Prime Minister of Satavia

Prime Minister of the Satavian Federation
Coat of Arms of Satavia
Flag of the Prime Minister of Satavia
Incumbent Arthur Warwick since August 22, 2020
Style	the Right Honourable
Reports to	The President and the House of Representatives
Residence	The Residence, Port Hope Kingsleigh Castle
Appointer	President of Satavia So long as the Prime Minister commands a majority in the House of Representatives, or they have succeded a predecessor without an election
Term length	None On the condition that an election is held at least every four years
Inaugural holder	Richard Somerset, Viscount Neeves
Formation	October 1, 1816
Deputy	Deputy Prime Minister
Salary	€350,000
Website	www.pm.gov.sv

The Prime Minister of Satavia is the head of government of Satavia. The Prime Minister acts as head of the executive and the legislature, as per the Northabbey Model inherited from Estmere.

The post of Prime Minister was first held by Richard Somerset in 1816 after the Federation of Satavia, which saw the seven Satavian Colonies unite to become the Dominion of Satavia. Until the late 19th century, the Prime Minister was almost always a member of the upper house, the House of Peers, which included both commoners and peers, whereas the Prime Minister is now always a member of the lower house, the House of Representatives. The position of Prime Minister has existed continuously since 1816 and was the most powerful position in government through all four iterations of its existence. From 1816 until 1936, the Prime Minister was the head of government whilst the Governor-General was the King's Representative in Satavia and acted as head of state. From 1936 until 1939, as the Union of Satavia, the Prime Minister was both head of government and state, before once again reverting to its position of solely head of government in 1939. The role of the President is mostly ceremonial, making the role of the Prime Minister the most powerful in Satavia.

The longest serving Satavian Prime Minister was Johan van Vallier, Viscount Camburton who served for 24 years and 107 days, whilst the shortest serving elected Prime Minister was Jack Darling who served for 230 days, whilst the shortest serving appointed Prime Minister was Henry Parkinson who served for 70 days. The shortest serving caretaker Prime Minister was Keith Bernstein, who served for 27 days.

List

Dominion of Satavia (1816-1936)

  Asterianer Nasionale   Conservative   Country   Liberal   National Union   Unionist   United

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Term of office			Elected (Parliament)	Political party	Government
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Richard Somerset Viscount Neeves (1756-1838) Peer in the House of Peers	1 October 1816	26 January 1823	6 years, 117 days (Served 12 years, 275 days across two terms)	1816 (1st)	Country	Somerset I
			from Estmere (nerd)
2		Pieter Dandre (1769-1833) Commoner in the House of Peers	26 January 1823	15 December 1824	1 year, 324 days	1823 (2nd)	Asterianer Nasionale	Dandre I
			pretends to be satavian, actually born in and kinda from nuvania (shock, horror)
(1)		Richard Somerset Viscount Neeves (1756-1838) Peer in the House of Peers	15 December 1824	22 May 1831	6 years, 158 days (Served 12 years, 275 days across two terms)	1824 (3rd)	Country	Somerset II
			TBD
3		Patrick Conway (1779-1834) Commoner in the House of Peers	22 May 1831	16 July 1834	3 years, 55 days	1831 (4th)	United	Conway I
			TBD
4		Sir William McCrory Earl of Hodson (1782-1868) Peer in the House of Peers	16 July 1834	22 August 1842	8 years, 37 days	1838 (5th)	United	McCrory I
			TBD
5		Sir Lachlan Dachery (1790-1860) Commoner in the House of Peers	22 August 1842	15 January 1845	2 years, 146 days	—	United	Dachery I
			TBD
6		Sir Thomas Macquarie (1786-1858) Commoner in the House of Peers	15 January 1845	29 October 1848	3 years, 288 days	1845 (6th)	Country	Macquarie I
			TBD
7		Daniël Pienaar (1795-1856) Commoner in the House of Peers	29 October 1848	7 May 1855	6 years, 190 days	1852 (7th)	Country	Pienaar I
			first actually really satavian pm (i.e puts shrimp on bbq, really hates natives, hennish)
8		Johan van Vallier Viscount Camburton (1812-1904) Peer in the House of Peers	7 May 1855	22 August 1879	24 years, 107 days	1855 (8th) 1859 (9th) 1863 (9th) 1867 (10th) 1871 (11th) 1875 (12th)	Unionist	van Vallier I-II-III-IV-V-VI
			TBD killed natives that kinda thing
9		Henry Portlemouth (1834-1895) Commoner in the House of Peers	22 August 1879	11 January 1881	1 year, 142 days	1879 (13th)	Unionist	Portlemouth I
			TBD
10		Jack Darling (1829-1881) Commoner in the House of Peers	11 January 1881	29 August 1881	230 days	1881 (14th)	United	Darling I
			TBD
11		Willem Pienaar (1823-1901) Commoner in the House of Peers	29 August 1881	22 August 1883	1 year, 358 days	—	United	Pienaar I
			TBD killed like a ton more natives
11		Admiral Sir Arthur O'Connell (1846-1944) MP for the Division of Grange, Hope Province	22 August 1883	13 January 1901	17 years, 144 days	1883 (15th) 1887 (16th) 1891 (17th) 1895 (17th) 1899 (18th)	Conservative	O'Connell I-II-III-IV-V
			TBD pretty cool bloke probably killed a few natives along the way ofc
12		Henry King-Stewart Earl of Westenquay (1839-1932) Peer in the House of Peers	13 January 1901	22 August 1903	2 years, 221 days	—	Conservative	King-Stewart I
			TBD
13		Liam Barrett (1861-1955) MP for the Division of Daniels, Western Free State	22 August 1903	18 March 1906	2 years, 208 days	1903 (19th)	United	Barrett I
			TBD
14		Harry Goldmann (1849-1921) MP for the Division of McKay, Hope Province	18 March 1906	15 November 1906	242 days	March 1906 (20th)	Country	Goldmann I
			TBD
15		Lewis Kruger (1853-1925) MP for the Division of Killkairny, Hope Province	15 November 1906	28 December 1909	3 years, 43 days	November 1906 (21st)	National Union	Kruger I
			TBD
16		Jacobus Pienaar (1856-1949) MP for the Division of Longwood, Hope Province	28 December 1909	22 August 1915	5 years, 237 days	1909 (22nd) 1913 (23rd)	Liberal	Pienaar I-II
			TBD
17		Sir Sydney Warwick (1866-1951) MP for the Division of Holt, Orange Province	22 August 1915	22 August 1927	12 years	1915 (24th) 1919 (25th) 1923 (26th)	United	Warwick I-II-III
			TBD bit of a chad and he didn't kill the natives so that's nice bcos there are none left to kill :(
18		Edward Limes (1890-1941) MP for the Division of Court, Hope Province	22 August 1927	23 September 1936	9 years, 32 days (Served 11 years, 175 days across two terms)	1927 (27th) (Great War) 1935 (28th)	Liberal	Edward Limes I-II-III
			another gigachad just pretty ill most of the time

Union of Satavia (1936-1939)

  Liberal

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Term of office			Elected (Parliament)	Political party	Government
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
(18)		Edward Limes (1890-1941) MP for the Division of Court, Hope Province	23 September 1936	13 February 1939	2 years, 143 days (Served 11 years, 175 days across two terms)	1936 (29th)	Liberal	Limes IV
			gigachad gets deposed :(

Republic of Satavia (1939-1976)

Parties

  National Party   Nasionale Hervorming

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Term of office			Elected (Parliament)	Political party	Government
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
19		Field Marshal Oscar Harrision (1893-1941) —	13 February 1939	28 April 1941	2 years, 74 days	—	National	O. Harrison
			Harrison lead the February Coup against Edward Limes' government in 1939, and thereafter began the proccess of dismantling democracy in Satavia. Harrison was assassinated by members of the pro-democracy SRA in April 1941.
20		Johan van Velix (1865-1941) —	28 April 1941	23 December 1941	239 days	—	National	J. van Velix
			Johan van Velix took power following the assasination of Field Marshall Harrison in April that year. In his eight-month stint as Prime Minister, van Velix vowed to avenge the death of Harrison and declared martial law across the country. He suffered a stroke and died later that year.
21		General Christiaan Pienaar (1899-1972) MP for Division of Harris, Hope Province	23 December 1941	17 June 1949	7 years, 176 days	—	National	Pienaar I-II-III
			Pienaar, who had served as Treasurer in both Oscar Harrison and Johan van Velix's governments, took over when van Velix suffered a stroke and died in December 1941. Pienaar lead a huge crackdown on Leftists and any dissent whatsoever. Resigned in 1949 so as to replace Edward Collingham as President.
22		Daniël Wilson (1904-2001) MP for Division of Grange Lake, Hope Province	17 June 1949	3 March 1961	11 years, 259 days	—	National	Wilson I-II-III-IV
			Daniël Wilson replaced Christiaan Pienaar when he stepped down to replace Collingham as President of Satavia. Wilson had served as Governor of the Hope Province in the years prior to his ascendency to the position of Prime Minister. During his tenure, Wilson further restricted civil liberties and authorised the crushing of the 1955 Satavian riots, which was condemned internationally. He stepped down in 1961, and became President two years later when Arthur Lindsey retired.
23		Daan van Brietenbach (1907-1969) —	3 March 1961	9 November 1969	8 years, 251 days	—	National	van Brietenbach I-II
			Daan van Brietenbach replaced Daniël Wilson as Prime Minister in 1961. A controversial figure, he deeply divided the National Party, and his actions would ultimately lead to its demise. Ordered mass crackdowns on civil unrest and introduced various racial laws that the National Party had previously refrained from implementing. He remained as Prime Minister until his assassination by a lone gunman from one of the few remaining native tribes in Satavia whilst leaving a summit with leaders of the provincial governments.
24		Henry Parkinson (1922-1999) —	9 November 1969	18 January 1970	70 days	—	National	E. Malir
			Serving as Treasurer at the time of Daan van Brietenbach's assasination, Parkinson was chosen to replace him. Parkinson proved to be weak and incapable, and was replaced by Altus Meyer after just two months.
25		Altus Meyer (1899-1971) —	18 January 1970	2 July 1971	1 year, 165 days	—	National	A. Meyer
			Altus Meyer, despite being 71 and in ill health was chosen to lead the party and become Prime Minister. Two factions that had formed in the National Party could not agree on a successor so longtime party member Meyer was chosen as a compromise. Ultimately, Meyer was too ill to deal with the stress of the premiership and was incapacitated for most of his time in office. Died in office.
—		Keith Bernstein (1909-1982) —	2 July 1971	29 July 1971	27 days	—	Caretaker government	Bernstein caretaker
			The National Party's two factions were now locked in a power struggle, and so senior civil-servant and Cabinet Secretary Kieth Bernstein was appointed to lead a caretaker administration whilst a government was formed. His administration lasted less than a month.
26		General Hendrik Botha (1933-) —	29 July 1971	27 September 1976	5 years, 60 days	—	Nasionale Hervorming	Botha I-II
			Botha, who had previously been serving as Chief of the Satavian Defence Forces, was picked by the Nasionale Hervorming (National Reform) wing of the National Party as their candidate to take the premiership. Botha's National Party opponent committed suicide two days before the election, although this claim is disputed by many. Botha, under intense international pressure in the form of sanctions, began several internal reforms that saw the country open up. At odds with President Willem Pieters, who thought that this would lead to the end of National Party rule. Ultimately, with laws against protests relaxed huge demonstrations were staged in the capital, Port Hope, and across the country. Botha ordered the Hope Province Provincial Guard to crush the demonstrators in Port Hope; the Provincial Guard disobeyed his orders, and led by Johannes Klopper they seized the Parliament Buildings and residences of the President and Prime Minister, arresting Botha and ending National Party leadership.

Satavian Federation (1976-present)

Parties

  Conservative & Country   Liberal

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Term of office			Elected (Parliament)	Political party	Government
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
—		Lt. Col. Johannes Klopper (1930-2009) —	27 September 1976	29 November 1976	63 days	—	—	J. Klopper
			As General Commanding the Hope Province National Guard, Klopper lead a military force into Port Hope and deposed the ruling National Party government. Helped organise elections and the peaceful transition of power to an elected Prime Minister.
27		Eric Edwards (1935-2017) MP for Division of Baxter, Hope Province	29 November 1976	22 August 1984	7 years, 267 days	1976 (30th) 1980 (31st)	Liberal	E. Edwards I–II
			First elected Prime Minister of Satavia since 1936. Edwards lead the campaign to defeat right-wing reactionary forces during the Satavian Crisis, and persued closer ties with Tacunia and the Euclean Community. Edwards won a supermajority in the 1980 general election.
28		Pieter van Vaalder (1932-2009) MP for Division of Muilder, New Borland	22 August 1984	22 August 1988	4 years	1984 (32nd)	Liberal	P. van Vaalder
			Pieter van Vaalder had previously served as Premier of New Borland from 1976 until 1984, until he won the Liberal Party nomination. He was elected to parliament the same year. His reputation was damaged by an extra-marital affair in 1985, and was futher impacted by a major backbench rebellion that saw him lose his narrow majority in 1987. He was forced to enter into a confidence-and-supply agreement with the Social Democratic Party.
29		Ben De Villiers (1946-) MP for Division of Marais, Orange Province	22 August 1988	11 February 1991	2 years, 173 days	1988 (33rd)	Conservative & Country	B. De Villiers
			Elected in a landslide victory caused by incumbent Prime Minister Pieter van Vaalder's unpopularity, De Villiers embarked on huge spending cuts which resulted in the privatisation of many state-owned enterprises, such as Satavian Airlines. A proposal to cut federal benefits culminated in a media firestorm, and forced his resignation in early 1992.
30		Rian de Klerk (1932-2011) MP for Division of Fender, Westerse Vrystaat	11 February 1991	22 August 1992	1 year, 193 days	—	Conservative & Country	R. de Klerk
			Having previously served as Treasurer under the De Villiers government, de Klerk was appointed Prime Minister by President Uys the same day as De Villiers resigned. de Klerk lost the 1992 general election.
31		John Barrett (1958-) MP for Division of Pienaar, Hope Province	22 August 1992	22 August 1996	4 years	1992 (34th)	Liberal	J. Barrett
			Barrett lead a liberal-majority government and promised to improve access to free, public healthcare across all provinces in Satavia. Despite having a majority in both houses, Barrett failed to deliver on his campaign promises and lost the 1996 general election. Barrett also helped engineer the Kingsleigh Treaty, which established ASTCOM.
32		Hendrik Louw (1936-) MP for Division of Matthys, Hope Province	22 August 1996	22 August 2000	4 years	1996 (35th)	Conservative & Country	H. Louw
			Louw oversaw the passage of the Satavia Act, 1999, in addition to the seperation of Port Hope from the Hope Province. Louw did not run for re-election in 2000, and instead was nominated as the Conservative & Country Party's candidate for President. They narrowly lost the 2000 general election, and consequently Louw retired.
33		Milo Malan (1958-) MP for Division of Clarke, Groenvelde Vrystaat	22 August 2000	26 May 2003	2 years, 277 days	2000 (36th)	Liberal	M. Malan
			Malan lead his party to the narrowest electoral victory since the 1879 general election. His premiership was tainted by rumour and speculation surrounding his electoral victory, and irregularities in the balloting process in the Westerse Vrystaat which had decided the election. In 2003, a Hope Post investigation accused Malan of ballot stuffing in key marginal constituencies in the Westerse Vrystaat. Malan resigned four days later.
34		Andries Kuiper (1960-) MP for Division of Kayle, Orange Province	26 May 2003	22 August 2004	1 year, 88 days	—	Liberal	A. Kuiper
			Kuiper's short premiership was tainted by the fallout from Malan's alleged electoral fraud, and was damaged irreparably when the Satavian Federal Police raided Malan's house and the Liberal Party headquarters. In June 2004, with just two months until the election, the SFP arrested and charged Malan with electoral fraud.
35		Edward Norton (1961-) MP for Division of Johnson, Hope Province	22 August 2004	18 June 2010	5 years, 300 days	2004 (37th) 2008 (38th)	Conservative & Country	E. Norton I–II
			Norton's premiership was almost immediately encumbered by the Great Reccesion of 2005. Poverty and the unemployment rate skyrocketed practically overnight in Satavia, and the domino effect lead to most of Satavia's major banks declaring bankruptcy. Norton's handling of the crisis lead to his re-election in a massive double-majority, securing 5 out of the 8 provinces and territories in the 2008 general election. Norton's wife was killed in a car crash in January 2010, and Norton retired as a consequence.
36		Jago Elliot (1973-) MP for Division of Cape Devon, Hope Province	18 June 2010	9 February 2014	3 years, 236 days	2012 (39th)	Conservative & Country	J. Elliot I–II
			Having previously served as Treasurer under the Norton government, Elliot seized victory in the Conservative & Country Party leadership election of 2010. His re-election in 2012 saw a major shift in the voter demographic, with the Conservative & Country party winning the youth vote by a substantive margin. In early 2014, Elliot faced an unexpected leadership challenge from within his party, lead by Deputy Prime Minister Ella Van Schalkwyk. Elliot lost the leadership election by one vote and resigned as Prime Minister.
37		Ella Van Schalkwyk (1968-) MP for Division of Marais, Orange Province	9 February 2014	22 August 2016	2 years, 195 days	—	Conservative & Country	E. Van Schalkwyk
			Ella Van Schalkwyk served as Satavia's first female Prime Minister, and came to power after deposing incumbent Prime Minsiter Jago Elliot. She immediately faced intense critcism from the press, which was staunchly against the removal of Elliot as Prime Minister. She lead her party to a narrow defeat in the 2016 general election, and resigned as leader of the party as a result.
38		Jan McKinley (1967-) MP for Division of Cornell, Hope Province	22 August 2016	22 August 2020	4 years	2016 (40th)	Liberal	J. McKinley
			Jan McKinley secured a narrow victory in the 2016 general election, and began a series of reforms to Satavia's welfare and benefits system. In late 2018, his administration came into direct conflict with the governments of the Orange Province and Westerese Vrystaat when McKinley attempted to force them to provide free healthcare to all Satavians. The Orange Province agreed to begin the incorporation of private healthcare into a publicly funded model with federal funding, but the Westerese Vrystaat fought a supreme court battle that culminated in a loss for McKinley. He lost to a landslide Conservative & Country victory in the 2020 general election.
39		Arthur Warwick (1966-) MP for Division of Johnson, Hope Province	22 August 2020	Incumbent	4 years, 98 days	2020 (41st) 2022 (42nd)	Conservative & Country	A. Warwick I Warwick-Lawson
			Warwick won a landslide election in the 2020 federal election. He persued a hardline policy on socialist states, including Chistovodia and Maracao, notably refusing to send aid to Maracao after the eruption of Pico de Sangue, and taking a hardline stance on Chistovodia during the Arucian Sea Crisis. Legalised recreational use of Cannabis following a referendum in December 2020. Won re-election in the 2022 snap federal election, but lost his majority in the Senate forcing him to enter a coalition with the United Party and appoint PK Lawson his deputy, and enter into a confidence-and-supply agreement with Satavia First. Incumbent.