Prime Minister of Batsweda

Prime Minister of Batsweda رئيس وزراء البهودة
Incumbent Samuel Nyantah Interim since 22 May 2022
Office of the Prime Minister
Style	The Right Honourable (formal) Prime Minister (informal)
Abbreviation	PM
Member of	Cabinet, National Assembly
Reports to	National Assembly
Residence	Constitution House, Hamptons
Seat	Parliament House, Jakasse
Appointer	Presidency with the confidence of the National Assembly
Term length	No fixed term
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Batsweda
Inaugural holder	Joseph Baa
Formation	November 11, 1960 (1960-11-11)
Salary	₲8,500,000
Website	www.pm.bd

The Prime Minister of Batsweda (Sahrabic: رئيس وزراء البهودة, Raiys wuzarāʾ āl-Bahūda) is the head of government of Batsweda. The prime minister main responsibility is to head the central government, and is considered the highest legislative position in the country. Since 2022, the current prime minister is Samuel Nyantah, acting in an interim role since the outbreak of the Third Batswedan Civil War.

Role

As per the 2002 constitution, the prime minister's primary role is to head the government of Batsweda, and act as a both an appointer and representative of the cabinet. The prime minister is responsible for declaring the mandates of their ministries, overseeing the functions of their cabinet, and retaining the confidence of the [[Parliament of Bastweda#National Assembly]|National Assembly]] in the government.

The prime minister is officially appointed by the Presidency after a successful vote of confidence by the National Assembly, and can remain in the office as long as they can ensure legislative support. Prime ministers can be legally removed through resignation, an act of no confidence in their government, or by a successful act of impeachment.

History

The position of prime minister

List of prime ministers

People's Republic of Batsweda (1960–1969)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Election	Term of office			Political party	Government
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Joseph Baa (1908–1969)	—	11 November 1960	12 February 1969 (executed)	8 years, 93 days	Communist Party of Batsweda (Batswedan Popular Front)	Committee of National Liberation (BPF)
			1961					Baa I (BPF)
			1965					Baa II (BPF)
—		Maajid al-Salek (1925–2012)	—	12 February 1969	24 June 1969	132 days	Military	Government for National Unity (Military)

Republic of Batsweda (2002–present)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Election	Term of office			Political party	Government
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
—		Ibrahim Ndiaye (1933–2018)	—	27 September 2002	2 March 2003	156 days	Independent	Round Table Cabinet (COTOB–LNP–PAJU–UDP)
2		Mariam Akoto (1947–2011)	2003	2 March 2003	24 December 2011 (assassinated)	8 years, 297 days	Union of Democracy and Progress	Akoto I (ARC–UDP)
								Akoto II (UDP–CPB)
			2006					Akoto III (UDP–PAJU–CPB)
			2010					Akoto IV (UDP–UDA)
3		Hasan Gyan (born 1964)	—	24 December 2011	14 January 2013	1 year, 21 days	Union of Democracy and Progress	Gyan (UDP–UDA)
4		Mohamed Addai (born 1944)	—	14 January 2013	24 June 2018	5 years, 161 days	Coalition for the Transformation of Batsweda	Addai I (COTOB–UDA–MSV)
			2014					Addai II (COTOB–UDA)
5		Martin Clark (born 1960)	2018	24 June 2018	16 August 2021 (impeached)	3 years, 53 days	Union of Democracy and Progress	Clark (UDP–CLD–NRM–GPB)
6		Abena Mmorosa (born 1978)	—	16 August 2021	22 May 2022 (deposed)	279 days	Union of Democracy and Progress	Mmorosa (UDP–CLD–NRM–GPB)
—		Samuel Nyantah (born 1968)	—	22 May 2022	Incumbent	2 years, 210 days	Military	Council of Transitional Governance (Military)