Governor (Besmenia)
In Besmenia, the governor (Besmenian term: Landespräsident) is the head of government in the 14 federal states. Only in the city-state of Laitstadt there is a mayor instead of a governor, who is often also referred to as a governor and, above all, has the same tasks and powers as the governor of a larger federal state. The Besmenian governors determine the guidelines of his federal state's governmental policies, monitor compliance with them, and represent their federal state at the federal level.
Constitutional roles and powers
The Besmenian federal states are independent constituent states with partial sovereignty. The office of governor is the equivalent of the Prime Minister at the state level. The governors have a strong position in the political system of the states. This results legally from the state constitution of the respective federal states. The governor sets the guidelines for state politics. As head of government, he manages the business of the respective federal state. At the same time, he is responsible for representing the federal state externally. Representation takes place primarily in the Federal Senate. The tasks of the Federal Senate are all aimed at exerting influence of the federal states on matters at the national level. As head of government, the governor appoints state ministers. He can also dismiss them and assign them tasks. In addition, the governors assume representative tasks for the respective federal state.
Governors conference
The governors' conference (Besmenian: Landespräsidentenkonferenz) is an unofficial body that organizes cooperation between the 14 federal states. The subject of the governors' conference are country-specific issues. Those responsible in the individual federal states advise on laws, coordinate the positions of the federal states and organize representation to the federal government. The governors' conference is held twice a year (one conference in February and August). One of the governors presides over the conference. The presidency between the states changes annually according to developed practice and according to alphabetical order of the states parallel to the change of the President of the Federal Senate. In addition to these six-monthly meetings, the governors' conference is also convened for urgent matters in extraordinary meetings.
List of current Besmenian governors
- Besmenian People's Party (BVP)
- Free Besmenian Citizen's Party (FBBP)
- Social Democratic Union (SDU)
- Green Party of Besmenia (GPB)
- National Besmenian Party (NBP)
- Party of the Besmenian Left (PBL)
- Centre Alliance of Besmenia (ZAB)
State | Portrait | Governor | Party | Took office | Time in office | Election(s) | Current cabinet | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frankenburg | Alexander Schlesinger born 1975 |
FBBP | 27 July 2023 | 1 year, 148 days | 2023 | Schlesinger | ||
Gablitz | Viktor Sauer born 1966 |
BVP | 29 March 2021 | 3 years, 268 days | - | Sauer | ||
Greuningia | Linda Seidenbach born 1992 |
NBP | 10 November 2023 | 1 year, 42 days | 2023 | Seidenbach | ||
Jakartaburg | File:150909 - Hermann Gahr - 204.jpg | Holger Grauber born 1962 |
FBBP | 15 November 2014 | 10 years, 37 days | 2014 2019 |
Grauber II | |
Laitstadt | Tanja Balzer-Künert born 1973 |
GPB | 22 July 2022 | 2 years, 153 days | 2022 | Balzer-Künert | ||
Lemberland | Peter Blanke born 1982 |
FBBP | 21 May 2020 | 4 years, 215 days | 2020 | Blanke | ||
Neidenstein-Sulzburg | Gregor Zöller born 1963 |
BVP | 1 March 2011 | 13 years, 296 days | 2011 2016 2021 |
Zöller III | ||
Palingia | Arnold Morgenthau born 1974 |
BVP | 11 April 2022 | 2 years, 255 days | 2022 | Morgenthau | ||
Metakumburg | Michael Tausend born 1972 |
FBBP | 3 July 2016 | 8 years, 172 days | 2017 2022 |
Tausend III | ||
Maurenmark | Jan Hofmann born 1975 |
BVP | 27 August 2021 | 3 years, 117 days | - | Hofmann | ||
Sedakania | Vanessa Halm born 1976 |
BVP | 8 August 2019 | 5 years, 136 days | 2022 | Halm II | ||
Summingia | Georg Stuck born 1966 |
BVP | 23 August 2015 | 9 years, 121 days | 2018 2021 |
Stuck III | ||
Tergau | Marie Ledermann born 1964 |
SDU | 24 October 2013 | 11 years, 59 days | 2013 2018 2023 |
Ledermann III | ||
Zollingia | Oskar Steinbock born 1952 |
BVP | 18 August 2010 | 14 years, 126 days | 2010 2015 2020 |
Steinbock III |
List of Bemenian governors by federal state
Frankenburg
No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Political party | Election | |
1 | File:Ulf Engelbert.png | Ulf Engelbert (1909-1994) |
4 November 1967 |
26 July 1975 |
BVP | 1967 1971 |
2 | File:Konstantin Herbmann.png | Konstantin Herbmann (1920-2002) |
26 July 1975 |
31 July 1981 |
BVP | 1975 |
3 | Alois Steigerwald (1937-2023) |
31 July 1981 |
28 July 1999 |
FBBP | 1981 1987 1993 | |
4 | File:Jörg Hofstadt.png | Jörg Hofstadt (1952-) |
28 July 1999 |
16 March 2013 |
BVP | 1999 2005 2011 |
5 | File:Anton Scholzer.png | Anton Scholzer (1960-) |
16 March 2013 |
29 July 2017 |
BVP | - |
6 | Christina Liebetrau (1969-) |
29 July 2017 |
27 July 2023 |
BVP | 2017 | |
7 | Alexander Schlesinger (1975-) |
27 July 2023 |
Incumbent | FBBP | 2023 |
Gablitz
Greuningia
No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Political party | Election | |
1 | File:Wilhelm Schröder.png | Wilhelm Schröder (1900-1970) |
1 November 1967 |
22 February 1970 † |
SDU | 1967 |
2 | File:Holger Spahnmann.png | Holger Spahnmann (1913-1995) |
22 February 1970 |
23 November 1971 |
SDU | - |
3 | File:Günther Hauknecht.png | Günther Hauknecht (1919-2006) |
23 November 1971 |
7 October 1978 |
BVP | 1971 1975 |
4 | Ulrich Klinker (1930-) |
7 November 1978 |
14 October 1990 |
BVP | 1978 1983 1988 | |
5 | Bernhard Weber (1941-) |
14 October 1990 |
12 November 1998 |
BVP | 1993 | |
6 | Alexander von Wiest (1947-2011) |
12 November 1998 |
28 November 2008 |
NBP | 1998 2003 | |
7 | Albrecht Jungmann (1949-) |
28 November 2008 |
20 June 2022 |
BVP | 2008 2013 2018 | |
8 | Markus Krüger (1970-) |
20 June 2022 |
10 November 2023 |
BVP | - | |
9 | Linda Seidenbach (1992-) |
10 November 2023 |
Incumbent | NBP | 2023 |
Jakartaburg
No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Political party | Election | |
1 | File:Carl Treikehr.png | Carl Treikehr (1914-1994) |
5 November 1967 |
1 November 1971 |
SDU | 1967 |
2 | File:Richard Brühl.png | Richard Brühl (1910-1977) |
1 November 1971 |
4 August 1977 † |
BVP | 1971 1975 |
3 | File:Hermann Bergerknecht.png | Hermann Bergerknecht (1921-2012) |
10 August 1977 |
6 November 1984 |
BVP | 1979 |
4 | File:Roland Fernthal.png | Roland Fernthal (1930-) |
6 November 1984 |
12 November 1994 |
FBBP | 1984 1989 |
5 | File:Alfred Bienert.png | Alfred Bienert (1946-) |
12 November 1994 |
15 November 2014 |
BVP | 1994 1999 2004 2009 |
6 | File:150909 - Hermann Gahr - 204.jpg | Holger Grauber (1962-) |
15 November 2014 |
Incumbent | FBBP | 2014 2019 |
Laitstadt
Lemberland
Governors of Lemberland since 1967 | ||||||
No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Political party | Election | |
1 | File:Georg Anthal.png | Georg Anthal (1915-2006) |
5 November 1967 |
26 October 1971 |
SDU | 1967 |
2 | Herbert Dollinger (1920-2018) |
26 October 1971 |
29 May 1985 |
BVP | 1971 1976 1981 | |
3 | File:Manfred Gruber.png | Manfred Gruber (1937-) |
29 May 1985 |
3 March 1993 |
SDU | 1985 1990 |
4 | File:Hans Müller.png | Hans Müller (1945-) |
3 March 1993 |
1 June 2005 |
SDU | 1995 2000 |
5 | Erich Tetzler (1950-) |
1 June 2005 |
21 May 2020 |
FBBP | 2005 2010 2015 | |
6 | Peter Blanke (1982-) |
21 May 2020 |
Incumbent | FBBP | 2020 |
Maurenmark
No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Political party | Election | |
1 | File:Manfred von Hagen.png | Manfred von Hagen (1903-1991) |
4 November 1967 |
5 July 1976 |
BVP | 1967 1971 |
2 | File:Norbert Schröder.png | Norbert Schröder (1908-2000) |
5 July 1976 |
22 August 1988 |
FBBP | 1976 1981 1986 |
3 | File:Helmut Borner.png | Helmut Borner (1936-) |
22 August 1988 |
7 July 1996 |
FBBP | 1991 |
4 | File:Georg Kaiser.png | Georg Kaiser (1944-) |
5 July 1996 |
8 July 2001 |
BVP | 1996 |
5 | File:Rita Reisinger-Berger.png | Rita Reisinger-Berger (1954-) |
8 July 2001 |
23 April 2009 |
FBBP | 2001 2006 |
6 | Konrad Mann (1944-) |
23 April 2009 |
15 March 2016 |
BVP | 2009 2014 | |
7 | Elisabeth Rademacher (1977-) |
15 March 2016 |
27 August 2021 |
BVP | 2019 | |
8 | Jan Hofmann (1975-) |
27 August 2021 |
Incumbent | BVP | - |
Metakumburg
Neidenstein-Sulzburg
Palingia
Sedakania
No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Political party | Election | |
1 | File:Thomas Dingelstedt.png | Thomas Dingelstedt (1902-1978) |
4 November 1967 |
5 November 1973 |
BVP | 1967 1972 |
2 | File:Rudolf Volksmann.png | Rudolf Volksmann (1910-2000) |
5 November 1973 |
12 October 1982 |
BVP | 1977 |
3 | Rainer Spindler (1933-2020) |
12 October 1982 |
20 October 2002 |
BVP | 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 | |
4 | File:Arnold Keßler.jpg | Arnold Keßler (1943-) |
20 October 2002 |
7 June 2010 |
BVP | 2007 |
5 | File:Michael Stämper.jpg | Michael Stämper (1958-2019) |
7 June 2010 |
1 August 2019 † |
BVP | 2012 2017 |
6 | Vanessa Halm (1976-) |
8 August 2019 |
Incumbent | BVP | 2022 |
Summingia
No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Political party | Election | |
1 | File:Arthur Ballner.png | Arthur Ballner (1868-1943) |
22 September 1920 |
12 November 1924 |
SDU | 1920 |
2 | File:Erich Bärtling.png | Erich Bärtling (1878-1951) |
12 November 1924 |
20 November 1932 |
BVP | 1924 1928 |
3 | File:Gustav Parzinger.png | Gustav Parzinger (1883-1961) |
20 November 1932 |
18 November 1946 |
BVP | 1932 1936 1940 |
4 | File:Walter Etzenbach.png | Walter Etzenbach (1892-1978) |
18 November 1946 |
23 November 1958 |
LBB | 1946 1952 |
5 | File:Manfred Krause.png | Manfred Krause (1896-1993) |
23 November 1958 |
7 May 1963 |
BVP | 1958 |
6 | Kurt Weimer (1901-1995) |
7 May 1963 |
22 August 1976 |
BVP | 1963 1969 1975 | |
7 | File:Werner Texinger senior.jpg | Werner Texinger senior (1916-1992) |
7 July 1976 |
6 February 1992 † |
BVP | 1981 1987 |
8 | File:Dieter Limbach.jpg | Dieter Limbach (1935-) |
6 February 1992 |
7 September 1994 |
BVP | 1993 |
9 | Ursula Kummstein (1949-) |
7 September 1994 |
30 August 2001 |
FBBP | 1994 2000 | |
10 | File:Josef Simmert.jpg | Josef Simmert (1954-) |
30 August 2001 |
10 September 2006 |
FBBP | - |
11 | File:Werner Texinger junior.jpg | Werner Texinger junior (1942-) |
10 September 2006 |
23 August 2015 |
BVP | 2006 2012 |
12 | Georg Stuck (1966-) |
23 August 2015 |
Incumbent | BVP | 2018 2021 |