Governor-General of Wiltshire

The Governor-General of Wiltshire (German: Gouverneur-Allgemein von Wiltshire) was the head of state of the First, Second and Third Wiltshire Republics. The position was established in 3010 to be the official head of the state, with the authority to appoint the Prime Minister of Wiltshire, form and dissolve the Wiltshire National Assembly. In addition, the Governor General was the official representative of the state internationally. However, this quickly devolved to the Prime Minister and the government.

The position was abolished during Wiltshire's periods of membership of the Novanite Federation and New Corporate Republic. However, during the NF period, the position of Governor-General remained a ceremonial role. Since independence from the NCR, the position has been replaced by the President of Wiltshire.

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.

List of Governor-Generals

1. Smith Francois (January 1, 3010 until December 31, 3010)
2. Aaron Whitmore (January 1, 3011 until December 31, 3011)
3. Theodore Waters (January 1, 3012 until December 31, 3012)
4. Kim Langley (January 1, 3013 until December 31, 3013)
5. George Sinclaire (January 1, 3014 until December 31, 3014)
6. Terrence Hannah (January 1, 3015 until March 11, 3015)*1
7. Kim Langley (March 14, 3015 until December 31, 3016)*2
8. Ted Gordan (January 1, 3017 until December 31, 3017)
9. Jason Salon (January 1, 3018 until December 31, 3018)
10. Ludwig Kohl (January 1, 3019 until December 7, 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.