Chief Commissioner of Roanoke
| Chief Commissioner of Roanoke रोनोक के मुख्य आयुक्त | |
|---|---|
| Style | The Honourable |
| Reports to | Rashtradhyaksh Government of Vishwamitra |
| Appointer | Rashtradhyaksh on the advice of the Minister of Federal Affairs and Administration |
| Term length | At His Illustrious and Royal Majesty's pleasure |
| Formation | 10 September 2021 (as Administrator of Roanoke) 4 November 2021 (as Chief Commissioner of Roanoke) |
| First holder | Arturo Lara |
The Chief Commissioner of Roanoke (Hindi: रोनोक के मुख्य आयुक्त), formerly known as the Administrator of Roanoke is the head of the local government and the chief executive of the federal territory of Roanoke. The chief commissioner is an appointed official and representative of the Rashtradhyaksh and the government of Vishwamitra in the federal territory.
The position of the Administrator of Roanoke was created upon the annexation of Roanoke as an overseas territory on 10 September 2021. Arturo Lara was appointed as the first administrator and the position derived its powers and authority from the crown of Vishwamitra which formed the real executive in the nation. The administrator performed the duties as the representative of the crown and was the de facto executive in the territory. In 2023, upon the adoption of the "Federal Territories Act 2023" by the Lok Sabha and its subsequent implementation, Roanoke along with Rajagriha and Chandrabans and the other overseas territories were designated as federal territories and placed under the administration of a chief commissioner appointed by the Rashtradhyaksh with advice from the Minister of Federal Affairs and Administration.
The current chief commissioner is Eugene Smith who has been in office since 10 July 2023.
History
Roanoke, formerly the Kingdom of Roanoke and Kingdom of Brunsnia was ruled by King Arthur I from April 2020 until his abdication in January 2021. Upon his abdication, the nation was annexed by the Tsardom of Begon and became one of its constituent kingdoms. Following the dissolution of Begon in September 2021, former king and then Brunsnian prime minister Arturo Lara sought independence of Roanoke and offered the territory to the Vishwamitran crown to be administered as an overseas territory under the direct administration of an appointed administrator. Subsequently, on 10 September 2021, Roanoke was annexed as an overseas territory and Arturo Lara was appointed as the administrator.
In 2022, Lara withdrew from active political life, however remained as the head of the territory until being replaced by Eugene Smith on 10 July 2023. In August 2023, the Lok Sabha passed the "Federal Territories Act of 2023" which designated Roanoke and the other overseas territories as federal territories and placed them under the administration of the chief commissioner. The commissioner discharged the duties as the real executive in the territory.
Duties and functions
The chief commissioner is responsible for the defence, internal affairs, finance, expenditure, emergency, disaster management, transport, business, commerce and other affairs related to the day-to-day administration of the federal territory. In consultation with the Rashtradhyaksh (as head of the federal territories) and Minister of Federal Affairs and Administration, the chief commissioner to appoint a deputy commissioner, and if needed, other officials including a local cabinet for the effective functioning of the administration.
The chief commissioner is also responsible for the following basic administrative mechanism of the territory:
- Security and defence
- Internal affairs
- Finance and expenditure
- Business and commerce
- Culture and tourism, media, sports
- Disaster management and emergency services
The chief commissioner is ex-officio member of the Council of the Federal Territories and a Grand Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of the Territorial Crown which is conferred upon them immediately after their appointment.
List
| No. | Portrait | Name (born – died) |
Tenure in office | Appointed by | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Time in office | |||||
| Administrator of Roanoke | |||||||
| 1 | File:Arturo Lara 2019.jpg | General (Retd.) Tan Sri Datuk Sri Arturo Lara (born 1998) |
10 September 2021 |
10 July 2023 |
1 year, 303 days | Varuna Sriraya (Rashtradhyaksh) | |
| 2 | 
|
Datuk Sri Eugene Smith (born 2002) |
10 July 2023 |
4 November 2023 | 117 days | ||
| Chief Commissioner of Roanoke | |||||||
| (2) |
|
Datuk Sri Eugene Smith (born 2002) |
4 November 2023 | Incumbent | 188 days | Varuna Sriraya (Rashtradhyaksh) | |
