Prime Minister of Vyvland

Prime Minister of Vyvland
Incumbent Gyneld Welelmsen since 4 September 2015
Style	The Honourable
Member of	Parliament
Residence	National Palace, Lorence
Appointer	President of Vyvland
Term length	Up to four years
Formation	10 June 1984
First holder	Abram Zymeker

The Prime Minister (Vyvlander: Ynfministeer, lit. first minister) is Vyvland's head of government. The position is the most powerful political office in the country, above that of the President. The office of Prime Minister has been occupied by eight individuals since the country's first election in 1984. The current Prime Minister is Gyneld Welelmsen of the Conservative Party, who has held the offfice since September 2015.

The Prime Minister must be a sitting member of the Parliament of Vyvland, and must be over 21. They are responsible for the governing of the country, although the President takes over many ceremonial roles. The Prime Minister leads the National Commission, Vyvland's cabinet, on which it is the norm to appoint members of a number of different parties from a coalition. The Prime Minister has a great weight in deciding policy over all ministerial purviews, in addition to broad government policy and direction.

History

The post of Prime Minister had developed in the late 19th century under the reign of Queen Elena II, as the head of government elected by the Royal Chamber, Vyvland's parliament at the time. The powers of the Prime Minister became more developed over the following decades after a series of acts aimed at reforming and extending the voting system and decreasing the monarch's power. After the Vyvlander Civil War, the position was abolished in the South, but kept in the North, where the incumbent Mafjas Tupper retained his position. After the 1967-8 Stanmer Unrest, the Prime Minister became by far the dominant political figure in the country, with the monarch reduced to only ceremonial roles.

As part of the reunification process, the monarchy's political power was abolished, while the position of Prime Minister was reformed. The inaugural office-holder in reunified Vyvland was Abram Zymeker, who had also been the last Prime Minister of the North. In 1986, a new position of President was created. Initially, the President held real political power, but after Erik Menjreng's unproductive presidency, the President's powers were greatly reduced - many powers were passed instead to the Prime Minister.

Procedure

The Prime Minister is appointed by the President, although he or she is legally bound to appoint the leader of a coalition with 'viable support' in Parliament. Although this does not require a majority, a significant proportion of MPs must support the Prime Minister candidate for him or her to be appointed. The Prime Minister is thus usually the leader of a coalition which is able to pass bills using the support of other parties. The current coalition is between the Conservative Party, Liberal Party, and Capitalist-Libertarian Party. If a vote of no confidence in the Prime Minister is passed, elections are called and the Prime Minister is obliged to step down following the election, even if their party should win.

The Prime Minister is required to meet with the National Commission, which they chair, at least fortnightly. He or she is also obliged to attend one two-hour-long session of Prime Minister's Questions (Ynfministeervraag) every week, and to release a Progress Statement (Vrodgangkleereng) every month, summarising policies implemented, successes, failures and targets for the following month.

The Prime Minister officially lives in the National Palace in Lorence, although two other residences are maintained - one at 22 Uddelweg in Vlud and the other at Paajre Castle, a country house just outside Kyjerj, south of Lorence. The Prime Minister is paid a salary of µ50,000 per year, which equates to roughly $145,000.

List of Prime Ministers

  Conservative (KCV/DC/KDC/K)   Liberal (R/VP/L)   Social democratic (SD/SL/S)

Pre-partition (1872-1935)

Portrait		Name (Born–Died)	Term of Office			Political Party	Election	Cabinet
			Start	End	Duration
		Werner Andels (1847–1934)	24 June 1920	25 October 1923	3 years, 123 days	Conservative Christian Alliance	1920	Andels KCV–VLP–LW
		Joop van Daal (1869–1955)	25 October 1923	17 March 1927	9 years, 2 days	Radical Party	1923	van Daal I R–SD–PfW–VLP
			17 March 1927	27 October 1932			1927	van Daal II R–SD
		Mafjas Tupper (1875–1942)	27 October 1932	25 February 1935	2 years, 121 days	Radical Party	1932	Tupper R–KCV–SD–PfW–VLP

Partition (1935-1983)

Main article: Prime Minister of North Vyvland

Post-partition (1983-present)

Portrait		Name (Born–Died)	Term of Office			Political Party	Election	Cabinet
			Start	End	Duration
	Abram Zymeker	Abram Zymeker (1929– )	23 June 1983	10 June 1984	6 years, 2 days	Socialist Party	–	transitional government
			10 June 1984	24 June 1986			1984	Zymeker I SL–NN
			24 June 1986	8 September 1988			1986	Zymeker II S–L–G–Kom.
			8 September 1988	25 June 1989			–	Zymeker III S–L–G–HVP
	Denis Eeris	Denis Eeris (1941–)	25 June 1989	3 March 1990	4 years, 181 days	Christian Democratic and Conservative Party (up to 1991) Liberal Party (from 1991)	1989	Eeris I KDC–L–KDH
			3 March 1990	23 December 1993			–	Eeris II KDC–L–HU–KDH
		Linda Sgartermaan (1947–)	23 December 1993	4 November 1994	320 days	Liberal Party	1993	Sgartermaan L–G
		Anhelm Ferog (1931– )	4 November 1994	3 November 1996	1 year, 365 days	Christian Democratic and Conservative Party	1994	Ferog KDC–S–G
		Mafjas Skenterby (1937– )	3 November 1996	30 April 1998	1 year, 178 days	Socialist Party	1996	Skenterby S–L–G
		Rikard Fegaad (1951– )	30 April 1998	12 January 2000	7 years, 196 days	Christian Democratic and Conservative Party	1998	Fegaad I KDC–N–M
			12 January 2000	3 June 2002			–	Fegaad II KDC–N–HU–KDH
			3 June 2002	12 November 2005			2002	Fegaad III KDC–L
		Minke Selengborg (1958– )	12 November 2005	3 November 2009	3 years, 356 days	Socialist Party	2005	Selengborg S–G–Kom.–HVP
	Vren Dens	Vren Dens (1960– )	3 November 2009	22 November 2013	4 years, 19 days	Liberal Party	2009	Dens L–S–G
	Curtis Blymont	Kurt Blymont (1944– )	22 November 2013	4 September 2015	1 year, 286 days	Christian Democratic and Conservative Party	2013	Blymont KDC–L–KLP
		Gyneld Welelmsen (1980– )	4 September 2015	incumbent	9 years, 110 days	Christian Democratic and Conservative Party	–	Welelmsen KDC–L–KLP