Richard Benkel

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Richard Benkel
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14th Prime Minister of Besmenia
Assumed office
8 May 2021
PresidentVincent von Schilling
Preceded byTheodor Sidemann
President of the Federal Constitutional Court
In office
5 March 2015 – 8 May 2021
Vice PresidentManfred Kleinmann
Preceded byMartha Berg
Succeeded byPaul Obermann
Vice President of the Federal Constitutional Court
In office
2 November 2004 – 5 March 2015
PresidentWerner Brüning
Preceded byChristoph Albrecht
Succeeded byPaul Obermann
Personal details
Born
Richard Benkel

(1957-07-16) July 16, 1957 (age 67)
Freiz, Summingia, East Besmenia
Political partyIndependent
SpousePetra Heimer (m. 1994, div. 2011)
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Freiz
Military service
AllegianceBesmenia
Branch/serviceBesmenian Federal Army
Years of service1975-1976
UnitBesmenian Army

Richard Benkel (born: 16 July 1957) is a Besmenian jurist and politican, who is since May 8, 2021 the 14th Prime Minister of Besmenia. On behalf of Vincent von Schilling, after the trust the government cabinet Sidemann III had been renounced by a vote of no confidenceby the Federal Chamber as a result of the Hille affair, he formed the first non-party government of Besmenia. Before that, Benkel was Vice President of the Federal Constitutional Court from 2004 to 2015 and President of the Federal Constitutional Courtfrom 2015 to 2021.

Benkel ran as an independent candidate in the 2009 Besmenian presidential election and received 10.4% of the vote.