Prime Minister of Kelssek

The Prime Minister of Kelssek (French: Premier ministre du Kelssek) is Kelssek's head of government and chairs the Cabinet of Kelssek. The prime minister is, typically, the leader of the largest party in the House of Commons, and holds the position until death, resignation, or dismissal by the President of Kelssek. In practice, the prime minister is the most powerful position in Kelssek's government as the president only overrules the elected government in extreme or crisis situations. The prime minister appoints (through the president) the other Cabinet ministers, justices of the High Court of Kelssek and federal courts, chief executives of state corporations, and other agencies as required by law. The current prime minister is Anne Marsha Cressey, leader of the United Communist Party, who was appointed following the 2014 federal election.

The position of Prime Minister is, by design, only vaguely outlined in Kelssek's constitution and largely operates according to a set of traditions and precedents known as "responsible government". The Constitution Act states only that the Prime Minister is appointed by the President of Kelssek, and holds that position as long as they maintain the confidence of the House of Commons (ability to win a majority vote on budget bills, or any vote which has been politically defined as a vote of confidence). However, the conventions of responsible government dictate that the Prime Minister and all members of Cabinet should be members of the House of Commons, so as to face daily scrutiny through Question Period. A non-MP who becomes Prime Minister is expected to seek election to the House at the earliest opportunity.

Privileges

In formal settings, the prime minister is addressed as "Prime Minister". They gain the style The Right Honourable (Le très honorable) and may retain this title for life. The prime minister also receives an inflation-adjusted salary of 𝜏52,816 in addition to the 𝜏52,816 salary of a Member of Parliament (as of 181 CE).

Timeline

No.	Name	Term of office	Party		Mandate	Cabinet
17th	George E. Marlin	5 August 158 to 18 September 167		Liberal Party	Appointment (35th Parliament) 159 election (36th Parliament) 163 election (37th Parliament)	Marlin I Marlin II Marlin III
18th	Alan R. Kerk	18 September 167 to 13 February 171		Green Party	167 election (38th Parliament) 170 election (39th Parliament)	Kerk I Kerk II (Green-UCP coalition)
		Electoral reform (mixed-member proportional system) - August Crisis - Carbon pricing - Velocit high-speed railway - Dovakhan Crisis
19th	Pierre Gautain	13 February 171 to 12 December 171		Liberal Party	Appointment (39th Parliament)	Gautain (Liberal-Conservative coalition; minority)
		Neorvins airport occupation - Public workers general strike - Presidential powers controversy
20th	Peter Coakson b. 121	13 December 171 to 22 October 177		Green Party	Appointment (40th Parliament) 173 election (41st Parliament)	Coakson I (UCP C&S) Coakson II
	Appointed prime minister after dismissal of Gautain - National Energy and Transportation Plan - Velocit second phase - 4th Winter Olympics
21st	Anne Marsha Cressey b. 130	23 October 177 to 2 March 183		United Communist Party	177 election (42nd Parliament) 181 election (43rd Parliament)	Cressey I (Green C&S) Cressey II (minority)
		Suspension of International Fair Trade Agreement - 12th Summer Olympics - Universal Payment (negative income tax)
22nd	Robert Monesta	2 March 183 to 7 October 185		United Communist Party	Appointment (43rd Parliament)	Monesta I (minority)
23rd	Rosaline Hendrie b. 130	7 October 185 to present		Alliance for Liberty	185 election (44th Parliament)	Hendrie I (AfL-Green coalition)