Government of the Hansa Federation

Executive Branch

President

Powers and Duties

The executive branch is established in Article I of the 1954 Hansa Federation Consitution which puts executive power in the President of the Hansa Federation. The president is both head of state and the head of governmnet. The president also has the power to appoint the ministers of executive agencies.

The president only has ceremonial command over the military. Also under Article I the president is the ultimate authority in foreign relations however the Department of Foreign Affairs mostly handles it. However for a majority of things the executive branch needs legislative approval.

The president also has informal powers beyond their formal powers. For example, the president essentially sets the national agenda that influences law and policy and most of the time is the leader of their political party.

Vice President

The vice president is the second highest official in the government. The vice presidents powers are essentially to ensure the rest of the cabinet runs smoothly and functions as a chief of staff for the executive branch as well as act as the chief advisor to the president. In case of the president being ill or incapacitated the Vice President is first in sucession and if anything happens to the president the Vice President is expected to take over as acting president until the next election.

Cabinet

The cabinet is the principal advisory board to the president of the hansa Hederation. The cabinet generally meets in the (office). The president chairs the meetings however the Vice President is the offical leader of the cabinet. The heads of departments serve in the cabinet and make up the members. These heads are selected by the president and then approved by the judicial branch.

The members of the cabinet whom the president appoints must serve the entirety of the term unless two of the three branches of government agree to fire them.

Executive Departments

The executive departments are the principal units of the executive branch. They are analogous to ministries common in parliamentrary systems. There are currently 10 executive departments. The heads of executive departments are included in the line of sucession.

Article I of the 1954 consitution forbids members of the exeutive departments from serving a simultaneous role in the legislative or judicial branch.

Current Departments

Department	Seal	Formed	Employees	Budget	Title	Title Holder
Enviromental and Natural Resources Department	Example	Example	Example	Example	Head of the ENRD	Tai Kalewa
Transportation Department	Example	Example	Example	Example	Chief of Transportation	Nathan Grenzen
Department of Public Security	Example	Example	Example	Example	Chief of Public Security	Craig Withersby
Hanseatic Department of Education	Example	Example	Example	Example	Chief Principal	Paul Larnt
Federal Health System	Example	Example	Example	Example	Chief of Public Health	Serena Montreaux
Hanseatic Labor Department	Example	Example	Example	Example	Chief of Labor	Sarah Crest
Hanseatic Treasury Department	Example	Example	Example	Example	Treasurer	Pamela Greene
Offfice of Hanseatic Armed Forces	Example	Example	Example	Example	Chief of the Armed Forces	Trent Scorn
Hanseatic Postal System	Example	Example	Example	Example	Postmaster Supreme	Grant McGhee
Department of Foreign Affairs	Example	Example	Example	Example	Chief of Foreign Affairs	David Urspella

Half Departments

Department	Seal	Formed	Employees	Budget	Title	Title Holder
Science Office of Hansa					Chief Scientist	Victor Young
Cultural Office					Secretary of Culture	Dianne Lynne

Former Departments