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Revision as of 16:03, 11 March 2024

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
Elisabeth Rademacher Official portrait.jpg
Incumbent
Elisabeth Rademacher
since 9 September 2021
StyleMadam Prime Minister
Frau Bundespremierministerin (informal)
Her 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 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.

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 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
(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 Fotothek df ps 0000062 Bildnisse - Porträts ^ Politiker.jpg
Friedrich Bock
(1888–1979)
3 October
1940
6 October
1944
4 years, 3 days Besmenian People's Party Bock (1940-1944)
4 Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F078072-0004, Konrad Adenauer.jpg
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 (1948-1951)
Neumann III (1951-1954)
Neumann IV (1954-1956)
5 Fotothek df pk 0000079 074.jpg
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.jpg
Johannes Schmidt
(1908–1996)
Acting
17 June
1962
25 June
1962
8 days Social Democratic Union -
6 Carlo Schmid (1963).jpg
Wolfgang Butz
(1897–1975)
25 June
1962
7 October
1964
2 years, 104 days Besmenian People's Party Butz (1962-1964)
7 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)
8 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)
9 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 -
10 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)
11 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)
12 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)
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Franz Bauer
(1959–)
Acting
25 January
2011
1 February
2011
7 days Besmenian People's Party -
13 HBM Spindelegger1.jpg
Jörg Rautenberg
(1960–)
1 February
2011
11 September
2012
1 year, 223 days Free Besmenian Citizen's Party Rautenberg (2011-2012)
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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)
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Richard Benkel
(1957–)
8 May
2021
9 September 2021 124 days Independent Benkel (2021)
16 Elisabeth Rademacher Official portrait.jpg
Elisabeth Rademacher
(1977–)
9 September
2021
Incument 3 years, 79 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.

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 7 years, 167 days 21 February 1972 63 years, 266 days 24 years, 176 days 15 August 1996 88 years, 76 days
Robert Gleitzmann 23 February 1916 16 October 1972 55 years, 363 days 8 years, 21 days 13 March 1980 64 years, 19 days 19 years, 253 days 21 November 1999 83 years, 271 days
Martin Beiter 10 January 1945 13 March 1980 35 years, 63 days 11 years, 53 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, 163 days 25 October 1993 60 years, 100 days 27 years, 188 days 1 May 2021 87 years, 288 days
Erik Tautenbach 8 February 1937 25 October 1993 55 years, 259 days 7 years, 341 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, 307 days Living 75 years, 267 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, 77 days Living 64 years, 71 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, 203 days Living 56 years, 137 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, 79 days Living 67 years, 247 days (Living)
Elisabeth Rademacher 30 September 1977 9 September 2021 43 years, 344 days 3 years, 79 days Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Living 47 years, 58 days (Living)