List of heads of state of Meridon

Meridon has had an elected head of state resembling a modern executive since 1717, when the Confederal Meridonian Union established two-year terms for the Chairman of the Union Council- prior to this, the Chairman acted primarily as a supervisory body for the Union Council and a primus inter pares, as well as overseeing the confederal agencies. The current role of President was codified in the Articles of Federation of 1749 and has been modified multiple times, with the last modification to their role coming during the 1986 Adjustment to the Articles of Federation.

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The incumbent president of Meridon, since 2023, is Yui Townley of the Federal Party.

List

Political Parties:
Current
  Federal Party   Liberal Party   Tangaran Unity Party   Agrarian Party of Meridon   Green Party   Worker's Party   Meridon Union Party   New Meridon Party
Defunct
  Sovereigntist   Conservative Union Party

Note- chairmans from 1640-1717, prior to the enactment of strong legislative powers and a two-year term, are not included in this list due to a lack of significant data.

№	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Days	Election	Political party
Confederal Meridonian Union (1717-1749)
1		FIRST LAST (1742-1810)	May 1st, 1793	May 1st, 1801	8 years	1719	None
			First chairman following the 1717 reforms.
?		FIRST LAST (1###-1###)	MONTH DDst, 17##	MONTH DDst, 17##		1###, 1###	None
			Necessary writeup information here.
?		Jackson Marriott, (1###-1749)	May 1st, 17##	August 10th, 1749	8 years	1717	None
			Necessary writeup information here.
Federal Republic of Meridon (1749-present)
1		Henry Miller (1749-1810)	August 10th, 1749	May 10th, 1759	9 years and 9 months	1749, 1754	None
			First President of the Federal Republic.
??		Reginald Lancaster (1892-1987)	May 10th, 1940	May 10th, 1955	15 years	1940, 1945, 1950	Conservative Union Party
			President during the Great War, Lancaster was elected for an unmatched three terms, making him the longest-serving head of state. Lancaster introduced strong state controls of production, served as a unifying figure domestically, and helped lead an effective war effort abroad. He later lead the effort to reconcile ties with Marquesan and solidifed the Defense Forces post-war as a permanent 'force in readiness'. His breaking of precedent to serve a third term was highly controversial and later resulted in the ## Adjustment to the Articles of Federation imposing two-term limits on Meridonian presidents. He is generally cited as one of Meridon's best presidents.
??		William Acton (1970-)	May 10th, 2020	October 5th, 2023	3 years, 4 months and 25 days	2020	Federal Party
			Presided over a number of significant Meridonian foreign policy events, including its entry into ICON and participation in and victory during the New England War. His domestic policy drives included the passing of MeriHealth, a universal care program, but its release was delayed. Resigned as a result of the outcome of the Advent Island crisis, with his vice president Yui Townley taking office upon his resignation.
??		Yui Townley (1977-)	October 5th, 2023	Present	1 year, 2 months and 20 days	None	Federal Party
			The current president of the Federal Republic, she is credited with the ending of the Advent crisis and the establishment of the Pan-Regional Multilateral Pact in its wake. Townley has also spearheaded the full implementation of MeriHealth, a universal healthcare program.