Prime Minister of Mascylla

Prime Minister of Mascylla
Prime ministerial standard
Incumbent Thomas Falkner since 16 September 2016
Government of Mascylla
Style	The High Honourable His/Her Excellency
Member of	Office of the Prime Minister Cabinet
Reports to	the Monarch Reichssenat Reichsrat
Residence	Kronenrat building in Königsreh
Appointer	through popular vote
Term length	8 years (two terms possible)
Formation	23 May 1793
Deputy	Wilfried Siege
Website	www.gov.mc

The Prime Minister of Mascylla (Hesurian: Premierminister Maskilliens), also known as simply the Prime Minister or PM, is the elected head of government of the Crowned Republic of Mascylla. The office is the highest ministry and is able to dictate policies along with his cabinet and Reichsrat, and according to the views and policies of the ruling party and their coalition members. The office is currently occupied by Thomas Falkner of the Rehunion since 16 September 2016, leading a coalition government of the Centre and SDP.

The Prime Minister is elected through popular vote by all eligible citizens of Mascylla upon a nomination by a political party or announcement for running. While the Prime Minister can nominate ministers, the Reichsrat as well as formally the monarch either rejects or ratifies the proposed members of government. Furthermore, the monarch ceremonially appoints and grants the titular titles and orders to the winner of a prime ministerial election as Prime Minister, but is required to gain the confidence of a majority in the legislature. More often, the Prime Minister also appoints a Deputy Prime Minister, though such office is not official nor represented in the constitution. Before the end of an office term the Prime Minister can only be removed through a vote of no confidence by the Reichsrat, which requires the body to nominate a successor by a majority. In case the Prime Minister dies or resigns, the Deputy Prime Minister succeeds him or her in taking over governmental affairs while a new government is assembled.

The office of Prime Minister is regarded as the politically most influential statesman in Mascylla. For that reason Mascylla is sometimes referred to as a "Ministerdemokratie" ('ministry democracy'). However, the constitution places the Monarch (as head of state) and the President of the Reichssenat ahead of the Prime Minister according to its protocol order.

List

Prime Minister				Term of office	Affiliation	Deputy Prime Minister
1			Wilhelm von Stenreck 1741–1839	20 May 1793 – 8 September 1835	Unaffiliated	Adolph Ernst-Hannel
						Otto von Glücksfelde
						Friedrich Gäste
2			Friedrich von Gäste 1792–1880	16 September 1835 – 20 December 1843	Unaffiliated	Ludwig von Brechtscheid
						Claus Mannerich
3			Emmanuel Lyder 1784–1878	2 January 1844 – 13 March 1853	National Democrats (Nationaldemokraten)	Philipp Bräu
4			Moritz von Purbell 1811–1904	17 March 1853 – 24 June 1861	National Democrats (Nationaldemokraten)	Georg Juhle
						Hannes-Jürgen Meinsfeld
5			Philipp Bräu 1808–1879	1 July 1861 – 22 November 1877	Centre (Zentrum)	Hannes-Jürgen Meinsfeld
						Wilhelm Fried
						Oswald Göttinger
6			Oswald Göttinger 1829–1912	13 December 1877 – 4 October 1885	Proletarian Party (Proletarierpartei)	Christoph Hängel
						Siegfried Fischer
7			Fabian von Tilgern 1811–1906	10 October 1885 – 9 April 1893	National Democrats (Nationaldemokraten)	Adelbert Ludwig
8			Georg Schmidt 1849–1935	18 April 1893 – 31 January 1901	Proletarian Party (Proletarierpartei)	Adelbert Ludwig
						Moritz Brock
						Erwin Schleppe
9			Paul Martinsen 1850–1914 (assassinated)	10 February 1901 – 27 August 1914	Centre (Zentrum)	Lukas von Holern
						Moritz Brock
						Georg Maybach
						Theodor Rähner
10			Theodor Rähner 1854–1951	27 August 1914 – 1 March 1923	National Democrats (Nationaldemokraten)	Georg Maybach
						Augustus Ehren
11			Erwin Martinsen 1878–1965	4 March 1923 – 20 January 1924	Unaffiliated	Vacant office
Mascyllary Revolution and establishment of the Crowned Republic in January 1924
12			Peter Zeschtemann 1873–1979	24 January 1924 – 15 September 1940	Centre (Zentrum)	Peter Doppler
						Heinrich Tannhaus
						Jürgen Ebert
13			Ernest Rähner 1892–1988	29 September 1940 – 14 May 1956	Social Democratic Party (Sozialdemokratische Partei)	Linus Brühn
						Rüdiger Menzel
14			Wolfgang Behrest 1900–1996	3 June 1956 – 18 November 1964	Social Democratic Party (Sozialdemokratische Partei)	Friedrich Marschall
						Harald Ruth
15			Ulrich Werner 1907–1992	29 November 1964 – 11 April 1968	National Democratic Union (Nationaldemokratische Union)	Konrad Dierck
16			Konrad Dierck 1911–2004	13 April 1968 – 6 March 1973	Liberal Party (Liberale Partei)	Lorenz Hubert
17			David Gehlgen 1920–2020	17 March 1973 – 30 September 1981	Centre (Zentrum)	Robert Bachmann
						Marianne Ohning
18			Charlotte Mayn 1934–2018	11 October 1981 – 14 August 1989	Social Democratic Party (Sozialdemokratische Partei)	Ralph Grau
19			Michael Meilke 1921–2000 (assassinated)	23 August 1989 – 19 March 2000	Liberal Party (Liberale Partei)	Alexander Schuman
						Konrad Folln
20			Konrad Folln 1933–present	20 March 2000 – 7 June 2008	Social Democratic Party (Sozialdemokratische Partei)	Norbert Rüthers
21			Lothar Obrecht 1951–present	13 June 2008 – 10 September 2016	Social Democratic Party (Sozialdemokratische Partei)	Rudolf Blaich
22			Thomas Falkner 1980–present	16 September 2016 – present	Rehunion (Rehunion)	Nikola Böhm
						Wilfried Siege

Timeline

List and timeline of Prime Ministers with their respective term lengths and political affiliations