List of heads of state of Nimear

This page contains a list of the heads of state of the Republic of Nimear, and its predecessor states.

Alliance of the Nimear (1798–1815)

Provisional Triumvirate		Took office	Left office	Notes
	Tjacho Hendriks	11 June 1798	12 September 1815	Colonel of the 1st Riverine Army, First-among-equals, Proctor of Maagdland. Killed in September 1815, never replaced.
	Q.V. Schneider	11 June 1798	26 October 1815	Admiral of the Commandeered Fleet, Finance Minister, Proctor of Nieuw Zilverzee.
	Roelan van Zijn	11 June 1798	26 October 1815	Colonel of the 2nd Riverine Army, Foreign Minister, Proctor of Goudenkust.

Federative Republic of the Nimear (1815–1834)

No.	Picture	Name	Term	Tenure		Presidential mandate	Affiliation
Lord Protector of the Federative Republic of the Nimear
1		Opperstheeradmiraal Q.V. Schneider (1759–1820)	-	26 October 1815	17 December 1816	Interim president	Kasperistische
			1	17 December 1816	9 March 1820	1816 — 51.39%
			Took power in the aftermath of the Treaty of Lanta and independence. He outmaneuvered his remaining rival in the Triumvirate, Roelan van Zijn, and secured the position of Lord Protector. Schneider's policy involved dealing with the agricultural crisis and the recent abolition of slavery, with an additional focus on naval affairs. He increased the power of his ally, the Kasperist Church, and challenged the status of Estmerish as the language of governance, instead moving towards Hennish. His second term was ended abruptly by his assassination at the hands of a Catholic former-slave.
2		Timotheus van der Laar (1748–1838)	-	9 March 1820	21 May 1821	Interim president	Kasperistische
			Schneider's subordinate, who took the position of Lord Protector upon his death. Quickly called a subsequent election to determine Schneider's true successor, in which he did not participate.
3		Coenraad Akkersdijk (1782–1854)	2	21 May 1821	14 April 1826	1821 — 43.06%	Hervormer
			Elected as a reformist candidate, Akkersdijk's term attempted to comprehensively deal with the reconciliation of freedmen and former slave owners, and attempts to challenge Jaap Gekraai laws on the provincial level. Did not win his reelection campaign as he was seen to have abandoned white voters by favouring freedmen in issues of slavery.
4		Generaal Diederik van Ankeren (1761–1834)	3	14 April 1826	26 February 1831	1826 — 40.82%	Kasperistische
			4	26 February 1831	7 October 1834	1831 — 90.24%
			Won the 1826 election on a Kasperist ticket, campaigning against Akkersdijk's pro-freedmen stances. His first term largely dealt with reinforcing the power of the former slave owners, the defence of the Jaap Gekraai laws and the emergence of roodvoering. His approval rating faltered after it was revealed in 1830 that he had engaged in widespread corruption. Secured victory in the 1831 election through the use of intimidation and other non-legal means, but was overthrown and killed in 1834 after he failed to appease liberal officers.

United Provinces of the Nimear (1834–1854)

No.	Picture	Name	Term	Tenure		Presidential mandate	Affiliation
Grand Pensionary of the United Provinces of the Nimear
5		Kolonel L.W. Vroomen (1800–1882)	-	7 October 1834	14 June 1836	Interim president	National Liberal Party
			5	14 June 1836	29 May 1840	1836 — 57.19%
			Vroomen came to power in the October Revolution of 1834, and in his first term launched numerous liberal reforms, while promoting nationalism which encompassed all of Nimear's ethnic groups. After creating a new, liberal constitution, he secured an elected term, in which he pursued trade agreements with neighbours. He did not run for a second elected term.
6		Kapitein Sylvester de Lang (1799–1880)	6	29 May 1840	18 June 1844	1840 — 46.19%	National Liberal Party
			De Lang was elected Vroomen's successor in a contested election. His term saw the resurgence of the crop blight and significant economic downturn, losing him his reelection.
7		Generaal Maarten Bouwmeester (1801–1889)	7	18 June 1844	29 April 1848	1844 — 40.71%	National Liberal Party
			Inheriting an agrarian economy devastated by blight, Bouwmeester's term focused on attempts to revive the economy. In doing so, he began a widespread reduction in the Nimearian standing army; a policy which would alienate conservative elements in the military and leave Nimear open to foreign invasion.
8		Franciscus Slootmaekers (1792–1852)	8	29 April 1848	11 January 1850	1848 — 38.68%	National Liberal Party
			Elected on a platform of economic recovery, Slootmaekers engaged largely in economic policy. Resigned in 1850 citing ill health.
9		Ferdinand Seelen (1811–1867)	-	11 January 1850	25 October 1850	Interim president	National Liberal Party
			Deputy to Slootmaekers, called an election as soon as he entered office.
10		Stijn van Joop (1818–1852)	9	25 October 1850	9 March 1852	1850 — 35.53%	National Liberal Party
			Last of the National Liberal Grand Pensionaries, van Joop was elected as Slootmaekers' successor, and promised to bring the country out of its economic downturn. His mismanagement of military affairs, however, led to disobedience within the officer cadre, and his mishandling of foreign affairs led to the beginning of the Bush War in 1851 against Satucin. Overthrown by conservative officers in 1852.

Consolidated Republic of Nimear (1854–1854)

No.	Picture	Name	Term	Tenure		Presidential mandate	Affiliation
State President of the Consolidated Republic of Nimear
11		Generaal Meinard de Kuiper (1824–1882)	-	9 March 1852	21 June 1858	Interim president	Moderate Sotirian Party
			10	21 June 1858	11 August 1860	1858 — 67.29%
			Leader of the conservative officer coup, de Kuiper's first unelected term focused on engaging the Satucinaise forces in the Oostenveld during the on-going Bush War, and in rewarding his allies in the military and the Kasperist church. To cement his power, he passed a new constitution in 1854. With the passage of his new constitution, de Kuiper continued the Bush War, winning reelection in 1858. He played on nascent Nimearian nationalism in the war, and seized land from non-Hennish speakers to try alleviate the economic downturn. Died of a brain hemorrhage in 1860, leaving the presidency to his deputy.

Republic of Nimear (1939–present)

No.	Picture	Name	Term	Tenure		Presidential mandate	Affiliation
State President of the Republic of Nimear
TBD		Eon Zietsman (1897–1960)	TBD	11 June 1939	21 December 1942	1939 — 59.81%	Socialist Revolutionary Party
			First post-war leader of Nimear to be directly elected from the population. Immediately clashed with the Roessan and Asterian occupiers; his attempts to reach out to the rebel Tamayan movement and institute wide-sweeping socialist reforms saw the rearmed army eventually engage in a coup d'etat at the behest of the foreign powers.