Prime Minister of Quixotica

Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Quixotica
Incumbent Office abolished since September 28, 2018
Style	His / Her / Their Excellency
Residence	The Constituency of whomever was serving as Prime Minister
Term length	Three months, can be renewed indefinitely (with exceptions)
Inaugural holder	Dylan Light
Formation	May 13, 2017
Salary	None (Pro Bono)

The Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Quixotica served as both the head of the country's government as well as the primary representative of its Advisory Council. The office was last held by Quixotican noblewoman and royal family member Esther Eaton.

Powers of the Prime Minister

The Prime Minister of Quixotica was responsible for the guiding of discussions within the Advisory Council, the overall management of said Council, and the representation of that body's opinions to the reigning Monarch. They were aided in these efforts by the Deputy Prime Minister.

Elections For Prime Minister

The Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Quixotica was elected every three months by members of the Advisory Council to serve a term that lasts until the conclusion of the next election. The Prime Minister was inaugurated the same day as they are elected. There was no limit on the number of times the Premier can run for re-election. Special elections for the office of Prime Minister can be called at any time by the Monarch, so long proper reasoning was given for doing so. The Deputy Prime Minister was elected in tandem with the person chosen to be Prime Minister, unless the majority of Advisory Council members specify otherwise- at which point a Deputy Prime Minister may be elected separately. Candidates for Prime Minister can be nominated (alongside a candidate for Deputy Prime Minister) by members of the Advisory Council associated with a particular political party or they can run independently of political factions as a nonpartisan candidate.

Eligibility

To serve as Prime Minister one must have been of 14 years of age or older and had a title of nobility associated with a membership of the Advisory Council. If a person was elected Premier without any peerage, a title of nobility could have be granted by the Monarch to the individual to allow for them to serve as Prime Minister. The reigning Monarch could not run for the office of Prime Minister, nor be elected to the position, regardless of whether or not they hold peerages on their own Advisory Council. If someone has been removed from office as Prime Minister by the Advisory Council at any point in their political career they are to be considered ineligible for the position in all subsequent elections for the office.

List of Prime Ministers

Prime Minister			Premiership	Other Ministerial Offices held concurrently	Party		Term	Deputy Prime Minister		Monarch
1		Dylan R. Light	May 20, 2017 – March 23, 2018	Minister of the Treasury Ambassador to the United Kingdom		Independent	1 (May, 2017)	Office not yet established May 20, 2017 – May 30, 2017		Miles I April 11, 2017 – August 3, 2018
									Michael Pudak May 30 – August 4, 2017
							2 (August, 2017)	Office vacant, none elected August 4, 2017 – September 29, 2017
									Jack Lea September 29, 2017 – November 11, 2017
							3 (November, 2017)		Stephanie Eaton November 11, 2017 – March 23, 2018
						Wool Hat	4 (February, 2018)
2		Stephanie Eaton	March 23, 2018 – August 3, 2018	Minister of the Treasury Ambassador to the United States		Wool Hat		Office vacant by ascension March 23, 2018 – May 19, 2018
						Amethyst	5 (May, 2018)
								Office vacant, none elected May 19, 2018 – July 25, 2018
									Salvatore Miller July 25, 2018 – September 28, 2018
3		Esther Eaton	August 3, 2018 – September 28, 2018	Minister of Foreign Relations		Egalitarian	6 (August, 2018)			Stephanie August 3, 2018 – September 28, 2018

Inaugural Procedure and Oath

The Prime Minister was inaugurated the same day they were elected. Once the votes have been counted and a winner has been declared, the Prime-Minister-elect was asked with what book would they like to have their hand placed upon for their inauguration. So far, four out of the six inaugurations have been done using holy texts.

The winning candidate was sworn in by the reigning Monarch via the following oath:

I, [full name, title of nobility], do officially accept the duties of the office upon which I am about to enter. I enter this office without any prior hesitations or ulterior motives, and with a clear understanding of those things which I am about to be entrusted with. I shall represent both my peers and my countrymen to the reigning Monarch, without any bias or modification to benefit one’s self. I shall do my very best to be this Kingdom’s Prime Minister (so help me God).

Upon the conclusion of the oath's recital, the reigning Monarch often congratulated the new Prime Minister by shaking their hand. Usually two photos and a video of the oath-taking are captured during the inauguration for posterity.

List of Inaugurations

No.	Event	Date	Location		Document Sworn in on	Oath Administered by
1	The First Inauguration of Dylan Light	May 20, 2017	Eatonville	Outdoors	Bible randomly opened up to Psalm 44:1	HS&RH King Miles I
2	The Second Inauguration of Dylan Light	August 4, 2017	Redemption Hill	Outdoors	New Testament randomly opened up to Romans 8:1
3	The Third Inauguration of Dylan Light	November 11, 2017	Wertopolis II	Indoors	Bible randomly opened up to Isaiah 60:24
4	The Fourth Inauguration of Dylan Light	February 11, 2018	Wertopolis I	Indoors	Bible randomly opened up to Joel 2:8
5	The First Inauguration of Stephanie Eaton	March 23, 2018	Eatonville	Indoors	How To Ruin Your Life by Ben Stein
6	The Second Inauguration of Stephanie Eaton	May 19, 2018	Coaltrium	Indoors	The Iliad by Homer (translated by Robert Fagles)
7	The Inauguration of Esther Eaton	August 3, 2018	Coaltrium	Indoors	Brave New World by Aldous Huxley	HS&RH Queen Stephanie

List of Advisory Council Leadership Elections

The Prime Minister of Quixotica was elected every three months by the voting members of the Advisory Council to serve a term of equal length. They were elected alongside the Deputy Prime Minister of Quixotica. Prime Ministers are to assume office and be inaugurated the same day that they are elected. So far, there have been three Advisory Council Leadership Elections.

No.	Winning Candidate - Party	Losing Candidate(s) - Party	Graph	Date
1	Dylan R. Light - Independent	None, ran unopposed		May 20, 2017
2	Dylan R. Light - Independent	Jack Lea - Right On!		August 4, 2017
		Cory Kohler - Bachelor
3	Dylan R. Light - Independent	None, ran unopposed		November 11, 2017
4	Dylan R. Light - Wool Hat	None, ran unopposed		February 11, 2018
5	Stephanie Eaton - Amethyst	None, ran unopposed		May 19, 2018
6	Esther Eaton - Egalitarian	Stephanie Eaton - Amethyst		August 3, 2018

Cabinet of the Prime Minister of Quixotica

The Cabinet was responsible for advising the Prime Minister on how to best represent the opinions, propositions, and ideas of the Advisory Council. Each individual Minister on the Prime Minister's Cabinet also heads up the functions of a specific government agency or department on the behalf of the currently reigning Monarch. In the event of a position being long vacant, the Monarch can appoint an acting Cabinet member to fill it. The creation of new Ministries was within the role of the reigning Monarch, but who was capable of appointing people to lead them was dependent on how they are established. The eleventh Amendment to the Amalgamated Constitution, ratified on March 30, 2018, added 5 new ministerial positions to the Cabinet.

The different Ministerial positions considered part of the Prime Minister’s Cabinet included (in order of succession to the Premiership):

Ministerial Position	Position Created	Appointed by
Minister of Foreign Relations	June 1, 2017	Reigning Monarch
Attorney General	March 30, 2018
Minister of the Treasury	September 4, 2017	Prime Minister
Minister of Defense	December 31, 2017	Prime Minister or Monarch
Minister for Peace	March 30, 2018	Prime Minister
Minister of the Interior	August 17, 2017
Minister of National Security	December 31, 2017
Minister of Commerce	March 30, 2018
Minister of Agriculture	March 30, 2018
Postmaster General	March 30, 2018	Reigning Monarch
Prime Minister's Media Director	September 4, 2017	Prime Minister

List of Prime Ministerial Firsts

The following is a list listing the achievements and distinctions of the various Prime Ministers of the Kingdom of Quixotica.

Dylan R. Light

• First Prime Minister of Quixotica.
• First Prime Minister to concurrently serve as Minister of the Treasury.
• First Prime Minister to also be an appointed Ambassador to a foreign power.
• First Prime Minister to simultaneously hold a cabinet position.
• First Prime Minister to be bestowed Honors by the Advisory Council.
• First Prime Minister to be elected to four consecutive terms of office.
• First Prime Minister to be elected alongside their Deputy Prime Minister.
• First Prime Minister to have a female Deputy Prime Minister.
• First Prime Minister to found a political party while in office.
• First Prime Minister to be elected whilst a member of a particular political party.

Stephanie Eaton

• First female Prime Minister of Quixotica.
• First person to become Prime Minister upon the removal of their predecessor.
• First Prime Minister to have formerly been Deputy Prime Minister.
• First person to be sworn in as Prime Minister with their hand on anything other than a religious text.
• First Prime Minister to also be a member of the Quixotican Royal family.
• First Prime Minister to be appointed leader of a new province while in office.
• First Prime Minister to be over the age of twenty while in office.
• First woman ever elected Prime Minister of Quixotica in her own right.

Esther Eaton

• First (and only) Prime Minister in the reign of Queen Stephanie.
• First Prime Minister to concurrently serve as the Quixotican Minister of Foreign Relations.