Minister-President of Dahemia

Minister-President of the Free State of Dahemia
Premierminister vu Dämen (Dahemian) Ministerpräsident von Dähmen (Ruthish) Ministre-présidente dahêmais (Hyacinthean)
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Incumbent Ulrich Barschel since 12 October 2021
Style	The Honorable (formal) His Excellency (diplomatic) Mr. Minister-President (informal)
Status	Head of government
Member of	Cabinet
Reports to	Chamber of Deputies
Residence	Schöneiche Castle
Seat	Gonece
Appointer	Popular vote
Term length	Four years, renewable once consecutively
Constituting instrument	Basic Law of Dahemia
Precursor	Chancellor (historical) State Council President (in function)
Formation	16 June 1957; 67 years ago
First holder	Linus Brühn
Deputy	Deputy Minister-President
Salary	D£287,400 per annum

Schöneiche Castle (Schloss Schöneiche) is the official residence of the Minister-President since 1961.

The Minister-President of Dahemia, or colloquially referred to as the prime minister of Dahemia, is the combined head of state and head of government of the Free State of Dahemia, and therefore its most important political figure. For that reason, Dahemia is sometimes referred to as a "Ministerdemokratie" ('ministry democracy').

The Minister-President is elected by popular vote upon a nomination by a political party, without debate and by secret ballot. While the Minister-President can nominate ministers, the Chamber of Deputies either formally rejects or ratifies the proposed members of government.

More often than not, the Minister-President also appoints a Deputy Minister-President, though such an office is not official nor represented in the constitution. Before the end of an official term, the Minister-President can only be removed through a motion and subsequent vote of no-confidence by the Chamber, which requires the body to nominate a successor by an absolute majority. In case the Minister-President dies or resigns, the Deputy Minister-President usually succeeds them in heading a caretaker government while parliament is dissolved and a new government is assembled.

The current Minister-President is Ulrich Barschel since 12 October 2021; he previously served one term from 2013 to 2017.

List of Minister-Presidents

Minister-President				Term of office	Affiliation	Election
1			Linus Brühn 1888–1970	16 June 1957 – 22 May 1965	GVP	1957
						1961
2			Konrad Werzel 1901–1987	22 May 1965 – 9 June 1969	GVP	1965
3			Laurent Moser 1914–2005	9 June 1969 – 6 July 1973	AP	1969
4			Gregorie Damseau 1909–1984	6 July 1973 – 28 January 1977	GVP	1973
5			Walter Coemer 1915–1990	28 January 1977 – 3 August 1985	AP	1977
						1981
6			Yves De Blum 1920–2003	3 August 1985 – 16 May 1989	GVP	1985
7			Johannes Ehrenreich 1925–2001	16 May 1989 – 30 June 1993	ZDP	1989
8			Anton Ranstadt 1928–2010	30 June 1993 – 7 September 1997	AP	1993
9			Margarethe Dabas 1939–2018	7 September 1997 – 11 July 2005	GVP	1997
						2001
10			Wolfgang Kühn 1928–2010	11 July 2005 – 15 July 2009	AP	2005
11			Paul Magnotte 1957–present	15 July 2009 – 20 February 2013	AP	2009
12			Ulrich Barschel 1965–present	20 February 2013 – 29 April 2017	GVP	2013
13			Gregor Wüst 1947–present	29 April 2017 – 12 October 2021	GVP	2017
14			Ulrich Barschel 1965–present	12 October 2021 – present	GVP	2021

Notes

a.^ Dahemian: Premierminister vu Dämen; Ruthish: Ministerpräsident von Dähmen; Hyacinthean: Ministre-présidente dahêmais