The Prime Minister, abbreviated to PM, is the head of the government of Brunant. The office is the most important in the government. The current holder of the office is Adrian Vandreck, appointed on an interim basis since 7 September 2018.
The office is established by the constitution, having been introduced in 1902, following thirty years of increased democratization in the country. The law states that the monarch must appoint as Prime Minister the person most likely to command the confidence of Congress, usually the leader of the largest party or coalition formed after a general election. The office has always been constitutionally defined, unlike that of the United Kingdom, thus their powers and duties are clearly defined.
The requirement for the Prime Minister stipulated that he or she must be a member of the House of Representatives and be a Brunanter citizen, be it by birth or naturalization. Appointment is done by the monarch on the considerations of Congress. Prior to the 1940s, the monarch would often use their prerogative to appoint or dismiss the Prime Minister, though this has not been directly used since then.
The Prime Minister's salary is 107,000 euros per year, making him/her the highest-paid politician in Brunant.
List of Prime Ministers of Brunant[]
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Stefanus Varne | 18 Nov 1902 | 21 Dec 1904 | Liberal Party | LP Varne I |
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John Watson | 21 Dec 1904 | 11 Nov 1907 | White Party | WP Watson I | ||
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Stefanus Varne | 11 Nov 1907 | 30 Nov 1908 | Liberal Party | LP Varne II | ||
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John Watson | 30 Nov 1908 | 14 Dec 1908 | White Party | WP Watson II | ||
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Willem Van Allen | 14 Dec 1908 | 6 Apr 1911 | Liberal Party | LP Van Allen | ||
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John Watson | 6 Apr 1911 | 22 Aug 1913 | White Party | WP Watson III | ||
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Andrew Hewitt | 22 Aug 1913 | 15 Jan 1914 | Liberal Party | LP Hewitt |
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Joseph Hertz | 15 Jan 1914 | 17 May 1914 | Liberal Party | LP Hertz I | ||
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Mark van Liesneck | 17 May 1914 | 20 Apr 1917 | White Party | WP Van Liesneck | ||
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Johan Anderson | 20 Apr 1917 | 20 Oct 1920 | White Party | WP Anderson I | ||
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Joseph Hertz | 20 Oct 1920 | 15 March 1923 | Liberal Party | LP Hertz II | ||
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Maarten Dolmatoff | 15 March 1923 | 21 Jan 1924 | Communist Front | CF Dolmatoff I | ||
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Joseph Hertz | 21 Jan 1924 | 15 Sep 1925 | Liberal Party | LP Hertz III | ||
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Maarten Dolmatoff | 15 Sep 1925 | 13 Apr 1927 | Communist Front | CF Dolmatoff II | ||
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Johan Anderson | 13 Apr 1927 | 15 Jun 1929 | White Party | WP Anderson II | ||
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Augustus Van der Ecke | 15 Jun 1929 | 20 Nov 1929 | Liberal Party | LP Van der Ecke I | ||
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Andrew Reading | 20 Nov 1929 | 12 May 1931 | White Party | WP Reading | ||
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Augustus Van der Ecke | 12 May 1931 | 1 Feb 1933 | Liberal Party | LP Van der Ecke II | ||
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Johan Meier | 1 Feb 1933 | 6 Mar 1934 | White Party | WP Meier I | ||
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Augustus Van der Ecke | 6 Mar 1934 | 15 Aug 1936 | Liberal Party | LP Van der Ecke III | ||
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Johan Meier | 15 Aug 1936 | 22 Jun 1939 | White Party | WP Meier II | ||
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Gerhard Pietersen | 22 Jun 1939 | 25 May 1941 | Liberal Party | LP-SDP Pietersen I Pietersen II | ||
| 1 May 1945 | 2 May 1949 | ||||||
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Alexander Bouras | 2 May 1949 | 15 Jan 1951 | Liberal Party | LP-SDP Bouras I Bouras II Bouras III | ||
| 15 Jan 1951 | 1 Jul 1953 | ||||||
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Henry Warson | 2 Jul 1957 | 7 Jul 1961 | Social Democratic Party | SDP-LP Warson I | ||
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Stefan De Vries | 7 Jul 1961 | 14 Jan 1964 | Centre Democrats | CD-CDU De Vries I De Vries II | ||
| 14 Jan 1964 | 19 Jul 1965 | ||||||
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Henry Warson | 19 Jul 1965 | 12 Jul 1969 | Social Democratic Party | SDP-LP-SLP Warson II | ||
| 12 Jul 1969 | 11 Jul 1973 | SDP-SLP Warson III |
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Pieter Stenman | 11 Jul 1973 | 13 Jul 1977 | Christian Democratic Union | CDU Stenman | ||
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Johanna Elteman | 13 Jul 1977 | 24 Jun 1981 | Social Democratic Party | SDP-SLP Elteman | ||
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Henry Jorgeson | 24 Jun 1981 | 20 Jun 1985 | Christian Democratic Union | CDU-FLP-CD Jorgeson I | ||
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Anthony Milner | 20 Jun 1985 | 1 Jul 1989 | Social Democratic Party | SDP-SLP-BG Milner | ||
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Edward Willemont | 1 Jul 1989 | 22 Jun 1993 | Free Liberal Party | FLP-CDU Willemont I | ||
| 22 Jun 1993 | 5 May 1994 | FLP-CDU-FFF Willemont II | |||||
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Henry Jorgeson | 5 May 1994 | 5 August 1998 | Christian Democratic Union | CDU-FLP-CD Jorgeson II | ||
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Ines Michels | 5 August 1998 | 17 May 2002 | Social Democratic Party | SDP-GP-CD Michels I | ||
| 17 May 2002 | 1 Jun 2005 | SDP-SLP-GP-CD Michels II | |||||
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Frederic Darnley | 1 Jun 2005 | 3 Nov 2009 | Christian Democratic Union | CDU-FLP-FFF Darnley | ||
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Robert Helms | 3 Nov 2009 | 7 Dec 2012 | Centre Democrats | CD-SDP-GP Helms | ||
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Peter Wostor | 7 Dec 2012 | 1 May 2013 | Green Party | GP-SDP Wostor I Wostor II | ||
| 1 May 2013 | 14 Mar 2017 |  | |||||
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Pieter Van Buskirk | 14 Mar 2017 | 10 Jan 2018 | Social Democrats | SD-GP-ABB Van Buskirk I Van Buskirk II | ||
| 10 Jan 2017 | 7 Sep 2018 | ||||||
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Adrian Vandreck | 7 Sep 2018 | 16 May 2019 | Christian Democratic Union | CDU-FLP Vandreck | ||
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Eric Peitersson | 16 May 2019 | present | Free Liberal Party | CDU-FLP-ECO17 Peitersson | ||
Records[]
The longest-serving Prime Minister in the pre-war period was John Watson over three terms (1938 days), also holding the record for the shortest term in office, 14 days in late 1908. The longest-serving one in the postwar period was Henry Warson (4380 days over 3 terms). The longest consecutive periods in office were Johan Anderson (pre-war, 1279 days) and Henry Warson (2914 days).
