Prime Minister of the Republic of Craftia 克拉夫地亚共和国总理 Kèlāfūdìyà Gònghéguó Zǒnglǐ クラフティア共和国総理 Kurafutia Kyōwakoku Sōri | |
Incumbent Natalie Wang-Lee since 30 May 2074 | |
Style | The Honourable Prime Minister (spoken) |
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Residence | Bankera House |
Seat | Bankera |
Appointer | President of Craftia |
Term length | Three years (renewable indefinitely as long as the incumbent has majority support in the Parliament) |
Formation | 1 January 1987 |
Inaugural holder | Lachlan Charles |
Deputy | Deputy Prime Minister |
Salary | $612,480 (CRD) |
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Craftia is the head of government of Craftia. The individual who holds the office is the leader of the Cabinet of Craftia. The office is not mentioned in the Constitution of Craftia and exists only through longstanding political convention and tradition. Despite this, in practice it is the most powerful parliamentary position in Craftia. The individual who holds the office is commissioned by the President of Craftia, who is the head of state.
Almost always and according to convention, the Prime Minister is the leader of the majority party or largest party in a coalition of parties in the House of Representatives. However, there is no constitutional requirement that the prime minister sit in the House of Representatives, though by convention this is always the case.
Natalie Wang-Lee of the National United Party has held the office of Prime Minister since 30 May 2074.
Appointment[]
The Prime Minister of Craftia is appointed by the President of Craftia under Section 64 of the Craftian Constitution, which empowers the President to appoint government ministers and requires them to be members of the House of Representatives or the Senate, or become members within three months of the appointment. The Prime Minister and Treasurer are traditionally members of the House, but the Constitution does not have such a requirement.
The Prime Minister is, like other ministers, normally sworn in by the President and then presented with the commission of office. When defeated in an election, or on resigning, the Prime Minister is said to "hand in the commission" and actually does so by returning it to the President. In the event of a Prime Minister dying in office, or becoming incapacitated, the President can terminate the commission.
Despite the importance of the office of prime minister, the Constitution does not mention the office by name. The conventions of the Westminster system were thought to be sufficiently entrenched in Craftia by the authors of the Constitution that it was deemed unnecessary to detail them.
If a government cannot get its appropriation (budget) legislation passed by the House of Representatives, or the House passes a vote of "no confidence" in the government, the Prime Minister is bound by convention to immediately resign or call a fresh election, although this has never occurred due to fixed election dates and convention.
Following a resignation in other circumstances, or the death of a prime minister, the president will generally appoint as prime minister the person elected as leader by the governing party or, in the case of a coalition, the senior party in the coalition. There have been four notable exceptions to this:
- When James Herbert, Prime Minister and Leader of the National United Party, was assassinated in May 2002, the President, Martin Servas, called on Steve Bergensten, the Leader of the Liberal Party of Craftia, to become caretaker prime minister. The NUP was so bereft of leadership at this time that Bergensten became Prime Minister, although Bergensten was the leader of the smaller party in the governing coalition, the Liberal Party of Craftia. He held the office on an interim basis for five days before being sworn in on an official basis.
- In September 2009 Bergensten resigned as Prime Minister. George Dellfield of the Craftia Liberty Party, despite being leader of the smallest of the three parties in the governing coalition, was sworn in as Prime Minister, and served for eight days until resigning. His deputy, Edward Barris became Prime Minister in his place.
- In October 2031 Ryan Nguyen died suddenly. His deputy, William Crestson, the leader of United, was sworn in the next day as Prime Minister. Similarly to Steve Bergensten's situation, he served on an interim basis before being officially sworn in as Prime Minister despite being the leader of the smaller party, due to the NUP caucus refusing to serve as the junior coalition partner under the leadership of Kevin Abbott, the new leader of the Liberals.
List of Prime Ministers of Craftia[]
# | Prime Minister (Birth–Death) |
Party | Term of office | Electorate (In office) |
Elections won | Ministry | President | |
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1 | Lachlan Charles 拉克兰·查尔斯 (1940–2017) |
Liberty | 1 January 1987 |
1 January 1990 |
Plartu, MY, 1975–1987 West Lake, MY, 1987–1990 (retired) |
1986 | Charles | A.L. Thomas (1987–1988) |
Oversaw Craftian autonomy and East Craftian independence, drafted new Craftian constitution, dismantled the White Craftia Policy and created new post-war immigration scheme, re-established Mandarin and Indonesian as official languages, recognised Reatinese (indigenous) and non-white Craftians in the constitution. Did not re-contest the 1989 election and retired from politics. | Michael Jeddens (1988–1990) | |||||||
2 | Edwin Stevenson 埃德温·史蒂文森 (1928–1991) |
Protection | 2 January 1990 |
30 December 1990 |
Coastalis, JS, 1963–1991 (died) |
1989 | Stevenson | |
Repealed anti-discrimination laws for minorities, repealed anti-smoking and gambling laws, increased national pension age from 60 to 65, formed coalition with the Craftia Conservation Party and McArthur National Party. Formed agreement with Conservation Party leader Marcus Pierce for succession. Resigned 11 months into his term due to ill health. Died 4 months after leaving office (complications from lung cancer). | John Cosgrove (1990–1992) | |||||||
3 | Marcus Pierce 马库斯·皮尔斯 (1949–2033) |
Conservative | 31 December 1990 |
25 September 1995 |
Higgins, AD, 1987–1992 Laidera, JS, 1992–2000 (resigned) |
– | 1st Pierce | |
1992 | 2nd Pierce | Thomas Jeffrey (1992–1997) | ||||||
Became Prime Minister after winning a leadership election. Revamped federal judicial system, reestablished anti-smoking, gambling and anti-discrimination laws previously repealed by predecessor Edwin Stevenson, witnessed the overthrow of the People's Party of Craftia in West Craftia and signed a peace treaty with the new government, established free trade agreements with Loland. First prime minister to serve more than one term. Narrowly defeated in the 1995 election. | ||||||||
4 | Peter McDonald 彼得·麦克唐纳 (1946–1999) |
United | 26 September 1995 |
14 September 1998 |
Goldun, JL, 1987–1999 (died) |
1995 | McDonald | |
Oversaw the 1996 referendum on reunification with West Craftia, established free trade agreements with West Craftia, introduced several taxes to combat climate change, abolished diplomatic relations with the Miners Republic. Lost popularity due to economic recession late in his term and defeated in a landslide in the 1998 election, with the National United Party winning only 16 seats compared to 30 at the previous election. | David Karnies (1997–1999) | |||||||
5 | Alexander Lee 李安龙 Lǐ Ānlóng (1955–2052) |
Conservative | 15 September 1998 |
30 September 2001 |
Yarrayonga, AD, 1992–2001 (retired) |
1998 | A. Lee | |
First Asian Craftian Prime Minister. Changed the Craftia Conservation Party's stance on Craftian reunification to pro-reunfication, oversaw Keynesian economic reforms, amended constitution to include Reatinese as a national (but not official) language of Craftia, established a trade embargo against the Miners Republic, officially shifted the Conservation Party's political position from right-wing to centre-right, oversaw the movement of Craftia's legislative, executive and judicial capital from Notchropolis to Bankera and established the Bankera Capital Territory. Did not re-contest the 2001 election and retired from politics. | Martin Servas (1999–2007) | |||||||
6 | James Herbert 詹姆斯·赫伯特 (1946–2002) |
United | 1 October 2001 |
21 May 2002† |
Highlane, JS, 1994–2002 (died) |
2001 | Herbert | |
Formed coalition with the Bergensten Environment Party, established a National Parks program, established container deposit legislation across all states and the BCT. Assassinated less than 8 months into his term by a West Craftian terrorist group in a shooting while at a meeting in Richmond. | ||||||||
7 | Steve Bergensten 史蒂夫·伯格松 (1929–2012) |
Liberal | 22 May 2002 |
31 August 2009 |
Winston, WT, 1981–1995 Notchropolis, JS, 1995–1998 Intyuana, WT, 1998–2010 (retired) |
– | 1st Bergensten | |
2004 | 2nd Bergensten | |||||||
2007 | 3rd Bergensten | Alfred Newman (2007–2015) | ||||||
Oldest Craftian Prime Minister at the time of swearing in. As Deputy Prime Minister, automatically sworn in as Prime Minister after the death of James Herbert and established a temporary caretaker government, became coalition in his own right after a leadership election in 2002, oversaw the combination of many East and West Craftian government agencies, departments and fiscal policies, oversaw Craftian Reunification in 2004, established economic reforms, continued Herbert's environmental policies, introduced carbon and mining taxes, banned plastic bags outright, placed restrictions on smoking in public places, revamped national public transport proposals. Became the first Prime Minister to win more than one election. Despite a long period of high popularity, he was blamed for an economic recession in the late 2000s as a result of the reunification years prior. Resigned two years into his third term due to the economic crisis. | ||||||||
8 | George Dellfield 乔治·戴尔菲尔德 (1942–2025) |
Liberty | 1 September 2009 |
8 September 2009 |
Bishop, MY, 1977–2001 Bankera, BCT, 2001–2013 (retired) |
– | Dellfield | |
Shortest-serving Prime Minister, serving for only 8 days. Took over Prime Ministerial duties on a caretaker basis after the resignation of Steve Bergensten. Lost the subsequent leadership election. | ||||||||
9 | Edward Barris 爱德华·巴里斯 (1960–2054) |
Liberty | 9 September 2009 |
19 September 2013 |
Darnick, KT, 1992–2013 (defeated) Akarran, KT, 2013–2028 (retired) |
– | 1st Barris | |
2010 | 2nd Barris | |||||||
Won a leadership election to become Prime Minister. Reformed national social welfare system, legalised same-sex marriage nation-wide, reformed pension, unemployment and career systems, decriminalised marijuana use, established lockout laws in cities, reformed economic policies to tackle the economic recession from the late 2000s. Despite winning the 2010 election with an increased popular vote, all major parties were heavily defeated in the 2013 election with the rise of many minor parties. | ||||||||
10 | Bob Ching 清鲍定 Qīng Bàodìng (1969–) |
Mojang | 20 September 2013 |
15 September 2016 |
Ipsland, WC, 2010–2019 (defeated) Gulf, AD, 2020–2027 (resigned) |
2013 | Ching | |
Won in a landslide in the 2013 election. Introduced economically reforming bills, oversaw political system reform from two-party to multi-party system, reformed state and territory parliaments. Defeated in the 2016 and became Opposition Leader. | Ivan May (2015–2019) | |||||||
11 | Oliver Hen-Ji 恨极罗山 Hènjí Luóshān (1957–2058) |
Reform | 16 September 2016 |
9 September 2019 |
Foley, MY, 2007–2033 (resigned); 2034–2046 (retired) |
2016 | Hen-Ji | |
TBA | George Li (2019–2022) | |||||||
12 | Roy Leonard 罗伊·伦纳德 (1977–2053) |
United | 10 September 2019 |
15 July 2020 |
Mount Worden, JL, 2010–2031 (retired) |
2019 | R. Leonard | |
TBA | ||||||||
13 | Alejandro McKay 亚历杭德罗·麦凯 (1970–) |
United | 16 July 2020 |
8 September 2028 |
San Fierro, BE, 1998–2004 Pierce, BE, 2004–2031 Los Santos, BE, 2031–2040 (retired) |
– | 1st McKay | |
2022 | 2nd McKay | Jason Travers (2022–2026) | ||||||
2025 | 3rd McKay | |||||||
TBA | Susan Szuslik (2026–2039) | |||||||
14 | Mike Hunter 迈克·亨特 (1961–2041) |
Conservative | 9 September 2028 |
19 September 2031 |
Durston, AD, 2022–2034 (retired) |
2028 | Hunter | |
TBA | ||||||||
15 | Ryan Nguyen 阮光 Nguyễn Quang (1988–2031) |
Liberal | 20 September 2031 |
4 October 2031† |
Acton, KT, 2025–2031 (died) |
2031 | Nguyen | |
TBA | ||||||||
16 | William Crestson 威廉·克雷森 (1969–2050) |
United | 5 October 2031 |
27 August 2034 |
Darwin, JS, 2016–2022 Laidera, JS, 2022–2036 (resigned) |
– | Crestson | |
TBA | ||||||||
17 | Timothy Lee 李亭中 Lǐ Tíngzhōng (1995–) |
Reform | 28 August 2034 |
17 September 2035 |
Promontory, JS, 2031–2037 (retired) |
2034 | T. Lee | |
TBA | ||||||||
18 | Robert Jones 罗伯特·琼斯 (1979–) |
United | 18 September 2035 |
18 September 2037 |
Barat, WC, 2024–2025 (defeated) Victoria, WC, 2028–2043 (retired) |
– | Jones | |
TBA | ||||||||
19 | Johnny Yuss 约翰尼·亚斯 (1985–2050) |
Conservative | 19 September 2037 |
2 September 2040 |
McIntyre, WT, 2019–2025 (defeated); 2028–2050 (died) |
2037 | Yuss | |
TBA | Tama Ongkowijoyo (2039–2051) | |||||||
20 | Kevin Abbott 凯文·雅培 (1990–) |
Liberal | 3 September 2040 |
7 October 2050 |
Wentworth, BCT, 2025–2034 Wyundyaga, JS, 2034–2052 (retired) |
2040 | 1st Abbott | |
2043 | 2nd Abbott | |||||||
2046 | 3rd Abbott | |||||||
2049 | 4th Abbott | |||||||
TBA | ||||||||
21 | Vincent Leonard 文森特·伦纳德 (1984–2062) |
Conservative | 8 October 2050 |
23 June 2051 |
Punchbowl, MY, 2034–2051 (resigned) |
– | V. Leonard | |
TBA | Ben Reed (2051–2055) | |||||||
22 | Mel Queanbeyan 梅尔·昆比恩 (2005–) |
Conservative | 24 June 2051 |
17 September 2058 |
Chifley, AD, 2037–2059 (resigned) |
– | 1st M. Queanbeyan | |
2052 | 2nd M. Queanbeyan | |||||||
2055 | 3rd M. Queanbeyan | Chen Weilin (2055–2063) | ||||||
TBA | ||||||||
23 | Zahab Wibowus 黄扎哈 Huáng Zhāhā (1994–) |
United | 18 September 2058 |
22 September 2061 |
Phillipson, JS, 2034–2040 Bonnells, JS, 2040–2061 (defeated) |
2058 | Wibowus | |
TBA | ||||||||
24 | Isaac Gray 艾萨克·格雷 (2026–) |
United | 23 September 2061 |
31 August 2064 |
Rindo, AD, 2058–2067 Trijunction, AD, 2067– |
2061 | Gray | |
TBA | Sarah Cox (2063–2065) | |||||||
25 | Reagen Queanbeyan 里根·昆比恩 (2030–) |
Conservative | 1 September 2064 |
5 September 2067 |
Redleaf, AD, 2049– |
2064 | R. Queanbeyan | |
TBA | Jon Takashi (2065–2067) | |||||||
Jacqui Rao (2067–2071) | ||||||||
26 | Lewis Terrys 刘易斯·特里斯 (2012–) |
United | 6 September 2067 |
29 May 2074 |
Roland, WC, 2057–2061 (defeated); 2064– |
2067 | 1st Terrys | |
2070 | 2nd Terrys | Melati Tjandra (2071–) | ||||||
2073 | 3rd Terrys | |||||||
TBA | ||||||||
27 | Natalie Wang-Lee 王楚源 (2024–) |
United | 30 May 2074 |
Incumbent | Garrison, KT, 2061– |
– | Wang-Lee | |
TBA |
Timeline[]
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List of leaders by time in office[]
Rank | № | Leader | Party | Term of office | TERM Time in office |
TOTAL Time in office |
Election wins | ||
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1 | 20 | Kevin Abbott | Liberal | 3 September 2040 | 7 October 2050 | 10 years, 1 month, 4 days (3,686 days) |
2040 2043 2046 2049 | ||
2 | 13 | Alejandro McKay | United | 16 July 2020 | 8 September 2028 | 8 years, 1 months, 23 days (2,976 days) |
2022 2025 | ||
3 | 7 | Steve Bergensten | Liberal | 22 May 2002 | 31 August 2009 | 7 years, 3 months, 9 days (2,658 days) |
2004 2007 | ||
4 | 22 | Mel Queanbeyan | Conservative | 24 June 2051 | 17 September 2058 | 7 years, 2 months, 24 days (2,642 days) |
2052 2055 | ||
5 | 26 | Lewis Terrys | United | 6 September 2067 | 29 May 2074 | 6 years, 8 months, 25 days (2,459 days) |
2067 2070 2073 | ||
6 | 3 | Marcus Pierce | Conservative | 31 December 1990 | 25 September 1995 | 4 years, 8 months, 25 days (1,729 days) |
1992 | ||
7 | 9 | Edward Barris | Liberty | 9 September 2009 | 19 September 2013 | 4 years, 10 days (1,471 days) |
2010 | ||
8 | 5 | Alexander Lee | Conservative | 15 September 1998 | 30 September 2001 | 3 years, 15 days (1,111 days) |
1998 | ||
9 | 14 | Mike Hunter | Conservative | 9 September 2028 | 19 September 2031 | 3 years, 10 days (1,105 days) |
2028 | ||
10 | 23 | Zahab Wibowus | United | 18 September 2058 | 22 September 2061 | 3 years, 4 days (1,100 days) |
2058 | ||
11 | 25 | Reagen Queanbeyan | Conservative | 1 September 2064 | 5 September 2067 | 3 years, 4 days (1,099 days) |
2064 | ||
12 | 1 | Lachlan Charles | Liberty | 1 January 1987 | 1 January 1990 | 3 years (1,096 days) |
1986 | ||
13 | 11 | Bob Ching | Mojang | 20 September 2013 | 15 September 2016 | 2 years, 11 months, 26 days (1,091 days) |
2013 | ||
14 | 12 | Oliver Hen-Ji | Reform | 16 September 2016 | 9 September 2019 | 2 years, 11 months, 24 days (1,088 days) |
2016 | ||
15 | 4 | Peter McDonald | United | 26 September 1995 | 14 September 1998 | 2 years, 11 months, 19 days (1,084 days) |
1995 | ||
16 | 19 | Johnny Yuss | Conservative | 19 September 2037 | 2 September 2040 | 2 years, 11 months, 14 days (1,079 days) |
2037 | ||
17 | 24 | Isaac Gray | United | 23 September 2061 | 31 August 2064 | 2 years, 11 months, 8 days (1,073 days) |
2061 | ||
18 | 16 | William Crestson | United | 5 October 2031 | 27 August 2034 | 2 years, 10 months, 22 days (1,057 days) |
– | ||
19 | 18 | Robert Jones | United | 18 September 2035 | 18 September 2037 | 2 years (731 days) |
– | ||
20 | 17 | Timothy Lee | Reform | 28 August 2034 | 17 September 2035 | 1 year, 20 days (385 days) |
2034 | ||
21 | 2 | Edwin Stevenson | Protection | 2 January 1990 | 30 December 1990 | 11 months, 28 days (362 days) |
1989 | ||
22 | 12 | Roy Leonard | United | 10 September 2019 | 15 July 2020 | 10 months, 5 days (309 days) |
2019 | ||
23 | 21 | Vincent Leonard | Conservative | 8 October 2050 | 23 June 2051 | 8 months, 15 days (258 days) |
– | ||
24 | 6 | James Herbert | United | 1 October 2001 | 21 May 2002 | 7 months, 20 days (232 days) |
2001 | ||
25 | 27 | Natalie Wang-Lee | United | 30 May 2074 | Incumbent | 7 months, 3 days (217 days) |
– | ||
26 | 15 | Ryan Nguyen | Liberal | 20 September 2031 | 4 October 2031 | 14 days | 2031 | ||
27 | 8 | George Dellfield | Liberty | 1 September 2009 | 8 September 2009 | 8 days | – |
Statistics[]
Living former prime ministers[]
There are currently ten living former prime ministers of Craftia:
Name | Term of office | Date of birth |
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Bob Ching | 2013–2016 | 1969 (age 106) |
Alejandro McKay | 2020–2028 | 1970 (age 105) |
Timothy Lee | 2034–2035 | 1995 (age 80) |
Robert Jones | 2035–2037 | 1979 (age 96) |
Kevin Abbott | 2040–2050 | 1990 (age 85) |
Mel Queanbeyan | 2051–2058 | 2005 (age 70) |
Zahab Wibowus | 2058–2061 | 1994 (age 81) |
Isaac Gray | 2061–2064 | 2026 (age 49) |
Reagen Queanbeyan | 2064–2067 | 2030 (age 45) |
Lewis Terrys | 2067–2064 | 2012 (age 63) |
The most recently deceased prime minister was Vincent Leonard (2050–2051), who died in 2062.
The greatest number of living former leaders at any one time was eleven, between 2040 and 2041. When Kevin Abbott was sworn in as prime minister on 3 September 2040, the eleven living former prime ministers were A. Lee, Barris, Ching, Hen-Ji, R. Leonard, McKay, Hunter, Crestson, T. Lee, Jones and Yuss. In 2041, Hunter died, bringing the number down to ten.
Of the Prime Ministers, Edwin Stevenson and Peter McDonald both died only four months after leaving office, Steve Bergensten lived another 3 years and Johnny Yuss lived 9 years and 6 months.
All the others who have left office have lived at least another 10 years. Ten of them (Ching, A. Lee, McKay, Barris, Hen-Ji, Pierce, T. Lee, Jones, R. Leonard and Charles) lived more than 25 years after leaving the office, and all but one of them have survived longer than 30 years (Charles lived for 27 years and 11 months following service). Four (Ching, A. Lee, McKay and Barris) lived more than 40 years.
The longest-surviving is Bob Ching, whose retirement is currently 56 years and 3 months since leaving office, surpassing Alexander Lee's long-standing previous record of 50 years and 5 months after leaving the office.
Ages[]
The three youngest people when they first became prime minister were:
- Reagen Queanbeyan – 33
- Isaac Gray – 35
- Timothy Lee – 38
The three oldest people when they first became prime minister were:
- Steve Bergensten – 72
- George Dellfield – 67
- Mike Hunter – 66
The three youngest people to last leave the office of prime minister were:
- Reagen Queanbeyan – 36
- Isaac Gray – 38
- Timothy Lee – 39
The three oldest people to last leave the office of prime minister were:
- Steve Bergensten – 79
- Mike Hunter – 69
- Zahab Wibowus – 67
Births and deaths[]
The earliest-born prime minister was Edwin Stevenson, who was born in 1928. He and Steve Bergensten were the only prime ministers born in the 1920s.
The latest-born leader is Reagen Queanbeyan, who was born in 2030. He is one of the five prime ministers born in the 21st century, the others being Mel Queanbeyan (born 2025), Isaac Gray (born 2026), Lewis Terrys (born 2012) and Natalie Wang-Lee (born 2024).
The first prime minister to die was Edwin Stevenson, in 1991. Only two prime ministers have died in office: James Herbert in 2002 and Ryan Nguyen in 2031.