List of heads of state of Richensland
This article lists the heads of state of Richensland. The president of Richensland is the head of state and also head of government. The incumbent presidents are Thomas Jacobs since 27 July 2022 and Aidan McGrath since 15 December 2022.
The office of president is a constitutional position elected in a direct election every two years. A presidential candidate is required to fulfil an eligibility criteria in order to contest in a presidential election. The duties and powers of the office are written in the nation's Fundamental Law. The president may be removed by death, resignation and impeachment; and is assisted in office by the vice president.
Heads of state
Note: italicized "—" and/ or indicates a disputed officeholder
1º and 2º means First Vice President and Second Vice President respectively
Monarch
| No. | Profile | Reign | House | Coat of arms | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Title Name (lifespan) |
Start of reign | End of reign | Duration of reign | |||
| 1 | 
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King of Richensland Nyck Bradaten (2009–) |
13 August 2020 | 3 November 2020 (overthrown in coup) |
82 days | Richensland Royal House | 
|
| — | 
|
Queen in Richensland Christina I of Cycoldia (2005–) |
28 September 2021 | 5 December 2021 (ended after end of dispute with the government-in-exile) |
68 days | Royal House of Nowell | 
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Presidents
| No. | Profile | Presidency | Political party | Vice President (s) | Elected | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Title Name (lifespan) |
Start of presidency | End of presidency | Duration of presidency | |||||
| 1 | 
|
President Ryan (2009–) |
3 November 2020 | 18 November 2020 (resigned) |
15 days | Unknown | Nyck Bradaten | (coup d'état) | |
| 2 |
|
President Nyck Bradaten (2009–) |
18 November 2020 | 25 February 2021 (elected to office in own right) |
278 days | Libertarian Party | Nayli Rifqi |
(constitutional succession) | |
| Revolutionary Liberty Club → Nationalist Party | |||||||||
| 25 February 2021 | 2 May 2021 (became President of the Executive Directory) |
Rifqi | |||||||
| 2 May 2021 | 23 August 2021 (stepped down) | ||||||||
| 3 |
|
President Rifqi (2012–) |
23 August 2021 | 22 September 2021 (presidency lawfully taken over by Amelia Banks) |
30 days | Nationalist Party | Nyck Bradaten | (constitutional succession) | |
| 4 | 
|
President Amelia Banks (2002–) |
22 September 2021 | 28 September 2021 (presidency reclaimed by Rifqi after start of dispute with Cycoldian Imperium) |
6 days | Unknown | None | (lawfully took over the presidency) | |
| 5 (3) |
|
President Rifqi (2012–) |
28 September 2021 | 22 October 2021 (presidency taken over by Nyck Bradaten) |
24 days | Richenslandic Development Party | Nyck Bradaten | (presidency reclaimed after start of dispute with Cycoldian Imperium) | |
| 6 (2) |
|
President Nyck Bradaten (2009–) |
22 October 2021 | 22 November 2021 (became head of government) |
278 days | Richenslandic Development Party | None | (took over the presidency; constitutional succession) | |
| 22 November 2021 | 27 July 2022 (resigned) |
1º Mullah Mujahid Al Wardasaqri 1º Thomas Jacobs 2º Muhammad of Recanesia 2º Terry McKeen III | |||||||
| Richensland Party | |||||||||
| 7 |
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President Thomas Jacobs (2008–) |
27 July 2022 | 5 December 2022 (start of 2022 political crisis) |
2 years, 116 days | Richensland Party | 1º None 1º Aidan McGrath 2º Terry McKeen III 2º Nyck Bradaten |
(constitutional succession; 1º Vice President) | |
| 5 December 2022 | 16 December 2022 (end of 2022 political crisis) | ||||||||
| 16 December 2022 | Incumbent | ||||||||
| — | |||||||||
| 8 (2) (6) |
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Interim President Nyck Bradaten (2009–) |
7 December 2022 | 16 December 2022 (end of 2022 political crisis) |
9 days | Richensland Party | 1º Aidan McGrath 2º None |
(constitutional succession, 2º Vice President; self-declared President) | |
| 9 | |||||||||