Prime Minister of Besmenia
| Prime Minster of the Federal Republic of Besmenia | |
|---|---|
| Ministerpräsident der Bundesrepublik Besmenien | |
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| Status | Head of Government |
| Residence | Federal House |
| Nominator | President of Besmenia |
| Term length | 4 years, renewable |
| Constituting instrument | Basic Law of Besmenia |
| Formation | 2 July 1920 |
| Deputy | Vice Prime Minister of Besmenia |
| Salary | 260,000 BS annually |
The Prime Minister of Besmenia (Besmenian: Ministerpräsident von Besmenien) is the head of government in the Federal Republic of Besmenia.
History
Election
Similar to the President of Besmenia, there are three rules that a Prime Minister candidate must adhere to.
- The Prime Minister candidate must be a citizen of Besmenia
- The Prime Minister candidate must be at least 28 years old
- The Prime Minister candidate must have lived in Besmenia for at least 15 years
The Prime Minister candidate is nominated and confirmed by his political party for the four-year federal election.
Residence
The Prime Minister's office and residence has been in the Federal House since 1973. The Federal House was built between 1969 and 1973 on Leina Island in the Mitte district in Laitstadt. After the construction was completed in May 1973, Robert Gleitzmann moved into the Federal House in September 1973 as the first Prime Minister. It replaced Bertrecht's Palace as the seat of the Prime Minister from 1920-1973. The building also houses a private apartment for the Prime Minister and his family. The private apartment is voluntary, which means that the Prime Minister can decide for himself whether he will use it or not. So far Kurt Stöger, Theodor Sidemann and Richard Benkel have waived the private apartment of the Federal House.
List of Prime Minsters of Besmenia since 1920
| No. | Party | Portrait | Name | Tenure | Years and days | Election | Governing party or coalition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SPÖ | 
|
Karl Renner (1870–1950) as Staatskanzler |
27 April 1945 | – | • SPÖ • ÖVP • KPÖ | ||
| 1 | ÖVP | 
|
Leopold Figl (1902–1965) |
20 December 1945 – 2 April 1953 |
1945 | • ÖVP • SPÖ |
| No. | Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Years and days | Party | Election | Governing party or coalition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
Robert Falk (1872-1955) |
2 July 1920 |
1 September 1924 |
4 years, 61 days | Besmenian Democratic Party | Falk (1920-1924) | |
| Robert Falk was elected provisional prime minister by the East Besmenia transitional government. After the 1920 federal election in August 1920, Falk was confirmed in office. After the election he formed a coalition with the SDU. His term of office was shaped by the poor position of the East Besmenia at the time. He and his cabinet were accused of failing to tackle poverty during this period. | ||||||||
| 2 | 
|
Heinz Dimmler (1871-1965) |
1 September 1924 |
2 September 1940 |
16 years, 1 day | Besmenian People's Party | 1924 1928 |
|
| The basic goal of Dimmler and the BVP in the 1924 election campaign was the introduction of the social market economy in East Besmenia. | ||||||||
| 3 | 
|
Friedrich Bock (1888-1981) |
2 September 1940 |
4 September 1944 |
4 years, 2 days | Besmenian People's Party | Bock (1940-1944) | |
| - | ||||||||
| 4 | 
|
Albrecht Neumann (1878-1969) |
4 September 1944 |
3 September 1956 |
11 years, 365 days | Free Besmenian Citizen's Party | Neumann I (1944-1948) Neumann II (1948-1952) Neumann III (1952-1956) | |
| - | ||||||||
| 5 | 
|
Günther Brecht (1896-1964) |
3 September 1956 |
17 June 1962 |
5 years, 287 days | Besmenian People's Party | Brecht I (1956-1960) Brecht II (1960-1962) | |
| - | ||||||||
| 6 | 
|
Wolfgang Butz (1917-1995) |
17 June 1962 |
7 September 1964 |
2 years, 82 days | Besmenian People's Party | Butz (1962-1964) | |
| - | ||||||||
| 7 | 
|
Johannes Schmidt (1908-2003) |
7 September 1964 |
4 September 1972 |
7 years, 363 days | Social Democratic Union | Schmidt I (1964-1968) Schmidt II (1968-1972) | |
| - | ||||||||
| 8 | 
|
Robert Gleitzmann (1915-1999) |
4 September 1972 |
1 September 1980 |
7 years, 363 days | Besmenian People's Party | Gleitzmann I (1972-1976) Gleitzmann II (1976-1980) | |
| - | ||||||||
| 9 | 
|
Martin Beiter (1945-1991) |
1 September 1980 |
5 February 1991 † |
10 years, 157 days | Free Besmenian Citizen's Party | Beiter I (1980-1981) Beiter II (1981-1985) Beiter III (1985-1989) Beiter IV (1989-1991) | |
| - | ||||||||
| 10 | 
|
Kurt Stöger (1933-2021) |
15 February 1991 |
25 September 1993 |
2 years, 222 days | Free Besmenian Citizen's Party | Stöger (1991-1993) | |
| - | ||||||||
| 11 | 
|
Erik Tautenbach (1937-2019) |
25 September 1993 |
1 October 2001 |
8 years, 6 days | Besmenian People's Party | Tautenbach I (1993-1997) Tautenbach II (1997-2001) | |
| - | ||||||||
| 12 | 
|
Laura Kummstein (1950-) |
1 October 2001 |
24 September 2012 |
10 years, 359 days | Free Besmenian Citizen's Party | Kummstein I (2001-2005) Kummstein II (2005-2009) Kummstein III (2009-2012) | |
| - | ||||||||
| 13 | 
|
Theodor Sidemann (1969-) |
24 September 2012 |
8 May 2021 | 8 years, 226 days | Besmenian People's Party | Sidemann I (2012-2016) Sidemann II (2016-2020) Sidemann III (2020-2021) | |
| - | ||||||||
| 14 | 
|
Richard Benkel (1957-) |
8 May 2021 |
4 September 2021 | 119 days | Independent | Benkel (2021) | |
| - | ||||||||
| 14 | 
|
Elisabeth Rademacher (1977-) |
4 September 2021 |
Incument | 3 years, 81 days | Besmenian People's Party | Rademacher (2021-) | |
| - | ||||||||
Trivia
Term of office
Heinz Dimmler served the longest with a term of 16 years. Richard Benkel served the shortest time with a term of about 4 months.
Political parties
Age
Living former prime ministers of Besmenia
Laura Kummstein (age 74)
(2001–2012)
Theodor Sidemann (age 55)
(2012–2021)
Richard Benkel (age 67)
(2021)
