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AE | Prime Councillor of Amsterwald


E I L A N D E NV A NE U R O P E S EW E L V A A R T


Prime Councillor of the
Conciliary Dominion of Amsterwald

The National Emblem of Amsterwald


Incumbent
Evert Meulenbelt
since 19 October 1986


Style
His Excellency

Status
Head of State
Head of Government

Member of
The Council of Nine

Residence
Paleis te Koningsplein

Seat
Batavia

Appointer
The Council of Nine

Term length
Life

Constituting Instrument
Constitution of Amsterwald

Formation
22 July 1950

First holder
Adolf Westhuizen


Prime Councillor of Amsterwald

The Prime Councillor of Amsterwald (Dutch: Amsterwalds Grond-Raadslid) is the sole executive post in the Waldenian government, and acts as the head of the executive organ of the national administration: the Council of Nine.

Powers and duties


The position of Prime Councillor is imbued with certain administrative powers over its fellow Councillors on the Council of Nine, including a veto of motions passed 5–4 that can be nullified by a vote of 6–3. It additionally has the ability to call meetings of the Nine and dismiss them as well, and call votes to remove Councillors from the Nine (which must succeed by 7–2 to pass).

These powers are kept in check by the ability of the Council to remove the Prime Councillor himself by a vote of 8–1.

Selection process


See also: List of elections for Prime Councillor

At 8 a.m. on the day immediately succeeding the death of the incumbent Prime Councillor, the Council is to vote among the new Nine for the Prime Councillor at the Paleis te Rijswijk. Votes cast for oneself are forbidden, and in the yet unseen event in which the vote is tied, another round of voting is held between those tied until two candidates remain and a new Prime Councilor is clearly chosen. If the votes remain tied for more than three rounds, the Prime Councillorship defaults to the son of the previous Prime Councillor.

The most senior member of the Council of Nine is given the responsibility of counting the votes at each election.

List of Prime Councillors


Image

Family

Councillor

Tenure

Westhuizen

Adolf Westhuizen

1950–1971

Hofting

Arend Hofting

1971–1983

Berkenbosch

Ludovicus Berkenbosch

1983–1986

Meulenbelt

Evert Meulenbelt

1986–present

See also


Old amsterwald

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