Premier Minister of the Commonwealth

The Premier Minister of the Commonwealth (informally referred to as the Premier of the Commonwealth or simply Premier) is the co-head of government in Terrelis, serving alongside the Re. The Premier is the head of the Council of Ministers. and as such is responsible for the policies they enact. By convention it is understood tat the monarch represents the state and the Premier represents the people. The Premier is elected to serve a term of six years; the current Premier Kato Roux was appointed by Re Adrién on March 28, ten days after the death of his predecessor.

The office of the Premier was created in 1993 after Reine Isabella was faced with the threat of rebellion. The positions was created to appease the growing republican faction in the country; and in its inception was largely a ceremonial role. After the 100 Days Rebellion of 1997 more powers were granted to the elected government and the Premier became the co-head of government and was granted substantially greater powers. The first person to serve as Premier was Andre Roux and the first elected Premier was Jean-Pierre Lebeau.

Powers
The Premier was originally only granted two powers: appointing the Council of Ministers with the consent of the monarch and serving as the chief advisor to the monarch, hence the name Premier Minister. The Constitution of 1997 saw a major expansion of the Premiers powers.

Executive Powers

 * Creating legally-enforceable regulations and the procedures for implementing the laws of Parliament.