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Prime Minister of Surrow | |
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Style | The Right Honourable |
Member of | Parliament |
Residence | Government House, Holcot Inlet, Holcot Inlet, Surrow |
Appointer | Governor |
Term length | Up to four years No term limits |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of Surrow |
Inaugural holder | Clarence Bradley |
Formation | 1915 |
Final holder | Ted Fisher |
Abolished | 24 June, 1950 |
Succession | President of Surrow |
Deputy | Deputy Prime Minister of Surrow |
The Prime Minister of Surrow was the head of government of Surrow from when it was granted full self-government by Rythene in 1915 until Surrow was granted independence in 1950. By custom, the Prime Minister of Surrow was the leader of the largest party in the Surrowese Parliament, or otherwise had the most support among the members of Parliament.
List
№ | Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Days | Election | Political party |
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1915-1950 • Prime Minister of Surrow • | |||||||
1 | Clarence Bradley (1856-1932) |
24 June, 1915 | 24 October, 1932 | 17 years and 4 months | 1915 1919 1923 1927 1931 |
FPU | |
Longest serving Prime Minister of Surrow, with five majority FPU governments. Introduced basic welfare, regulations to ensure the merchants charged fair prices, instituted a minimum wage, and began building a road network to connect communities on Holcot Island. Died in office. | |||||||
2 | Eddie Hammond (1884-1945) |
24 October, 1932 | 27 September, 1934 | 1 year, 11 months and 3 days | none | FPU | |
Attempted to reform the fisheries and eliminate the power of the merchants completely, leading to Ted Fisher and many on the party to create the United People's Party in June 1934. Was ousted by a caucus revolt in September 1934. | |||||||
3 | Gilbert Bray (1888-1966) |
27 September, 1934 | 24 June, 1935 | 8 months and 28 days | none | FPU | |
Shortest serving Prime Minister of Surrow. Attempted to take a more moderate course and to try and reunite the United People's Party with the Fishermen's Protective Union. Was defeated in the 1935 elections. | |||||||
4 | Ted Fisher (1900-1991) |
24 June, 1935 | 24 June, 1950 | 15 years | 1935 1954 1939 1943 1947 |
United People's | |
Reversed Eddie Hammond's reforms to the fisheries, while strengthening regulations to ensure that fishermen were able to sell goods at a fair price. Invested significantly in outports, with schools and clinics being built en masse during his term, oversaw the construction of the Surrow International Airport during the Second Great War, and negotiated independence from Rythene in the aftermath of the Second Great War. Became the first President of Surrow in 1950. |