Chancellor of Elstock
| Chancellor of the Free City of Elstock | |
|---|---|
| Kanclerz Wòlnégò Gardu Elstók (Elsian) Kanzler der Freien Stadt Elstock (Tyrnican) | |
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| Office of the Chancellor | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Member of | Senate, Cabinet |
| Residence | szt. Antónka 12 New Town |
| Seat | Rôtësz Old Town |
| Appointer | Senate |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Elstock |
| Inaugural holder | Łukôsz Gomùłkô |
| Formation | 15 July 1914 |
| Salary | $220,000 annual |
| Website | www.ke.el |
The Chancellor of the Free City of Elstock (Elsian: Kanclerz Wòlnégò Gardu Elstók; Tyrnican: Kanzler der Freien Stadt Elstock) is the head of government of Elstock. The Chancellor heads the Elstocker government, and is considered the highest legislative position in the country. The current Chancellor is Josef Gottlieb, since 2017.
Role
The Chancellor's
The role of the Mayor-President is primarily ceremonial, acting as the most visible member in the Council of Elstock, which hold the majority of administrative power over the government. The Mayor-President is appointed by the Council during its first session after a general election, and typically is a senior member from the largest political party in the Council, or a party leader. The Mayor-President can resign voluntary or be forced to resign from their position at any time if they lose support in the Council. The position comes with the ability to use a tie-breaking vote if a tie occurs in the Council while voting on bills and policy, but otherwise the Mayor-President de jure retains the rights and responsibilities of a Councilor, following the convention of first among equals.
Unofficially, the position of Mayor-President can have influence on policy and decision-making in the Council, and the position has been leveraged to expand beyond the constitutional restraints of the position, such as Léch Hersz's attempted reforms in 2010 to bring the position closer to that of a prime minister. Since Elstock's independence and the creation of the role of Mayor-President in 2000, debate has occurred on how much influence the Mayor-President has over the Council, with often conflicting opinions between politicians and policy-makers.
History
List of Chancellors
| # | Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political party | Cabinet | Senate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .jpg)
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Łukôsz Gomùłkô (1863–1951) |
15 July 1914 |
30 April 1916 |
1 year, 290 days | Elsian People's Party (EPL/EVP) |
Gomùłkô EPL/EVP |
1 (1914) | |
| 2 | 
|
Eckehard Hölzer (1867–1941) |
30 April 1916 |
2 April 1921 |
4 years, 337 days | Conservative Party of Elstock (KPE) |
Hölzer I KPE–ZPE/UPE–BL/LB | ||
| Hölzer II KPE–BL/LB |
2 (1917) | ||||||||
| 3 (1921) | |||||||||
| Position vacant from 2 April 1921 to 19 November 1923 | |||||||||
| 3 | .jpg)
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Konstantin Kraus (1862–1942) |
19 November 1923 |
22 November 1927 |
4 years, 3 days | Conservative Party of Elstock (KPE) |
Kraus I KPE–BL/LB–ZPE/UPE |
4 (1923) | |
| 4 | 
|
Hans-Günther Krämer (1872–1964) |
22 November 1927 |
11 May 1929 |
1 year, 170 days | Liberal Bloc (BL/LB) |
Krämer BL/LB–KPE–RPL/RVP–ZPE/UPE–ÙP/PU |
5 (1927) | |
| (3) |
|
Konstantin Kraus (1862–1942) |
11 May 1929 |
15 November 1931 |
2 years, 188 days | Conservative Party of Elstock (KPE) |
Kraus II BL/LB–KPE–EPL/EVP–SDPL/SVP | ||
| 5 | 
|
Féliks Gensz (1879–1936) |
15 November 1931 |
22 March 1936 (assassinated) |
4 years, 128 days | Social Democratic People's Party (SDPL/SVP) |
Gensz I SDPL/SVP–EPL/EVP–KPE |
6 (1931) | |
| Gensz II SDPL/SVP–EPL/EVP–KPE |
7 (1935) | ||||||||
| 6 | 
|
Michôł Woss (1894–1985) |
22 March 1936 |
3 November 1937 |
1 year, 226 days | Communist Party of Elstock (KPE) |
Woss SDPL/SVP–EPL/EVP–KPE | ||
| Position vacant from 3 November 1937 to 17 November 1939 | |||||||||
| 7 | 
|
Helmut Lorenz (1896–1969) |
17 November 1939 |
6 August 1953 |
13 years, 262 days | Democratic Union of Elstock (DÙE/DUE) |
Lorenz I DÙE/DUE–NPR/NAP |
8 (1939) | |
| Lorenz II DÙE/DUE–APS/ASP |
9 (1943) | ||||||||
| Lorenz III DÙE/DUE–APS/ASP |
10 (1947) | ||||||||
| Lorenz IV DÙE/DUE |
11 (1951) | ||||||||
| 8 | 
|
Rôdzimiérz Bösch (1889–1964) |
6 August 1953 |
14 May 1964 (died in office) |
10 years, 282 days | Democratic Union of Elstock (DÙE/DUE) |
Bösch I DÙE/DUE | ||
| Bösch II DÙE/DUE |
12 (1955) | ||||||||
| Bösch III DÙE/DUE |
13 (1959) | ||||||||
| Bösch IV DÙE/DUE–SDPL/SVP |
14 (1963) | ||||||||
| 9 | 
|
Adolf Kopp (1911–1968) |
14 May 1964 |
6 January 1967 |
2 years, 237 days | Democratic Union of Elstock (DÙE/DUE) |
Kopp I DÙE/DUE–SDPL/SVP | ||
| Kopp II DÙE/DUE | |||||||||
| Kopp III DÙE/DUE–ZPPD/VPDP |
15 (1966) | ||||||||
| 10 | 
|
Henrik Dreszner (1923–2002) |
6 January 1967 |
29 March 1977 |
10 years, 82 days | Democratic Union of Elstock (DÙE/DUE) |
Dreszner I DÙE/DUE–ZPPD/VPDP | ||
| Dreszner II DÙE/DUE–ZPPD/VPDP |
16 (1970) | ||||||||
| Dreszner III DÙE/DUE–SDPL/SVP |
17 (1974) | ||||||||
| Position vacant from 29 March 1977 to 2 March 1979 | |||||||||
| (10) |
|
Henrik Dreszner (1923–2002) |
2 March 1979 |
19 June 1988 |
9 years, 109 days | Democratic Union of Elstock (DÙE/DUE) |
Dreszner IV DÙE/DUE–SDPL/SVP |
18 (1979) | |
| Dreszner V DÙE/DUE |
19 (1983) | ||||||||
| Dreszner VI DÙE/DUE–SDPL/SVP |
20 (1987) | ||||||||
| 11 | 
|
Frãcëszk Szolc (1940–2021) |
19 June 1988 |
14 July 2001 |
13 years, 25 days | Democratic Union of Elstock (DÙE/DUE) |
Szolc I DÙE/DUE–SDPL/SVP | ||
| Szolc II DÙE/DUE–ZPPD/VPDP |
21 (1991) | ||||||||
| Szolc III DÙE/DUE–ZPPD/VPDP |
22 (1995) | ||||||||
| Szolc IV DÙE/DUE |
23 (1999) | ||||||||
| 12 | 
|
Erich Großel (born 1955) |
14 July 2001 |
8 March 2003 |
1 year, 237 days | Democratic Union of Elstock (DÙE/DUE) |
Großel DÙE/DUE–ND/UZ | ||
| 13 | 
|
Erik Górka (born 1953) |
8 March 2003 |
4 August 2006 |
3 years, 149 days | Social Democratic People's Party (SDPL/SVP) |
Górka I SDPL/SVP–ND/UZ–RdE/BfE |
24 (2003) | |
| Górka II SDPL/SVP–RdE/BfE | |||||||||
| 14 | 
|
Tomôsz Böhm (1934–2019) |
4 August 2006 |
28 February 2007 |
208 days | Our Home – Perendist Democracy (ND/UZ) |
Böhm SDPL/SVP–ND/UZ–Greens | ||
| 15 | 
|
Léch Hersz (born 1946) |
28 February 2007 |
11 March 2011 |
4 years, 11 days | Democratic Union of Elstock (DÙE/DUE) |
Hersz DÙE/DUE–RdE/BfE |
25 (2007) | |
| 16 | 
|
Édita Szlender (born 1948) |
11 March 2011 |
20 July 2017 |
6 years, 131 days | Social Democratic People's Party (SDPL/SVP) |
Szlender I SDPL/SVP–ND/UZ |
26 (2011) | |
| Szlender II SDPL/SVP–ND/UZ |
27 (2015) | ||||||||
| 17 | 
|
Josef Gottlieb (born 1957) |
20 July 2017 |
Incumbent | 7 years, 132 days | Democratic Union of Elstock (DÙE/DUE) |
Gottlieb I DÙE/DUE–ND/UZ |
28 (2017) | |
| Gottlieb II DÙE/DUE–Greens–ND/UZ–PPE |
29 (2021) | ||||||||
List of living former Chancellors
As of 2023, four former Chancellors are still alive. The last Chancellor to pass away was Frãcëszk Szolc in 2021, at the age of 81.
Léch Hersz
Served 2007-2011
Born 1946 (age 78)
Édita Szlender
Served 2011-2017
Born 1948 (age 76)
Erik Górka
Served 2003-2006
Born 1953 (age 71)
Erich Großel
Served 2001-2003
Born 1955 (age 68)
