Secretariat of the 15th Congress of the Continentalist Party

  

Secretariat of the 15th Congress
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9 May 1932 – 1 May 1938
Leadership
General Secretary	Seamus Callahan
Members
Total	8

The Secretariat of the 15th Congress of the Continentalist Party of the United Commonwealth was in session from 9 May 1932 to 1 May 1938. Elected by the 15th Central Committee, its members served as the highest policy-making authority within the Continentalist Party. The Secretariat was chaired by the General Secretary Seamus Callahan. It included eight members, and its composition remained static throughout its duration.

The 15th Secretariat was effectively the leadership of the United Commonwealth throughout Great War I, which began less than a month before the election of the Secretariat. The war served as the central focus of the Secretariat, overseeing the transition of the United Commonwealth's economy to that of a war economy. As a result of the war, Seamus Callahan further consolidated state positions around himself, having himself appointed Premier of the Council of People's Commissars, among other positions. After the war's end in 1938 he would retain most of these positions, ruling as the unparalleled leader of both the legislative and executive branches of the United Commonwealth administration until his death in 1947.

Members

The following is a list of members of the Secretariat, and their respective state and party positions held only during the duration of the Secretariat.

No.	Name (Lifespan)	Portrait	Party position(s)	State position(s)	Tenure
1	Seamus Callahan (1885–1947)		General Secretary of the Continentalist Party Chairman of the Central Committee	President of the United Commonwealth Premier of the Council of People's Commissars Chairman of the Central Military Commission Speaker of the National People's Congress Supreme Commander, Continental Armed Forces Marshal of the United Commonwealth	9 May 1932 – 1 May 1938
2	Winston Ashtabula (1886–1983)		Vice Chairman of the Central Committee	Vice Premier of the Council of People's Commissars Deputy secretary of the Presidium
3	Joseph McDonald (1885–1952)		President of the Central Party School of the Continentalist Party Secretary of the Central Committee for Political Education	Deputy secretary of the Presidium People's Commissar for Education
4	Emmanuel Durante (1895–1965)		–	People's Commissar for Foreign Relations Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission
5	Orion Marshall (1880–1943)		–	People's Commissar for Agriculture
6	Elliot Fowler (1870–1945)		–	People's Commissar for Housing and Development Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission
7	John L. Lewis (1880–1950)		Chairman of the Central Auditing Commission	–
8	Amelia Fowler Crawford (1901–1978)		Chairwoman of the Central Publishing Commission	–