstock) is the head of government of Elstock. The Chancellor heads the Elstocker government, and is considered the highest legislative position in the country. The current Chancellor is Josef Gottlieb, since 2017.

Role

The role of the Mayor-President is primarily ceremonial, acting as the most visible member in the Council of Elstock, which hold the majority of administrative power over the government. The Mayor-President is appointed by the Council during its first session after a general election, and typically is a senior member from the largest political party in the Council, or a party leader. The Mayor-President can resign voluntary or be forced to resign from their position at any time if they lose support in the Council. The position comes with the ability to use a tie-breaking vote if a tie occurs in the Council while voting on bills and policy, but otherwise the Mayor-President de jure retains the rights and responsibilities of a Councilor, following the convention of first among equals.

Unofficially, the position of Mayor-President can have influence on policy and decision-making in the Council, and the position has been leveraged to expand beyond the constitutional restraints of the position, such as Léch Hersz's attempted reforms in 2010 to bring the position closer to that of a prime minister. Since Elstock's independence and the creation of the role of Mayor-President in 2000, debate has occurred on how much influence the Mayor-President has over the Council, with often conflicting opinions between politicians and policy-makers.

List of Chancellors

Portrait		Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Political party	Election
1		Łukôsz Gomùłkô (1863–1951)	15 July 1914	30 April 1916	Elsian People's Party	1914
2		Eckehard Hölzer (1867–1941)	30 April 1916	2 April 1921	Conservative Party of Elstock	1917 1921
–		Anatoliy Novikov Անատոլիյ Նովիկով (1857–1929)	2 April 1921	19 November 1923	Independent Direct rule	–
3		Konstantin Kraus (1862–1942)	19 November 1923	22 November 1927	Conservative Party of Elstock	1923
4		Hans-Günther Krämer (1872–1964)	22 November 1927	11 May 1929	Liberal Bloc	1927
(3)		Konstantin Kraus (1862–1942)	11 May 1929	15 November 1931	Conservative Party of Elstock	–
5		Féliks Gensz (1879–1936)	15 November 1931	22 March 1936 (assassinated)	Social Democratic People's Party	1931 1935
6		Michôł Woss (1894–1985)	22 March 1936	3 November 1937	Communist Party of Elstock	–
–		Herbert Wägner (1879–1965)	3 November 1937	1 January 1939	Independent Direct rule	–
–		Yury Voronin Յւրյ Վորոնին (1877–1952)	1 January 1939	17 November 1939	Independent Direct rule	–
7		Helmut Lorenz (1896–1969)	17 November 1939	6 August 1953	Democratic Union of Elstock	1939 1943 1947 1951
8		Rôdzimiérz Bösch (1889–1964)	6 August 1953	14 May 1964 (died in office)	Democratic Union of Elstock	1955 1959 1963
9		Adolf Kopp (1911–1968)	14 May 1964	6 January 1967	Democratic Union of Elstock	1966
10		Henrik Dreszner (1923–2002)	6 January 1967	29 March 1977	Democratic Union of Elstock	1970 1974
–		Albert Morgenstern (1914–2001)	29 March 1977	1 January 1979	Independent Direct rule	–
–		Sevastian Pavlov Սեվաստիան Պավլով (1904–1988)	1 January 1979	2 March 1979	Independent Direct rule	–
(10)		Henrik Dreszner (1923–2002)	2 March 1979	19 June 1988	Democratic Union of Elstock	1979 1983 1987
11		Frãcëszk Szolc (1940–2021)	19 June 1988	14 July 2001	Democratic Union of Elstock	1991 1995 1999
12		Erich Großel (born 1955)	14 July 2001	8 March 2003	Democratic Union of Elstock	–
13		Erik Górka (born 1953)	8 March 2003	4 August 2006	Social Democratic People's Party	2003
14		Tomôsz Böhm (1934–2019)	4 August 2006	28 February 2007	Our Home – Perendist Democracy	–
15		Léch Hersz (born 1946)	28 February 2007	11 March 2011	Democratic Union of Elstock	2007
16		Édita Szlender (born 1948)	11 March 2011	20 July 2017	Social Democratic People's Party	2011 2015
17		Josef Gottlieb (born 1957)	20 July 2017	Incumbent	Democratic Union of Elstock	2017 2021

List of living former Chancellors

As of 2023, four former Chancellors are still alive. The last Prime Minister to pass away was Frãcëszk Szolc in 2021, at the age of 81.

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  Erich Großel
  Served 2001-2003
  Born 1955 (age 68)

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  Erik Górka
  Served 2003-2006
  Born 1953 (age 71)

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  Léch Hersz
  Served 2007-2011
  Born 1946 (age 78)

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  Édita Szlender
  Served 2011-2017
  Born 1948 (age 76)