Minister-President of Dahemia
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Minister-President of the Free State of Dahemia | |
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Premierminister vu Dämen (Dahemian) Ministerpräsident von Dähmen (Ruthish) Ministre-présidente dahêmais (Hyacinthean) | |
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 |
The Minister-President of Dahemia[a], 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.
Powers
Election
Removal from office
Succession
List of Minister-Presidents
Minister-President | Term of office | Affiliation | Election | |||
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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 |
See also
Notes
- a.^ Dahemian: Premierminister vu Dämen; Ruthish: Ministerpräsident von Dähmen; Hyacinthean: Ministre-présidente dahêmais