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The governor-general of Wiltshire (German: Gouverneur-Allgemein von Wiltshire) is the monarch and head of state of Wiltshire. Originally a political position during the first, second, and third republics, the office was revived in 3025 to serve as Wiltshire's monarchical head of state in order to meet the requirements of the Holy Roman Empire. The position is officially elected, though by default operates on the principle of seniores priores - which means the office is typically filled with the most senior member of the Wiltshire National Assembly.

The governor-general has the authority to appoint the prime minister, form and dissolve the National Assembly, and oversee Wiltshire's civic processes as "protector of democracy". In addition, the governor-general is the official representative of the state internationally, though this power is more often devolved to the government and the Foreign Office.

The current governor-general is Patrick Rivers, who took office in 3025.

History

The first governor-general was elected on December 24, 3009 when then Prime Minister Jaresh Inyo declared the need for a head of state "almost urgent". The Assembly approved the "Leadership and Head of States Act", which empowered a Governor-General to have the authority to appoint the Prime Minister and be a chief advisor to the Government of the day. The first election in the Assembly saw little contest. The President of the Assembly, Smith Francois, declared his intention to run for the office. He easily won and became the first and only Governor-General to serve as Assembly President simultaneously.

Later, in 3020, when Wiltshire regained its independence from the New Corporate Republic, it was decided that the role should be expanded and solidified into a presidency. Three presidents served as head of state (Gaius Selan, Sonya Inyo, and Frank Eddington), before the Wiltshire Civil War.

List of Governor-Generals (1st, 2nd, and 3rd republics)

Smith Francois (January 1, 3010 until December 31, 3010)
Aaron Whitmore (January 1, 3011 until December 31, 3011)
Theodore Waters (January 1, 3012 until December 31, 3012)
Kim Langley (January 1, 3013 until December 31, 3013)
George Sinclaire (January 1, 3014 until December 31, 3014)
Terrence Hannah (January 1, 3015 until March 11, 3015)*1
Kim Langley (March 14, 3015 until December 31, 3016)*2
Ted Gordan (January 1, 3017 until December 31, 3017)
Jason Salon (January 1, 3018 until December 31, 3018)
Ludwig Kohl (January 1, 3019 until December 31, 3019)*3

*1) Terrence Hannah was the only Governor-General to ever die in office. He was succeeded by former Governor-General Kim Langley by election (who had re-entered the Assembly after his first time as Governor-General).

*2) Kim Langley was the only Governor-General to serve longer than 1 year in office. He was re-elected following the death of Terrence Hannah and also re-elected at the conclusion of 3015 to serve for the term of 3016. This would be made illegal by the Gordan Amendment to the Leadership and Head of States Act.

*3) Ludwig Kohl became the last Governor-General, as the position was abolished by the New Corporate Republic and replaced by President of Wiltshire following independence.

List of governor-generals


Governor-General	Tenure	Political party	Prime Minister(s)
Smith Francois	1 January 3010 until 31 December 3010	National	Jaresh Inyo
		National	Thomas Shore
		Conservative	Jaresh Inyo
Aaron Whitmore	1 January 3011 until 31 December 3011	Conservative	Jaresh Inyo
Aaron Whitmore	1 January 3011 until 31 December 3011	Conservative	Edward Jellico
Theo Waters	1 January 3012 until 31 December 3012	Conservative	Edward Jellico
Kim Langley	1 January 3013 until 31 December 3013	Conservative	Edward Jellico
			Renly Stork
			Martin Banks
George Sinclaire	1 January 3014 until 31 December 3014	Liberal Alliance	Martin Banks
Terrence Hannah	1 January 3015 until 11 March 3015	Socialist	Martin Banks
Terrence Hannah	1 January 3015 until 11 March 3015	Socialist	David Loynd
Kim Langley	14 March 3015 until 31 December 3016	Conservative	David Loynd
Kim Langley	14 March 3015 until 31 December 3016	Conservative	Frank Eddington
Ted Gordan	1 January 3017 until 31 December 3017	Socialist	Frank Eddington
Jason Salon	1 January 3018 until 31 December 3018	Conservative	Frank Eddington
Ludwig Kohl	1 January 3019 until 31 December 3019	Conservative	Frank Eddington
			Audrick Hill
			Samantha Schrӧder
			Rita Smith
			Fillmore Grey
			Jim Balfour
			Henry Campbell-Trenneman
Office vacant (3019 - 3025)
Patrick Rivers	17 May 3025 until present	Socialist	Beau Martin

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-The '''Governor-General of Wiltshire '''(German: Gouverneur-Allgemein von Wiltshire) is the head of state of the [[Wiltshire|Third Wiltshire Republic]]. Currently [[Ludwig Kohl]], the Governor-General is elected by the [[Wiltshire Parliament|Senate]] to serve a term of 1 year. In this year, the Governor-General appoints the Prime Minister, awards civil and military awards (usually on the advice of the Prime Minister), swears in judges to national courts and officially represents the republic abroad and at home. Though the Governor-General has little real power, they have a large amount of influence over the political debate.
+The '''governor-general of Wiltshire''' (German: ''Gouverneur-Allgemein von Wiltshire'') is the monarch and head of state of Wiltshire. Originally a political position during the first, second, and third republics, the office was revived in 3025 to serve as Wiltshire's monarchical head of state in order to meet the requirements of the [[Holy Roman Empire]]. The position is officially elected, though by default operates on the principle of ''seniores priores'' - which means the office is typically filled with the most senior member of the [[Wiltshire National Assembly]].
-For example, a large boost for the "Join" campaign in the 3019 Referendum was the announced support from Governor-General Ludwig Kohl.
+The governor-general has the authority to appoint the [[Prime Minister of Wiltshire|prime minister]], form and dissolve the National Assembly, and oversee Wiltshire's civic processes as "protector of democracy". In addition, the governor-general is the official representative of the state internationally, though this power is more often devolved to the government and the Foreign Office.
-== Appointment/Election ==
+The current governor-general is [[Patrick Rivers]], who took office in 3025.
-The appointment process for the Governor-General has changed slightly with the passage of the Parliament Act. Previously, the Governor-General was elected by the [[Wiltshire Assembly]], and was traditionally the longest serving member of the Assembly. However, with the passage of the Parliament Act the power to appoint the Governor-General was given to the new Senate. There is no formal rules that the Governor-General must be the longest serving member of the Senate, and there are no rules about whether or not they need to be a member of the Senate. They could be an MP or even a member of the general public.
 == History ==
-The first Governor-General was elected on December 24, 3009 when then Prime Minister [[Jaresh Inyo]] declared the need for a head of state "almost urgent". The Assembly approved the "Leadership and Head of States Act", which empowered a Governor-General to have the authority to appoint the Prime Minister and be a chief advisor to the Government of the day.
+The first governor-general was elected on December 24, 3009 when then Prime Minister [[Jaresh Inyo]] declared the need for a head of state "almost urgent". The Assembly approved the "Leadership and Head of States Act", which empowered a Governor-General to have the authority to appoint the Prime Minister and be a chief advisor to the Government of the day. The first election in the Assembly saw little contest. The President of the Assembly, Smith Francois, declared his intention to run for the office. He easily won and became the first and only Governor-General to serve as Assembly President simultaneously.
-The first election in the Assembly saw little contest. The President of the Assembly, Smith Francois, declared his intention to run for the office. He easily won and became the first and only Governor-General to serve as Assembly President simultaneously.
+Later, in 3020, when Wiltshire regained its independence from the [[New Corporate Republic]], it was decided that the role should be expanded and solidified into a [[President of Wiltshire|presidency]]. Three presidents served as head of state ([[Gaius Selan]], [[Sonya Inyo]], and [[Frank Eddington]]), before the Wiltshire Civil War.
-=== '''List of Governor-Generals''' ===
+=== '''List of Governor-Generals (1st, 2nd, and 3rd republics)''' ===
 # Smith Francois (January 1, 3010 until December 31, 3010)
 # Aaron Whitmore (January 1, 3011 until December 31, 3011)
 # Theodore Waters (January 1, 3012 until December 31, 3012)
-# Kim Langley (January 1, 3013 until December 31, 3013)
+# [[Kim Langley]] (January 1, 3013 until December 31, 3013)
 # George Sinclaire (January 1, 3014 until December 31, 3014)
 # Terrence Hannah (January 1, 3015 until March 11, 3015)*1
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 # Ted Gordan (January 1, 3017 until December 31, 3017)
 # Jason Salon (January 1, 3018 until December 31, 3018)
-# Ludwig Kohl (January 1, 3019 until Present)
+# Ludwig Kohl (January 1, 3019 until December 31, 3019)*3
 <nowiki>*</nowiki>1) Terrence Hannah was the only Governor-General to ever die in office. He was succeeded by former Governor-General Kim Langley by election (who had re-entered the Assembly after his first time as Governor-General).
 <nowiki>*</nowiki>2) Kim Langley was the only Governor-General to serve longer than 1 year in office. He was re-elected following the death of Terrence Hannah and also re-elected at the conclusion of 3015 to serve for the term of 3016. This would be made illegal by the Gordan Amendment to the Leadership and Head of States Act.
+<nowiki>*</nowiki>3) Ludwig Kohl became the last Governor-General, as the position was abolished by the [[New Corporate Republic]] and replaced by [[President of Wiltshire]] following independence.
+== List of governor-generals ==
+{| class="wikitable"
+|+
+! colspan="2" |Governor-General
+!Tenure
+!Political party
+!Prime Minister(s)
+|-
+| rowspan="3" |Smith Francois
+| rowspan="3" |
+| rowspan="3" |1 January 3010 until 31 December 3010
+| rowspan="2" |National
+|[[Jaresh Inyo]]
+|-
+|[[Thomas Shore]]
+|-
+|Conservative
+|Jaresh Inyo
+|-
+| rowspan="2" |Aaron Whitmore
+| rowspan="2" |
+| rowspan="2" |1 January 3011 until 31 December 3011
+| rowspan="2" |Conservative
+|Jaresh Inyo
+|-
+|[[Edward Jellico]]
+|-
+|Theo Waters
+|
+|1 January 3012 until 31 December 3012
+|Conservative
+|Edward Jellico
+|-
+| rowspan="3" |[[Kim Langley]]
+| rowspan="3" |
+| rowspan="3" |1 January 3013 until 31 December 3013
+| rowspan="3" |Conservative
+|Edward Jellico
+|-
+|[[Renly Stork]]
+|-
+|[[Martin Banks]]
+|-
+|George Sinclaire
+|
+|1 January 3014 until 31 December 3014
+|Liberal Alliance
+|Martin Banks
+|-
+| rowspan="2" |Terrence Hannah
+| rowspan="2" |
+| rowspan="2" |1 January 3015 until 11 March 3015
+| rowspan="2" |Socialist
+|Martin Banks
+|-
+|[[David Loynd]]
+|-
+| rowspan="2" |Kim Langley
+| rowspan="2" |
+| rowspan="2" |14 March 3015 until 31 December 3016
+| rowspan="2" |Conservative
+|David Loynd
+|-
+|[[Frank Eddington]]
+|-
+|Ted Gordan
+|
+|1 January 3017 until 31 December 3017
+|Socialist
+|Frank Eddington
+|-
+|Jason Salon
+|
+|1 January 3018 until 31 December 3018
+|Conservative
+|Frank Eddington
+|-
+| rowspan="7" |[[Ludwig Kohl]]
+| rowspan="7" |
+| rowspan="7" |1 January 3019 until 31 December 3019
+| rowspan="7" |Conservative
+|Frank Eddington
+|-
+|[[Audrick Hill]]
+|-
+|[[Samantha Schrӧder]]
+|-
+|[[Rita Smith]]
+|-
+|[[Fillmore Grey]]
+|-
+|[[Jim Balfour]]
+|-
+|[[Henry Campbell-Trenneman]]
+|-
+! colspan="5" |Office vacant (3019 - 3025)
+|-
+|[[Patrick Rivers]]
+|
+|17 May 3025 until present
+|Socialist
+|[[Beau Martin]]
+|}
+[[Category:Role]]
+[[Category:Politics]]
+[[Category:Passive]]