Governor (Besmenia)

In Besmenia, the governor (Besmenian term: Landespräsident) is the head of government in the 14 federal states. Only in the city-state of Laitstadt there is a mayor instead of a governor, who is often also referred to as a governor and, above all, has the same tasks and powers as the governor of a larger federal state. The Besmenian governors determine the guidelines of his federal state's governmental policies, monitor compliance with them, and represent their federal state at the federal level.

Constitutional roles and powers

Party affiliation of the governors (As of October 2022)

Governing parties in the Besmenian federal states (As of October 2022)

The Besmenian federal states are independent constituent states with partial sovereignty. The office of governor is the equivalent of the Prime Minister at the state level. The governors have a strong position in the political system of the states. This results legally from the state constitution of the respective federal states. The governor sets the guidelines for state politics. As head of government, he manages the business of the respective federal state. At the same time, he is responsible for representing the federal state externally. Representation takes place primarily in the Federal Senate. The tasks of the Federal Senate are all aimed at exerting influence of the federal states on matters at the national level. As head of government, the governor appoints state ministers. He can also dismiss them and assign them tasks. In addition, the governors assume representative tasks for the respective federal state.

Governors conference

The governors' conference (Besmenian: Landespräsidentenkonferenz) is an unofficial body that organizes cooperation between the 14 federal states. The subject of the governors' conference are country-specific issues. Those responsible in the individual federal states advise on laws, coordinate the positions of the federal states and organize representation to the federal government. The governors' conference is held twice a year (one conference in February and August). One of the governors presides over the conference. The presidency between the states changes annually according to developed practice and according to alphabetical order of the states parallel to the change of the President of the Federal Senate. In addition to these six-monthly meetings, the governors' conference is also convened for urgent matters in extraordinary meetings.

List of current Besmenian governors

•   Besmenian People's Party (BVP)
•   Free Besmenian Citizen's Party (FBBP)
•   Social Democratic Union (SDU)
•   Green Party of Besmenia (GPB)
•   National Besmenian Party (NBP)
•   Party of the Besmenian Left (PBL)
•   Centre Alliance of Besmenia (ZAB)

State	Portrait	Governor	Party		Took office	Time in office	Election(s)	Current cabinet
Frankenburg		Christina Liebetrau born 1969		BVP	29 July 2017	7 years, 95 days	2017	Liebetrau
Gablitz		Viktor Sauer born 1966		BVP	29 March 2021	3 years, 217 days	-	Sauer
Greuningia		Markus Krüger born 1970		BVP	20 June 2022	2 years, 134 days	-	Krüger
Jakartaburg	File:150909 - Hermann Gahr - 204.jpg	Holger Grauber born 1962		FBBP	15 November 2014	9 years, 352 days	2014 2019	Grauber II
Laitstadt		Tanja Balzer-Künert born 1973		GPB	22 July 2022	2 years, 102 days	2022	Balzer-Künert
Lemberland		Peter Blanke born 1982		FBBP	21 May 2020	4 years, 164 days	2020	Blanke
Neidenstein-Sulzburg		Gregor Zöller born 1963		BVP	1 March 2011	13 years, 245 days	2011 2016 2021	Zöller III
Palingia		Arnold Morgenthau born 1974		BVP	11 April 2022	2 years, 204 days	2022	Morgenthau
Metakumburg		Michael Tausend born 1972		FBBP	3 July 2016	8 years, 121 days	2017 2022	Tausend III
Maurenmark		Jan Hofmann born 1975		BVP	27 August 2021	3 years, 66 days	-	Hofmann
Sedakania		Vanessa Halm born 1970		BVP	8 August 2019	5 years, 85 days	2022	Halm II
Summingia		Georg Stuck born 1966		BVP	23 August 2015	9 years, 70 days	2018 2021	Stuck III
Trissia		Marie Ledermann born 1964		SDU	24 October 2013	11 years, 8 days	2013 2018	Ledermann II
Zollingia		Oskar Steinbock born 1952		BVP	18 August 2010	14 years, 75 days	2010 2015 2020	Steinbock III

List of Bemenian governors by federal state

Frankenburg

No.	Portrait	Name	Term of office		Political party	Election
1	File:Ulf Engelbert.png	Ulf Engelbert (1909-1994)	4 November 1967	26 July 1975	BVP	1967 1971
2	File:Konstantin Herbmann.png	Konstantin Herbmann (1920-2002)	26 July 1975	31 July 1981	BVP	1975
3	File:Alois Steigerwald.png	Alois Steigerwald (1934-)	31 July 1981	28 July 1999	FBBP	1981 1987 1993
4	File:Jörg Hofstadt.png	Jörg Hofstadt (1952-)	28 July 1999	16 March 2013	BVP	1999 2005 2011
5	File:Anton Scholzer.png	Anton Scholzer (1960-)	16 March 2013	29 July 2017	BVP	-
6		Christina Liebetrau (1969-)	29 July 2017	Incumbent	BVP	2017

Greuningia

No.	Portrait	Name	Term of office		Political party	Election
1	File:Wilhelm Schröder.png	Wilhelm Schröder (1911-1970)	1 November 1967	22 February 1970 †	SDU	1967
2	File:Holger Spahnmann.png	Holger Spahnmann (1913-1995)	22 February 1970	23 November 1971	SDU	-
3	File:Günther Hauknecht.png	Günther Hauknecht (1919-2006)	23 November 1971	7 October 1978	BVP	1971 1975
4	File:Ulrich Bastmann.png	Ulrich Heberwein (1930-)	7 October 1978	14 October 1990	BVP	1978 1983 1988
5	File:Bernhart Weber.png	Bernhart Weber (1941-)	14 October 1990	12 November 1998	BVP	1993
6		Alexander von Wiest (1947-2011)	12 November 1998	28 November 2008	NBP	1998 2003
7		Albrecht Jungmann (1949-)	28 November 2008	20 June 2022	BVP	2008 2013 2018
8		Markus Krüger (1970-)	20 June 2022	Incumbent	BVP	-

Jakartaburg

No.	Portrait	Name	Term of office		Political party	Election
1	File:Carl Treikehr.png	Carl Treikehr (1914-1994)	5 November 1967	1 November 1971	SDU	1967
2	File:Richard Brühl.png	Richard Brühl (1910-1977)	1 November 1971	4 August 1977 †	BVP	1971 1975
3	File:Hermann Bergerknecht.png	Hermann Bergerknecht (1921-2012)	10 August 1977	6 November 1984	BVP	1979
4	File:Roland Fernthal.png	Roland Fernthal (1930-)	6 November 1984	12 November 1994	FBBP	1984 1989
5	File:Alfred Bienert.png	Alfred Bienert (1946-)	12 November 1994	15 November 2014	BVP	1994 1999 2004 2009
6	File:150909 - Hermann Gahr - 204.jpg	Holger Grauber (1962-)	15 November 2014	Incumbent	FBBP	2014 2019

Laitstadt

Main article: Mayor and Governor of Laitstadt

Maurenmark

No.	Portrait	Name	Term of office		Political party	Election
1	File:Manfred von Hagen.png	Manfred von Hagen (1903-1991)	4 November 1967	5 July 1976	BVP	1967 1971
2	File:Norbert Schröder.png	Norbert Schröder (1910-1999)	5 July 1976	22 August 1988	FBBP	1976 1981 1986
3	File:Helmut Borner.png	Helmut Borner (1936-)	22 August 1988	7 July 1996	FBBP	1991
4	File:Georg Kaiser.png	Georg Kaiser (1944-)	5 July 1996	8 July 2001	BVP	1996
5	File:Rita Reisinger-Berger.png	Rita Reisinger-Berger (1954-)	8 July 2001	23 April 2009	FBBP	2001 2006
6	File:Konrad Mann.png	Konrad Mann (1951-)	23 April 2009	15 March 2016	BVP	2009 2014
7		Elisabeth Rademacher (1977-)	15 March 2016	27 August 2021	BVP	2019
8	File:Jan Hofmann.png	Jan Hofmann (1975-)	27 August 2021	Incumbent	BVP	-

Sedakania

No.	Portrait	Name	Term of office		Political party	Election
1	File:Thomas Dingelstedt.png	Thomas Dingelstedt (1902-1978)	4 November 1967	5 November 1973	BVP	1967 1972
2	File:Rudolf Volksmann.png	Rudolf Volksmann (1910-2000)	5 November 1973	12 October 1982	BVP	1977
3		Rainer Spindler (1933-2020)	12 October 1982	20 October 2002	BVP	1982 1987 1992 1997 2002
4	File:Arnold Keßler.jpg	Arnold Keßler (1943-)	20 October 2002	7 June 2010	BVP	2007
5	File:Michael Stämper.jpg	Michael Stämper (1948-2019)	7 June 2010	1 August 2019 †	BVP	2012 2017
6		Vanessa Halm (1970-)	8 August 2019	Incumbent	BVP	2022