Minister-President of West Miersa

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Minister-President of West Miersa
West Miersa arms.png
Emblem
Term lengthFive years
Constituting instrumentConstitution of West Miersa
Inaugural holderWięcesław Pawlicki
Formation3 October, 1936
Final holderAdrian Rozak
Abolished3 October, 2021

The Minister-President of the Miersan Sotirian Republic (Miersan: Minister-Prezydent mierskiej rzeczpospolitej sotyrskiej), commonly known as the Minister-President of West Miersa (Minister-Prezydent Mierski Zachodniej) is the head of government of the Miersan Sotirian Republic. Created in 1936 with the establishment of West Miersa, it was constitutionally defined as being the head of government, but for most of its history, it has largely been subordinated to the West Miersan presidency.

History

With the independence of West Miersa from Soravia following the implementation of the Godfredson Plan in 1936, the drafters of the West Miersan constitution sought to create a head of government modelled on the Soravian Minister-Presidency, elected every five years by the people of the Miersan Sotirian Republic.

However, following its promulgation, the position of Minister-President quickly became subordinated to that of the West Miersan presidency, with Minister-Presidents often only serving for as long as they cooperated with the President. This was largely the case until the turn of the twenty-first century, with the only exceptions being Więcesław Pawlicki, who served from 1936 to 1937, Lesław Przybyszewski who served from 1956 to 1960, and Stanisław Kantorowicz, who served from 1980 to 1982.

However, from 2001 onwards, Tomisław Sobolewski began exercising some of his powers, and by the time Sobolewski became President in 2006, he allowed Oskar Palubicki to exercise all of the powers assigned to Minister-President, serving until his defeat in 2011. However, this was reversed during Sobolewski's second term as President, leading to a constitutional crisis between Sobolewski and Gerard Wojdyla, ultimately leading to Wojdyla becoming acting President in 2013.

These changes were reversed in 2016, after the election of Sylwester Wrzesiński to the Presidency: Adrian Rozak became a puppet of the President once more. This culminated to the point that in October 2020, following the passage of the Third Amendment, the Minister-President was replaced with the vice-presidency, with the Minister-President to be replaced with the Vice-President with immediate effect from the 2021 general elections.

Role

Under the West Miersan constitution, the Minister-President serves as the head of government of the Miersan Sotirian Republic. He oversees the cabinet, and is answerable to both the President and the National Assembly.

Thus, on paper, the Minister-President exercises tremendous power, with the Minister-President of the Miersan Sotirian Republic being allowed to propose legislation (via his position as member of the National Assembly), and to oversee the domestic activities of the Miersan government. However, for most of West Miersa's history, the Minister-President has generally served at the President's pleasure, effectively limiting their independence from the Presidency, and making the President substantially more powerful de-facto, at the expense of the Minister-President.

The Minister-President is a member of the National Assembly of the Miersan Sotirian Republic, and is traditionally the parliamentary leader of the governing political party.

Official residence

The Minister-President of the Miersan Sotirian Republic, unlike the President, has no official residence, with each Minister-President residing in a private home in the capital city of Żobrodź. Although proposals have been floated for an official residence, most prominently during Oskar Palubicki's tenure as Minister-President, the cost of a residence, combined with the perceived powerlessness of the role have hindered any effort to construct an official residence for the use of the Minister-President.

However, the Minister-President has an office at the National Assembly building in West Żobrodź, which is used by the Minister-President, his cabinet, and their staff.

List of Minister-Presidents

President Term of office Political Party Elected
Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Took Office Left Office Days
1936-present
West Miersa flag.svg • Minister-President of the Miersan Sotirian RepublicWest Miersa flag.svg
1 L Skulski.jpg Więcesław Pawlicki
(1895-1969)
3 October, 1936 27 November, 1937 420 Nationals 1936
2 Ignacy Paderewski 02.jpg Cezary Wojdyla
(1871-1942)
27 November, 1937 5 March, 1942 1559 Nationals 1941
3 Bundesarchiv Bild 102-11032, August Zaleski.jpg Maurycy Wojdyla
(1877-1963)
8 March, 1942 3 October, 1946 1670 Nationals none
4 Witos 1920.jpg Tobiasz Wojdyla
(1877-1949)
3 October, 1946 7 July, 1949 1008 Nationals 1946
5 Arciszewski1922.jpg Kacper Niemczyk
(1879-1974)
9 July, 1949 3 October, 1951 816 Nationals none
6 Kazimierz Sabbat.jpg Iwon Wojdyla
(1906-1989)
3 October, 1951 3 October, 1956 1827 Nationals 1951
7 Mackiewicz.jpg Lesław Przybyszewski
(1896-1966)
3 October, 1956 1 June, 1960 1337 Nationals 1956
8 Piotr Jaroszewicz 1977.jpg Romuald Wojdyla
(1909-1992)
1 June, 1960 3 October, 1961 489 Nationals none
9 Mikołaj Dolanowski nac.jpg Eliasz Kempisty
(1895-1978)
3 October, 1961 11 February, 1963 496 Nationals 1961
(5) Arciszewski1922.jpg Kacper Niemczyk
(1879-1974)
11 February, 1963 3 October, 1966 1330 Nationals none
10 Edward Gierek 1980b.jpg Tadeusz Wojdyla
(1913-2001)
3 October, 1966 3 October, 1971 1826 Nationals 1966
11 Edward Bernard Raczyński.jpg Inocenty Wojdyla
(1928-1979)
3 October, 1971 25 December, 1979 3005 Nationals 1971
1976
12 Stanisław Kania -1979-.jpg Stanisław Kantorowicz
(1927-2020)
26 December, 1979 3 October, 1982 1012 Nationals none
13 Zbigniew Messner 1988.jpg Arkadiusz Stuczynski
(1929-2014)
3 October, 1982 27 September, 1985 1090 Nationals none
14 1986 Szczepanik EF 3 old.jpg Florentyn Wojdyla
(1934-2005)
27 September, 1985 3 October, 1986 371 Nationals none
15 Jan Ferdynand Olszewski.jpg Ksawery Sulewski
(1930-2019)
3 October, 1986 28 August, 1990 1425 Naprzód 1986
16 Waldemar Pawlak candidate 2010 D crop.jpg Korneli Krasowsky
(1959-)
28 August, 1990 9 July, 1993 1046 Naprzód 1991
17 Lech Wałęsa prezydent RP.jpg Damian Jackowiak
(1943-)
9 July, 1993 3 October, 1996 1182 Naprzód none
18 Leszek Miller Sejm 2013.JPG Korneliusz Cygan
(1946-)
3 October, 1996 3 October, 2001 1826 Naprzód 1996
19 Aleksander Kwasniewski - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Davos 2004.jpg Tomisław Sobolewski
(1954-)
3 October, 2001 3 October, 2006 1826 Naprzód 2001
20 Mateusz Morawiecki Prezes Rady Ministrów (cropped).jpg Oskar Palubicki
(1968-)
3 October, 2006 3 October, 2011 1826 Naprzód 2006
21 Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz 2006 (cropped).jpg Gerard Wojdyla
(1959-)
3 October, 2011 23 June, 2013 629 Nationals 2011
22 Premier RP Beata Szydło w Parlamencie UE.jpg Aleksandra Wojdyla
(1963-)
23 June, 2013 3 October, 2016 1198 Nationals none
23 Prezydent Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej Andrzej Duda.jpg Adrian Rozak
(1972-)
3 October, 2016 3 October, 2021 1826 Naprzód 2016
Adrian RozakAleksandra WojdylaGerard WojdylaOskar PalubickiTomisław SobolewskiKorneliusz CyganDamian JackowiakKorneli KrasowskyKsawery SulewskiFlorentyn WojdylaArkadiusz StuczynskiStanisław KantorowiczInocenty WojdylaTadeusz WojdylaEliasz KempistyRomuald WojdylaLesław PrzybyszewskiIwon WojdylaKacper NiemczykTobiasz WojdylaMaurycy WojdylaCezary WojdylaWięcesław Pawlicki

List of living former Minister-Presidents

Since the abolition of the position of the Minister-Presidency on 3 October, 2021, there have been eight surviving former Minister-Presidents of the Miersan Sotirian Republic.