Prime Minister of Mascylla

Prime Minister of the Crowned Republic of Mascylla
Reichspremierminister der Gekrönten Republik Maskillien
Greater State Arms of the Royal Government
Standard of the Prime Minister
Incumbent Thomas Falkner since 16 September 2016
Government of Mascylla Office of the Prime Minister Kronenrat Office
Style	The High Honorable (Der Hochehrenwerte) His Excellency (Seine Exzellenz, diplomatic) Mr. Prime Minister (Herr Premierminister, informal)
Status	Head of government
Member of	Cabinet Privy Council Defense Committee Telmerian Council
Reports to	The Monarch Reichssenat Reichsrat
Residence	Kronenrat Building, Königsreh (main seat) Isoldquell Palace, Lancaide (secondary seat) Adensruh Castle, Stakau (country retreat)
Nominator	Political parties, on behalf of the Reichsrat
Appointer	The Monarch
Term length	At the Monarch's pleasure
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Mascylla
Formation	23 May 1793; 229 years ago
First holder	Wilhelm Fürst von Stenreck
Deputy	Deputy Prime Minister of Mascylla
Salary	Ӄ287,400 per annum
Website	www.premierminister.ma

The Prime Minister of Mascylla, also informally referred to as the Prime Minister or PM, is the head of government of the Crowned Republic of Mascylla, the chief executive of the cabinet, and the de facto commander-in-chief of the Mascyllary Reichswehr in wartime. The office is the highest ministry and is able to dictate policies along with his cabinet and the Reichsrat in session, and to a broader extent, according to the views and policies of the ruling party and its coalition partners. The office is currently occupied by Thomas Falkner of the Rehunion since 16 September 2016, leading a coalition government of the Centre Party and SDP.

The Prime Minister is elected by the sitting Reichsrat upon a nomination by a political party, without debate and by secret ballot. While the Prime Minister can nominate ministers, the Reichsrat as well as the monarch either formally reject or ratify the proposed members of government. Furthermore, the Monarch ceremonially appoints and grants the titular titles and orders to a member of parliament most likely to command the confidence of a majority in the currently sitting legislature.

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

The office of the Prime Minister is regarded as the most influential political position in Mascylla. For that reason, Mascylla is sometimes referred to as a "Ministerdemokratie" ('ministry democracy,' [mɪni:stɐde:mo:kʁati:]). However, the constitution places the Monarch (as head of state) and the President of the Reichssenat ahead of the Prime Minister in the protocol order of precedence.

List of Prime Ministers (1793–present)

Prime Minister				Term of office	Affiliation	Deputy Prime Minister
1			Prince William of Stenreck Wilhelm Heinrich Fürst von Stenreck, Graf von Stenreck-Lindenhorst-Rietz, Herzog zu Müncheburg 1741–1839	20 May 1793 – 8 September 1835	Unaffiliated	Adolph Ernst-Hannel
						Count Otto of Glücksfelde
						Count Frederick Anton of Gäste
2			Count Frederick Anton of Gäste Friedrich Anton Graf von Gäste 1792–1880	16 September 1835 – 20 December 1838	Unaffiliated	Prince Louis of Brechtscheid
						Count Claus Lucas of Mannerich
3			Count George Charles of Lichtenberg Georg Karl Ferdinand Graf von und zu Lichtenberg 1795–1868	21 December 1838 – 3 April 1841	Unaffiliated	Henry Rüdiger of Coserow
4			Charles August Frederick of Hohenthile and Limburg Karl Augustus Friedrich Freiherr von Hohenthile and Limburg 1788–1859	5 April 1841 – 1 November 1841	Unaffiliated	Viscount Christian Alexander of Eilenburg
5			Count Frederick Anton of Gäste Friedrich Anton Graf von Gäste 1792–1880	2 November 1841 – 28 October 1847	Unaffiliated	Viscount Christian Alexander of Eilenburg
						Prince Adolph Luitpold of Seyndorff
6			Emmanuel Henry Lyder (later Count of Lyder and Ratheim) Emmanuel Heinrich Lyder (Emmanuel Heinrich Graf von Lyder und Ratheim) 1784–1878	6 November 1847 – 13 March 1853	National Democrats (Nationaldemokraten)	Prince Philip Albert of Ahnern-Woltzar
7			Count Moritz Adolph of Purbell Moritz Adolf Wilhelm Graf von Purbell, Vizegraf von Freudenberg 1811–1904	17 March 1853 – 24 June 1861	National Democrats (Nationaldemokraten)	Count George Siegfried of Juhle
						Hannes Joseph of Meinsfeld
8			Prince Philip Albert of Ahnern-Woltzar Philipp Albert Friedrich, Fürst von Ahnern-Woltzar, Prinz von Maskillien 1808–1879	1 July 1861 – 22 November 1877	Unaffiliated	Hannes Joseph of Meinsfeld
						Prince William of Fried
						Oswald Göttinger
9			Oswald of Göttinger Oswald Freiherr von Göttinger 1829–1912	13 December 1877 – 4 October 1885	Unaffiliated	Christoph Hängel
						Siegfried Fischer
10			Count Adelbert of Eschenrode Adelbert Graf von Eschenrode 1809–1890	10 October 1885 – 22 March 1886	Unaffiliated	Vacant
11			Marquess Fabian Albrecht of Tilgern Fabian Albrecht Emil Marquis von Tilgern 1811–1906	22 March 1886 – 9 April 1893	National Democrats (Nationaldemokraten)	Count Adelbert of Eschenrode
						Helmuth Gerhard of Hardiggel
12			George Schmidt Georg Schmidt 1849–1935	18 April 1893 – 31 January 1901	Proletarian Party (Proletarierpartei)	Count Lucas of Eschenrode-Hoort
						Prince Moritz William of Brock
						Erwin Schleppe
13			Prince Herman William of Martinsen Hermann Wilhelm Emil Alexander Fürst von Martinsen, Graf von Martinsen-Reichenow, Prinz von Akokh 1850–1914 (assassinated)	10 February 1901 – 27 August 1914	Centre (Zentrum)	Prince Lucas of Holern
						Marquess Moritz William of Brock
						Prince George of Maybach
						Theodore Rähner
14			Theodore Rähner (later Prince of Rähner and Erlenbach-Mögd-Illingen) Theodor Rähner (Theodor Fürst von Rähner und Erlenbach-Mögd-Illingen) 1854–1951	27 August 1914 – 1 March 1922	National Democrats (Nationaldemokraten)	Prince George of Maybach
						Augustus Leo of Ehren-Warnow
15			Count Bernard of Loitsche-Heinrichsberg Bernhard Chlodwig Graf von Loitsche-Heinrichsberg 1862–1930	4 March 1922 – 1 November 1922	Unaffiliated	Vacant office
16			Frederick Estermann Friedrich Estermann 1865–1958	1 November 1922 – 14 July 1923	Centre (Zentrum)	Gustav Wöhner
17			Count Erwin George of Streecke Erwin Georg Graf von Streecke 1878–1965	14 July 1923 – 10 January 1924	Unaffiliated	Vacant office
18			Prince Justus of Holnia Justus Emmanuel Theobald, Prinz von Hohlnern, Markgraf von Weiersbach 1842–1930	12 January 1924 – 20 January 1924	Unaffiliated	Vacant office
Mascyllary Revolution and establishment of the Crowned Republic in January 1924
19			Peter Zeschtemann (later Count of Winzar) Peter Zeschtemann (Peter Zeschtemann Graf von Winzar) 1873–1979	24 January 1924 – 15 September 1940	Centre (Zentrum)	Peter Doppler
						Henry Tannhaus
						Marquess Jürgen Alexander of Uslar-Sinzig
20			Ernest Rähner (later Marquess of Rähner-Lohfelden) Ernest Rähner (Ernest Marquis von Rähner-Lohfelden) 1892–1988	29 September 1940 – 14 May 1956	Social Democratic Party (Sozialdemokratische Partei)	Linus Brühn
						Rüdiger Menzel
21			Wolfgang Behrest (later Sir) Wolfgang Behrest (Herr Wolfgang Behrest) 1900–1996	3 June 1956 – 18 November 1964	Social Democratic Party (Sozialdemokratische Partei)	Frederick Marschall
						Harald Ruth
22			Ulrich Werner Ulrich Werner 1907–1992	29 November 1964 – 11 April 1968	National Democratic Union (Nationaldemokratische Union)	Conrad Dierck
23			Conrad Dierck (later Prince of Oeynsberg) Konrad Dierck (Konrad Dierck Fürst von Oeynsberg) 1911–2004	13 April 1968 – 6 March 1973	Liberal Party (Liberale Partei)	Lorenz Hubert
24			David Gehlgen (later Count of Gehlgen and Werdemark-Glindow) David Gehlgen (David Graf von Gehlgen und Werdemark-Glindow) 1920–2020	17 March 1973 – 30 September 1981	Social Democratic Party (Sozialdemokratische Partei)	Robert Bachmann
						Marianne von Ohning
25			Charlotte Mayn (later Count of Mayn) Charlotte Mayn (Charlotte Gräfin von Mayn) 1934–2018	11 October 1981 – 14 August 1989	Centre (Zentrum)	Ralph Grau
26			Michael Meilke (later Sir) Michael Meilke (Herr Michael Meilke) 1927–2000 (assassinated)	23 August 1989 – 19 March 2000	Liberal Party (Liberale Partei)	Alexander Schuman
						Conrad Folln
27			Conrad Folln Konrad Folln 1933–present	20 March 2000 – 7 June 2008	Social Democratic Party (Sozialdemokratische Partei)	Norbert Rüthers
28			Lothar Obrecht Lothar Obrecht 1951–present	13 June 2008 – 10 September 2016	Social Democratic Party (Sozialdemokratische Partei)	Rudolph Blaich
29			Thomas Falkner Thomas Falkner 1980–present	16 September 2016 – present	Rehunion (Rehunion)	Nicola Böhm
						Wilfried Siege

Living former Prime Ministers

As of 2022, there are two living former Prime Ministers of Mascylla. The most recent death of a former Prime Minister was that of Charlotte Mayn, the first female Mascyllary Prime Minister, on 14 June 2018 at the age of 84.

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  Konrad Folln
  (2000–2008)
  (1933-08-28) 28 August 1933

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  Lothar Obrecht
  (2008–2016)
  (1951-02-10) 10 February 1951

Timeline

Privileges

Residences

The Kronenrat building (Kronenrat(sgebäude)), in central Königsreh, has been the traditional seat and official residence of the Prime Minister since 1800; the former and originally intended seat for the office, the Palais Isoldquell in Langquaid, is now used as a secondary ceremonial seat. Adensruh Castle (Schloss Adensruh) at Stakau is the Prime Minister's official country retreat, particularly used during the summer and winter vacations, and state guest house of the Mascyllary government.

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  Kronenrat building in Königsreh, the official residence

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  Palais Isoldquell in Langquaid

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  Adensruh Castle at Stakau, country retreat and state guest house

Notes

a.^ Hesurian: Reichspremierminister(in) der Gekrönten Republik Maskillien; often shortened to Premierminister/Premierministerin, IPA: [pʁɛmje:ɐ̯mɪni:stɐ]/[pʁɛmje:ɐ̯mɪni:stəʁɪn]

b.^ The Monarch is the de jure commander-in-chief of the Reichswehr during peacetime as well as wartime. The Minister of Defence is the de facto commander-in-chief in peacetime, and delegates this position to the Prime Minister during wartime or in case of a state of national emergency.