Prime Minister of Imagua and the Assimas

Prime Minister of Imagua and the Assimas
File:ImaguaEmblem.png Coat of arms of Imagua and the Assimas
Incumbent Douglas Egnell since 23 April, 2016
Style	The Right Honourable
Residence	Egnell House, Cuanstad, Imagua and the Assimas
Term length	Up to four years (no term limits)
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Imagua and the Assimas
Inaugural holder	Harmon Lambourne
Formation	29 June, 1892
Deputy	Deputy Prime Minister of Imagua and the Assimas

The Prime Minister of Imagua and the Assimas (Vespasian: Primo Ministro d'Imagua e Assime), also known as the Premier of Imagua (Vespasian: Premier d'Imagua), is the head of government of Imagua and the Assimas.

Established as the Chief Minister of Imagua (Vespasian: Premier d'Imagua) in June 1892 when the Colony of Imagua was granted limited self-government by Estmere, it only became the Prime Minister of Imagua (Vespasian: Primo Ministro d'Imagua) in 1937 when Estmere granted Imagua "equal partner" status, and a constitution was promulgated. After the Solarian War, the Assimas Islands were annexed into Imagua, resulting in the position being renamed to its current name.

Role

As the head of government of Imagua and the Assimas, the role of the Prime Minister of Imagua and the Assimas is to oversee the Cabinet, and answers to Parliament. While theoretically, the Prime Minister can come from the Senate, this situation has never occurred. In addition, the Prime Minister could not be in Parliament, although the only instance of that occurring was in 1908 when the Deputy Chief Minister, Dick Parlow, was not in the Lesser House: he was promptly elected in February 1909 to fill Harmon Lambourne's seat.

While officially, the President of Imagua and the Assimas has substantial reserve powers, the constitution only allows them to be used after consultation with the Prime Minister, which effectively makes the Prime Ministerial position a very important position in the Imaguan government. This has only increased since the 1960s, when under Prime Minister Efrem Lacovara, he consolidated the powers of government into the Prime Minister's office: prior to this, there was some contention as to whether it would be a parliamentary republic or a semi-presidential republic, although virtually all Prime Ministers wielded substantial power.

Residences

Egnell House, 2010

The official residence of the Prime Minister is at the Egnell House, located in Cuanstad. Built in 1876 by the father of Nelson Egnell, Rasmus Egnell, it was the private residence of the Egnell family until in 1935, Premier Nelson Egnell bequeathed the house "for perpetual use as the personal residence of the Premier of Imagua."

Since then, all Prime Ministers of Imagua and the Assimas have lived at the Egnell House during their terms in office at the Egnell House, with Prime Ministers using it as not just their primary residence, but also as their office.

List of Prime Ministers of Imagua and the Assimas

№	President		Term of office			Political Party	Elected	Deputy
	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took Office	Left Office	Days
1892-1937 • Chief Minister of the Colony of Imagua • File:ImaguaColonialFlag.png
1		Harmon Lambourne (1828-1908)	29 June, 1892	27 December, 1908	6091	Lambournite	1892 1896 1900 1904 1908	none (1892-1906) Dick Parlow (1906-1908)
2		Dick Parlow (1857-1927)	27 December, 1908	12 February, 1917	2969	Lambournite	1909 1913	Enoch Hardy
3		Peter Hansson (1860-1920)	12 February, 1917	6 March, 1920	1118	Suthmeerite	1917	Nelson Egnell
4		Nelson Egnell (1885-1946)	6 March, 1920	23 April, 1936	5892	Suthmeerite ↓ Liberal	1920 1924	Martin Trevarthen (1920-1926) Lucas Pembroke (1926-1935) Martin Trevarthen (1935-1936)
5		Lucas Pembroke (1884-1950)	23 April, 1936	12 February, 1937	295	Sotirian Democrats	1936	Frederick Maynard
1937-1945 File:ImaguaFlag.png • Prime Minister of the Republic of Imagua • File:ImaguaFlag.png
(5)		Lucas Pembroke (1884-1950)	12 February, 1937	23 April, 1944	2627	Sotirian Democrats	1940	Frederick Maynard
6		Frederick Maynard (1893-1972)	23 April, 1944	3 May, 1945	375	Sotirian Democrats	1944	Martin Ellingham
1945-1948 File:ImaguaFlag.png • Chief Minister of the Province of Imagua • File:ImaguaFlag.png
(6)		Frederick Maynard (1893-1972)	3 May, 1945	23 April, 1948	1086	Sotirian Democrats	1948	Martin Ellingham
1948-present File:ImaguaFlag.png • Prime Minister of the Republic of Imagua and the Assimas • File:ImaguaFlag.png
(6)		Frederick Maynard (1893-1972)	23 April, 1948	23 April, 1952	1461	Sotirian Democrats	none	Martin Ellingham
7		Sotty Haloranov (1876-1969)	23 April, 1952	23 April, 1956	1461	Democratic Labour	1952	Jim Stevens
8		Martin Ellingham (1904-1989)	23 April, 1956	23 April, 1960	1461	Sotirian Democrats	1956	Giovanni Almgren
9		Efrem Lacovara (1919-2013)	23 April, 1960	23 April, 1968	2922	Democratic Labour	1960 1964	Marguerite Ernman
10		Eric Fleming (1911-1981)	23 April, 1968	23 April, 1976	2922	Democratic Labour	1968 1972	Marguerite Ernman
11		Pietro Muro (1906-2002)	23 April, 1976	22 March, 1981	1794	Democratic Labour	1976 1980	Marguerite Ernman
12	File:Ernman82.jpg	Marguerite Ernman (1910-2009)	22 March, 1981	23 April, 1984	1128	Democratic Labour	1981	Edmondo Privitera
13		Edmondo Privitera (1944-)	23 April, 1984	23 April, 1992	2922	Democratic Labour	1984 1988	Gerald Larsson
14		Gerald Larsson (1946-2016)	23 April, 1992	23 April, 2000	2922	Democratic Labour	1992 1996	Eleonora Lavorgna
15		Agnes Ingram (1945-)	23 April, 2000	23 April, 2008	2922	Sotirian Labour	2000 2004	Saverio Merante
16		Saverio Merante (1949-2021)	23 April, 2008	23 April, 2016	2922	Sotirian Labour	2008 2012	Dennis Egnell
17		Douglas Egnell (1968-)	23 April, 2016	incumbent	3134	Democratic Labour	2016 2020	Renzo Imburgia

List of living former Prime Ministers

Since the death of Saverio Merante in 2021, there have been two former Prime Ministers of Imagua and the Assimas who are still alive.

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  Edmondo Privitera
  served 1984-1992
  born 1944 (age 80)

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  Agnes Ingram
  served 2000-2008
  born 1945 (age 79)