Prime Minister of Skaven

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Prime Minister of Skaven
Skaviens statsminister
File:Flag of Skaven.svg
Ulf Lindqvist in 2018.jpg
Incumbent
Ulf Lindqvist
since September 15, 2022
StyleSir/Madam Prime Minister
(informal)
His/Her Excellency
(diplomatic)
TypeHead of government
Member ofGovernment of Skaven
Keacerian Council
Reports toRiksdag
ResidenceLafström House
Asplund
SeatKattenbad, Sagerholm Municipality
AppointerSpeaker of the Riksdag
with recommendations from the parliamentary parties
Term lengthNo term limit
Constituting instrument1974 Instrument of Government
SuccessionLine of succession
DeputyDeputy Prime Minister
Salary2,116,000 kr (annually)

The Prime Minister of Skaven (Skavian: Skaviens statsminister) is the head of government of Skaven. The Prime Minister and their cabinet (the government) exercise executive authority in the Kingdom of Skaven and are subject to the Riksdag of Skaven. The prime minister is nominated by the Speaker of the Riksdag and elected by the chamber by simple majority, using negative parliamentarianism.

Unlike most prime ministers in parliamentary systems, the Prime Minister of Skaven is both de jure and de facto chief executive. This is because the Instrument of Government explicitly vests executive power in the government, of which the prime minister is the leader.

Ulf Lindquist, leader of the Skavian Moderate Party, is the current Prime Minister since September 15, 2022.

History

Duties

The Instrument of Government requires the Prime Minister to appoint a member of his or her cabinet as Deputy Prime Minister to act as Prime Minister in the event of the Prime Minister's inability to do so. However, if the Deputy Prime Minister is absent or has not been appointed, the most senior minister of the cabinet becomes acting head of government. If more than one minister has equal tenure, the eldest assumes the position (see Skavian governmental line of succession for the present governmental line of succession).

Constitutionally, the Prime Minister's position is stronger than that of his or her counterparts in ??? and ???. Since 1975, the prime minister has been both de jure and de facto chief executive, with powers and duties specifically enumerated in the Instrument of Government. In the two neighboring Nordic monarchies, the monarch is the nominal chief executive, but is bound by convention to act on the advice of his ministers. However, the so-called ??? Compromise reached in 1971 by the major political parties, codified with the Instrument of Government that went into effect in 1975, stripped the Skavian monarch of even a nominal role in governmental affairs, thus codifying actual practices that had been in place since the definitive establishment of parliamentary government in 1917.

Appointment and resignation

Amenities

Office and residences

The government offices, including the Prime Minister's Office, are located at Kattenbad in central Sagerholm. Adjacent to the Kattenbad is the Lafström House, which has been the Prime Minister's main residence since 1995.

Asplund, a manor house in ??? Municipality, Södermanland County, has served as a country residence for the Prime Minister since 1953. The manor is also frequently used for governmental conferences and informal summits between the government, industry and organisations in Skaven.

Salary

The salaries of the cabinet ministers, including the prime minister, is decided by and is the subject of annual review by the Statsrådslönenämnden ("Cabinet Ministers' Salary Board") of the Riksdag. Since 2022, the Prime Minister's monthly salary is 184,000 SEK.

List of prime ministers

Living former prime ministers