Prime Minister of Insulaeia

 

The Prime Minister of Insulaeia is the head of government in the Kingdom of Insulaeia. The prime minister leads the cabinet and appoints ministers with the approval of the monarch. To become Prime Minister the person nominated must be a member of the House and have majority support of the House. The Prime Minister must have the confidence of the house to be Prime Minister and if the House does not have confidence then Parliament is dissolved and new elections are called. The current Prime Minister is Mary Thompson who was appointed on 17 March 2022 following the resignation of her predecessor, Xavier Harris.

Prime Minister of Insulaeia
Coat of Arms of Insulaeia
Flag of Insulaeia
Incumbent Mary Thompson since 17 March 2022
Cabinet of Insulaeia
Style	Mrs. Prime Minister Her Excellency
Type	Head of Government
Status	Leader of the Insulaei Cabinet
Abbreviation	PMI
Member of	House of Representatives Cabinet of Insulaeia Insulaei Council of State
Reports to	Monarch Parliament Insulaei Council of State
Residence	Napolis House
Nominator	House of Representatives
Appointer	The Monarch on advice of the Speaker
Term length	None
Precursor	Chief Advisor of State
Inaugural holder	Thomas Anderson
Formation	17 June 1750
Deputy	Deputy Prime Minister of Insulaeia
Salary	€150,000 annually
Website	gov.ins/primeminister

The office was established in 1750 following that years federal election where Thomas Anderson, Leader of the Tories, became the de-facto Prime Minister. Since 1750 the office of the Prime Minister has only been vacant for an extended period of time once which was during the German occupation. In 1999, Emma Grady was appointed as Prime Minister making her the first female Prime Minister. In 2017, Xavier Harris was appointed and became the first Black Prime Minister. Currently incumbent Prime Minister, Mary Thompson, is the first openly LGBTQ+ Prime Minister.

Since 1750 there have been 44 Prime Ministers (42 Men & 2 Women) serving 46 terms. The longest serving Prime Minister was James Byrne-Thorne who served a total of almost 18 years. The shortest serving was Gregory Potter who served 8 days before being dismissed.

History

In 1750, the Tories won a supermajority in the House. Thomas Anderson was invited to become the Leader of the House, Leader of the Council of State, and Minister for the Cabinet Office. Anderson thus was declared by many historians to be the first Prime Minister. Anderson was given the responsibility of appointing Ministers during the Seven Years' War making him the de-facto head of government. Anderson also commissioned Napolis House which has been the official residence of the Prime Minister since 1754.

In 1870, Robert Branson became the first person to be official appointed Prime Minister with the title. Branson became the first Prime Minister to appoint a cabinet without the approval of the monarch. Many historians view this as the moment Insulaeia became a constitutional monarchy. Branson also introduced the law that required Prime Ministers to be nominated before being made Prime Minister. Branson became the first Prime Minister to not be Leader of the Council of State, and/or Minister for the Cabinet Office.

In 1974, the first hung parliament was formed meaning there was a gridlock. No Prime Minister was elected for almost 2 months. The King attempted to step in to stop the mess but was blocked to do so. Eventually the Social Democrats and the Liberals formed a coalition government. Since 1974 there have been a total of 13 coalitions between various parties.

Powers

The Prime Minister is the head of the Insulaei cabinet and the Head of Government. The Prime Minister has the power to appoint ministers with the approval of the monarch. The Prime Minister also advises the monarch on constitutional affairs. The Prime Minister officially calls elections within a 5 year period. The Prime Minister may propose any legislation to the House of Representatives but must consult the ministers responsible first.

List of Prime Ministers

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth-Death)	Took Office	Left Office	Political Party	Election(s)	Cabinets
1		Thomas Anderson (1694-1760)	17 June 1750	1 July 1758	Tory	1750	Anderson I
						1755	Anderson II
2		Elijah Jackson (1700-1777)	1 July 1758	20 March 1767		-	Jackson I
						1760	Jackson II
						1765	Jackson III
3		Henry Smith (1727-1809)	20 March 1767	19 March 1778	Whig	1767	Smith I
						1772	Smith II
						1777	Smith III
4		Frederick Charles (1724-1783)	19 March 1778	10 May 1782		-	Charles
5		James Byrne-Thorne (1720-1810)	10 May 1782	9 May 1800	Tory	1782	Byrne-Thorne I
						1787	Byrne-Thorne II
						1790	Byrne-Thorne III
						1795	Byrne-Thorne IV
6		Andrew Stephens (1760-1847)	9 May 1800	18 June 1810	Whig	1800	Stephens I
						1804	Stephens II
						1808	Stephens III
7		Thomas Charles (1765-1850)	18 June 1810	5 May 1815		-	Charles I
						1810	Charles II
8		Alonso Butler (1762-1820)	5 May 1815	7 November 1817	Tory	1815	Butler
7		Thomas Charles (1765-1850)	7 November 1817	5 December 1825	Whig	1817	Charles III
						1822	Charles IV
9		Henry Silver (1780-1866)	5 December 1825	10 May 1827		-	Silver
10		Paul Richards (1777-1836)	10 May 1827	18 June 1836	Tory	1827	Richards I
						1831	Richards II
						1835	Richards III
11		Rupert Butler (1766-1841)	18 June 1836	8 May 1840		-	Butler Caretaker
						-	Butler II
12		Edward Johnson (1799-1880)	8 May 1840	18 April 1855	Whig	1840	Johnson I
						1843	Johnson II
						1846	Johnson III
						1851	Johnson IV
13		William Peterson (1801-1863)	18 April 1855	9 May 1856		-	Peterson
14		David Bean (1802-1872)	9 May 1856	18 July 1867	Tory	1856	Bean I
						1861	Bean II
						1865	Bean III
15		Rupert Hall (1780-1867)	18 July 1867	24 November 1867		-	Hall
16		Donald Schindler (1837-1872)	24 November 1867	18 June 1868		-	Schindler
17		Mark Linderman (1817-1900)	18 June 1868	2 September 1868		-	Linderman
18		Gregory Potter (1828-1916)	2 September 1868	10 September 1868		-	Potter
19		Isaac Blanc (1821-1894)	10 September 1868	6 May 1870		-	Blanc
20		Robert Branson (1840-1934)	6 May 1870	19 March 1880	Liberal	1870	Branson I
						1874	Branson II
						1878	Branson III
21		William Darnell (1830-1892)	19 March 1880	11 June 1880		-	Darnell
22		Owen Carl (1834-1912)	11 June 1880	8 April 1881	Tory	1880	Carl
23		Scott Barman (1840-1900)	8 April 1881	10 Feburary 1882	Liberal	1881	Barman
24		Daniel Williams (1830-1893)	10 Feburary 1882	10 November 1882	Tory	Feb. 1882	Williams
25		Nicolas Ramos (1822-1884)	10 November 1882	6 July 1883	Liberal	Nov. 1882	Ramos
26		Edward McCarthy (1843-1927)	6 July 1883	8 May 1885	Tory	1883	McCarthy
27		Charles Dolan (1835-1900)	8 May 1885	13 March 1892	Liberal	1885	Dolan I
						1890	Dolan II
28		Geoffrey Springer (1832-1910)	13 March 1892	7 May 1897		-	Springer I
						1892	Springer II
29		Abraham Washington (1857-1942)	7 May 1897	11 April 1913	Conservative	1897	Washington I
						1902	Washington II
						1907	Washington III
						1912	Washington IV
30		Ian Adams (1870-1954)	11 April 1913	11 May 1923	Social Democrats	1913	Adams I
						-	Adams War
						1919	Adams III
31		Edward Johnson (1868-1940)	11 May 1923	8 May 1936	Conservative	1923	Johnson I
						1928	Johnson II
						1933	Johnson III
32		Christian McCann (1889-1979)	8 May 1936	11 June 1941	Social Democrats	1936	McCann I
						-	McCann War
Vacant (1941-1944)
32		Christian McCann (1889-1979)	18 March 1944	5 May 1950	Social Democrats	-	McCann Caretaker
						1945	McCann IV
33		Arnold Wallace (1902-1982)	5 May 1950	18 June 1957	Conservative	1950	Wallace I
						1954	Wallace II
34		David McCabe (1917-2004)	18 June 1957	8 May 1964		-	McCabe I
						1959	McCabe II
35		Dominic Matthews (1924-1994)	8 May 1964	18 November 1975	Social Democrats	1964	Matthews I
						1969	Matthews II
						1974	Matthews III
36		Henry Taylor (1918-1998)	18 November 1975	7 May 1976		-	Taylor
37		Nigel Lincoln (1926-2013)	7 May 1976	19 April 1990	Conservative	1976	Lincoln I
						1981	Lincoln II
						1986	Lincoln III
38		Alexander Fitzgerald (1938-2021)	19 April 1990	8 November 1991		-	Fitzgerald
39		Ethan Byrd (born 1946)	8 November 1991	19 June 1999	Social Democrats	1991	Byrd I
						1996	Byrd II
40		Emma Grady (born 1960)	19 June 1999	7 May 2004		-	Grady I
						2000	Grady II
41		Stephen Seymour (born 1957)	7 May 2004	13 April 2010	Conservative	2004	Seymour I
						2008	Seymour II
42		Isaiah Robertson (born 1965)	13 April 2010	5 May 2017		-	Robertson I
						2010	Robertson II
						2015	Robertson III
43		Xavier Harris (born 1962)	5 May 2017	17 March 2022	Social Democrats	2017	Harris I
						2019	Harris II
44		Mary Thompson (born 1980)	17 March 2022	In Office		-	Thompson I
						2022	Thompson II