Prime Minister of Valoria

For a list of officeholders, see List of Prime Ministers of Valoria.

Prime Minister of Valoria
Incumbent Valerie Minerva since February 1st, 2024
Style	Madam Prime Minister / Madam Timekeeper (informal) The Honorable (formal) Her Excellency (diplomatic)
Type	Head of government
Residence	Executive Mansion
Seat	Boston
Appointer	Popular vote, or via succession from deputy
Term length	2 years, 6 months (renewable)
Formation	September 26th, 1762
First holder	John Cooper
Salary	$390,625 per year

The Prime Minister of Valoria (French: Premier Ministre de la Valorie), sometimes referred to as the Timekeeper (Chronométreu[r/se]), is the head of government of Valoria.

Originally created in 1762, the premiership under its current form dates back to the founding of the Second Republic in 2014. The prime minister oversees their cabinet, which includes the heads of the ministries of Finance, Education, Labor, Health, Justice, and the Interior, as well as a number of independent government agencies, such as the VEA.

The prime minister is of equal official rank to the president, with whom they share the Executive Mansion, their official residence. The prime minister's office is located in the West Wing, a term which has since become synonymous with the office.

Since February 1st, 2024, the office has been held by Valerie Minerva.

Powers

Executive Powers

Appointments

The prime minister of Valoria is personally responsible for over two thousand government appointments. Most, but not all, of these appointments are made unilaterally, without confirmation by the National Assembly or another body. Most notably, the prime minister's cabinet choices do not need confirmation by the National Assembly.

Impeachment & Succession

The prime minister is impeachable by a two-thirds majority of the National Assembly. Although motions of impeachment have been drafted against the majority of officeholders, no prime minister has ever been impeached.

Historically, three prime ministers have vacated office intra-term, although each via different method: Keith Hill (in office 1789–1790), who died from tuberculosis ten months into his term; Phillip Matthews (in office 1906–1910), who resigned a little over a year into his second term due to fractures in his party; and Charles Reynolds (in office 2010–2012), who was assassinated two years into his term.

In case of death, incapacitation, impeachment, or resignation, the prime minister is succeeded by the deputy prime minister (although this has never occurred). Historically, before the position was created, the National Assembly was tasked with nominating a successor, with the chairman serving as acting prime minister in the interim.

List of Prime Ministers

42 individuals have served as prime minister since Valoria's founding. Anthony Vanwall, who served in a similar capacity before the office was established, from 1756 to 1762, was retroactively offered the title, however declined it. 4 have served non-consecutive terms: James Mansell, Graham Coulthard, Nathan Crawford, and Nicholas Augustine.

There are currently 5 living former officeholders: Steven Lawrence, Eric Henderson, Anthony Collins, Julia Anne-Claire, and Arthur Reinhardt.

No.	Name	In Office	Political Affiliation
1	John Cooper	1762–1768	Unaffiliated
2	Phillip Edwards	1768–1771	Unaffiliated
3	Colinn Clark	1771–1774	Reformist
4	John Sparrow	1774–1777	Purist
5	Theodore May	1777–1783	Reformist
6	Arthur Brabham	1783–1789	Reformist
7	Keith Hill	1789–1790	Reformist
8	Jacques Lagardère	1790–1795	Reformist
9	Ken Stewart	1795–1801	Purist
10	William Peterson	1801–1807	Purist
11	David Hailwood	1807–1810	Reformist
12	Nicholas Evans	1810–1816	Purist
13	Albert Jones	1816–1828	Reformist
14	Simon Daniels	1828–1831	Reformist
15	Henri Tambay	1831–1837	Purist
16	Marshall Watson	1837–1846	Reformist
17	James Mansell	1846–1858 1861–1864	Purist
18	Graham Coulthard	1858–1861 1864–1870	Reformist
19	Paul Marshalls	1870–1876	Reformist
20	Paul Herbert	1876–1879	Purist
21	Charles Hudson	1879–1885	Conference
22	Pierre Bourdais	1885–1891	Conference
23	Charles Busch	1891–1897	Conference
24	Samuel Waters	1897–1903	Reformist (1897–1900) Unaffiliated (1900–1903)
25	Alexander Brawn	1903–1906	Conference
26	Phillip Matthews	1906–1910	Reformist
27	Mark Alan	1910–1921	Movement
28	David Welds	1921–1930	Movement
29	Michael Augustine	1930–1942	Conference
30	Nathan Crawford	1976–1979 1989–1992	Movement
31	Matthew Anderson	1979–1984	Movement
32	Samuel Scott	1984–1986	Conference
33	Nicholas Augustine	1986–1989 1997–1999	Conference
34	Ryan Collins	1992–1994	Movement
35	Ethan Taylor	1994–1997	Conference
36	Steven Lawrence	1999–2002	Movement
37	Eric Henderson	2002–2010	Conference
38	Charles Reynolds	2010–2012	Unaffiliated
39	Anthony Collins	2012–2016	Movement
40	Julia Anne-Claire	2016–2021	Movement
41	Arthur Reinhardt	2021–2024	Movement
42	Valerie Minerva	2024–present	Conference