Prime Minister of Baustralia
| Prime Minister of Baustralia | |
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| His Royal Government | |
| Style | The Right Honourable (formal) His Excellency (diplomatic) |
| Term length | At His Majesty's Pleasure, usually a year |
| Inaugural holder | Lord John Timpson |
| Deputy | Deputy Prime Minister |
The Prime Minister of Baustralia (informally abbreviated to PM) is the head of government of Baustralia. The Prime Minister directs both the executive and the legislature, and together with their Cabinet (consisting of all the most senior ministers, most of whom are government department heads) are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Monarch, to Parliament, to their political party and ultimately to the electorate. The office of Prime Minister is one of the Great Offices of State. The Prime Minister is ex officio also Lord High Treasurer. The current holder of the office, Lord Ananttej of Pragjyotishpura, leader of the New Horizon Party, was appointed by the King on 20 October 2024.
Authority
The Prime Minister is the chair of the Cabinet (the Executive) and is the Head of His Royal Government. The Prime Minister also commands the political party in power, usually holding a majority in the House of Commons, Baustralia's lower house in the legislature. The Prime Minister acts as the voice for the government, and in some cases for His Majesty, both at home and out-of-country. Also as head of the executive, the Prime Minister dismisses and appoints all cabinet members, as well as organizes policies and activities to enact the legislative agenda of the party.
Foundation
The position of Prime Minister was never formed officially, referenced only once in the current constitution when the Dukedom of Cascadia was formed making the first Prime Minister a duke. Therefore, the office of the Prime Minister is founded on custom solely. Similarly, the office of Prime Minister was never formed in the first constitution with the only reference being that the Prime Minister must say an oath of office.
Infancy
The current state of the office of Prime Minister is considered by Baustralian historians as in its infancy where the office is uncodified and based on custom alone. No bill has ever been produced laying out the office of the Prime Minister. It was formed at the request of the King on 2 July 2017 when the duties of Baustralia became too great for him alone, along with other responsibilities, electing to form a Parliament with ministers.
The office was referenced later in the Fixed Terms Election Act, changing the terms from a four-year term to a one-year term by convention. The Prime Minister's term is still at His Majesty's Pleasure. The Prime Minister can also not serve for more than four consecutive terms, however, as before it is by convention and not by law.
Prime Ministers of Baustralia
| No. | Portrait | Arms | Name[a] (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Length of term | Party | Sovereign (Reign) | ||
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The Right Honourable Lord John Timpson MP for Holderton (born 2003) |
2 July 2017 |
22 September 2019 |
813 days[b] | Conservative | John (2017–present) | |
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The Right Honourable Aidan McGrath MP for McNevin (born 2003) |
22 September 2019 |
7 October 2019 |
16 days[c] | Worker's | ||
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The Right Honourable Lord John Timpson MP for Holderton (born 2003) |
7 October 2019 |
6 April 2020 |
183 days[b] | Conservative | ||
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The Right Honourable Sir Nick Sullivan MP for Mild Pond (born 2004) |
6 April 2020 |
27 June 2021 |
448 days | |||
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The Right Honourable Lady Ella Parker MP for Atlas (born 2004) |
27 June 2021 |
1 July 2022 |
370 days | |||
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The Right Honourable Sir Charles Burgardt MP for Seamanhattan (born 2002) |
1 July 2022 |
12 December 2022 |
165 days | Liberal | ||
| 6 | 
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The Right Honourable Sir Oliver Doig MP for McNevin (born 2003) |
12 December 2022 |
1 November 2023 |
325 days[d] | Conservative | ||
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The Right Honourable Aidan McGrath MP for Monaghan (born 2003) |
1 November 2023 |
23 November 2023 |
23 days[c] | |||
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His Grace Abrams Wiucki-Dunswed Duke of Wells (born 2006) |
23 November 2023 |
28 November 2023 |
6 days | ||||
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The Right Honourable Sir Oliver Doig MP for McNevin (born 2003) |
28 November 2023 |
20 June 2024 |
206 days[d] | |||
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The Right Honourable Benjamin Levinson MP for Monaghan (born 2009) |
20 June 2024 |
19 October 2024 |
122 days | |||
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The Right Honourable Varuna Sriraya Marquess Ananttej of Pragjyotishpura (born 2002) |
19 October 2024 |
Incumbent | 36 days | New Horizon | ||
Timeline
Below is a timeline of Prime Ministers of Baustralia.
Notes
- ↑ Including honorifics and constituencies for elected MPs.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lord John Timpson was prime minister for a total of 996 days.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Aidan McGrath was prime minister for a total of 39 days.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Sir Oliver Doig has been prime minister for a total of 531 days.