Prime Minister of Aspen

Prime Minister of Kingdom of Aspen
Incumbent Archie Birch since 9 February 2021
Style	Prime Minister (informal) The Honorable (formal) His Excellency (diplomatic)
Member of	Council of Ministers Council of State National Security Council
Nominator	Federal Assembly
Appointer	the King
Term length	at the pleasure of the monarch
Constituting instrument	Constitution of the Kingdom of Aspen
Formation	27 November 2018
First holder	Cai O'Gorman
Deputy	Deputy Prime Minister

The Prime Minister of Aspen, officially the President of the Government of the Kingdom of Aspen is the head of government of the Kingdom of Aspen. As head of government, the Prime Minister chairs the Council of Ministers and directs the policy of the government.

The Prime Minister is elected by the National Assembly on the proposal of the King of the Aspens. The King may in theory propose whomever he chooses to the position, however in practice the Prime Minister is a member of Parliament who can command the majority of the National Assembly. The Prime Minister is a member of the Council of Ministers, the Council of State and the National Security Council.

Appointment

The Prime Minister is proposed by the King, but requires the consent of the Federal Assembly before he can form a government. In the election of the Prime Minister, the proposed candidate is chosen by a secret ballot by the members of the Federal Assembly, however, if the candidate proposed by the king does not secure a majority of the votes cast, the Federal Assembly may propose a different candidate within ten days of the initial vote. If no candidate receives a majority, then the Federal Assembly is dissolved and new elections called.

In practice, the candidate for prime minister is almost always the leader of the majority party or coalition in parliament, and thus is guaranteed a majority of votes cast.

Removal

The Prime Minister may be dismissed by the King at any time at the King’s discretion. The Prime minister may also tender his resignation to the King on his own initiative. The King may dismiss the entire government, or just the prime minister, retaining the government.

The Prime Minister and government may also be removed by a motion of no confidence, in which case the Federal Assembly must propose a new candidate for Prime Minister along with the motion of no confidence. Additionally, either the Federal Assembly or Federal Council may pass a censure motion urging the King to order the resignation of the government, however, unlike a motion of no confidence, a censure motion does not result in the immediate removal of the Prime Minister or Government.

Role

The Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Aspen is the de facto chief executive of the Kingdom of Aspen, and thus has a number of duties unique to that position. The Prime Minister proposes the members of the Council of Ministers and chairs the government except in cases when the King chooses to preside. The Prime Minister also nominates deputy prime ministers, however the position of deputy prime minister does not require parliamentary confirmation and does not immediately succeed to the office of Prime Minister if the Prime Minister dies, resigns, is removed from office, or is rendered incapable of performing the duties of his office.

In addition to administrative roles, the Prime Minister sets the legislative agenda of the Federal Assembly and directs the foreign and domestic policies of the state. The Prime Minister’s signature is also required on royal decrees concerning organization of state institutions.

The Prime Minister also serves ex officio as a permanent member of the National Security Council and the Council of State.

List of former Prime Ministers

Chancellors

Name		Party	Portrait	Term of office		Government	Monarch
	Cllr Bryce	Independent		28 November 2018	February 2019	N/A	James II
	Cllr Saffron PC	Independent		February 2019	8 May 2019
Acts of Parliament Passed 8 May 2019
	Sen. Saffron PC	Independent		8 May 2019	20 May 2019	Saffron Ministry	James II
Vacant
	Suyash Adhikari	Constitutional		23 May 2019	25 May 2019 ’’(Impeached and removed from office)’’	Adhikari Ministry
	Rt Hon. Cai O'Gorman MP	Labour		25 May 2019	19 July 2019	O'Gorman Ministry

Prime Ministers

Name		Party	Portrait	Term of office		Government	Monarch
	Rt Hon. Sir Cai O'Gorman GAE, MP	Labour		19 July 2019	25 January 2020	O'Gorman	James II
	His Grace Archie, Duke of Blacksburg KJ PC	Liberal Monarchist	100px	25 January 2020	31 January 2020	Birch
	Rt Hon. Baron O'Gorman of Pazistan GAE PC	Labour		31 January 2020	25 February 2020	O'Gorman II
	His Highness Thomas, Prince of Albemarle PC	Liberal Monarchist		6 September 2020	2 January 2021	Bainbridge
	The Honorable Archie Birch CS	Independent		9 February 2021	Present	Birch II