Vice-President of the Government of Nouvelle Alexandrie
The Vice-President of the Government of Nouvelle Alexandrie is a senior official of the Council of State of Nouvelle Alexandrie and the second highest ranking officer of the executive branch of the federal government.
The Proclamation of Punta Santiago establishes the office of Vice President, using the term "Vice-Premier" for short, in Chapter 5, Article 41. In the event that the President is unavailable or incapacitated, the Vice-President represent the Premier and may deputise for them.
The office was established upon the signing of the Proclamation of Punta Santiago in 1685 AN. Its first holder was the Interim Vice-President Vicaquirao Alvarez, appointed in a transitional capacity by the King of the Federation, Manco Cápac. The current holder is Felipe de la Vega (FHP), serving since 1719 AN.
List of Vice-Presidents
| Photo | Name | Term | Party Affiliation | Monarch | President |
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Vicaquirao Alvarez | (1685-1693) | Coalition for Federal Progress | Manco Capac | Alejandro Campos | Appointed by King Manco Capac I in a transitional capacity for a five-year term. Term temporarily extended by the Federal Constituent Assembly. Term to last until general elections are held. |
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Santiago Etienne | (1693-1697) | Cambio Democrático | Manco Capac | Augustus Strong | Leader of Cambio Democrático. Appointed by King Manco Capac, formed part of National Unity coalition with the Federal Humanist Party and the Digger's Society. |
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Robert Beaujolais | (1697-1698) | Solidarity Party | Manco Capac | Augustus Strong | Leader of the Solidarity Party. Appointed by King Manco Capac, joined National Unity coalition with the Federal Humanist Party and the Digger's Society after Cambio Democrático collapsed as a political party. |
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Augustus Strong | (1698-1703) | Manco Capac | Gerhardt Eugen Seydlitz | Appointed by King Manco Capac after leading the Federal Humanist Party to victory in the New Alexandrian general election, 1698, part of the majority government. | |
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Itziar Franco | (1703-1707) | Manco Capac | Julio Delgado | Appointed by King Manco Capac after the Social Democratic & Liberal Alliance won the New Alexandrian general election, 1703. Part of a government in coalition with a group of Independents called the Moderate Caucus. First woman Vice-Premier of Nouvelle Alexandrie. | |
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Yuri Allcca Canchasto | (1707-1708) | Moderate Caucus | Manco Capac | Itziar FrancoJose Miguel Martin | Appointed by King Manco Capac as caretaker Vice-President following the incapacitation of Julio Delgado, formed part of the coalition of the Social Democratic and Liberal Alliance and the Moderate Caucus. |
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Gerhardt Eugen Seydlitz | (1708-1718) | Federal Humanist Party | Manco Capac | Felipe de Almagro | Appointed by King Manco Capac after the Federal Humanist Party won the New Alexandrian general election, 1708, part of the majority government. |
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Felipe de la Vega | (1719-) | Federal Humanist Party | Sinchi Roca | Paolo Antonio Aguilar | To be appointed by King Sinchi Roca after the Federal Humanist Party won the New Alexandrian general election, 1718 and upon the anticipated formation of a majority government. |
Office
The official residence of the Vice-President is in the Government House in Cárdenas. It is located directly adjacent to the Presidential office, albeit it slightly smaller.
Historically, the Vice-President has also held a Ministerial office: Seydlitz was concurrently Minister of Interior; Franco held the Department of Social Security and National Solidarity. There is no legal basis to prevent this practice, and often, the position of Vice-President is seen as secondary to the Ministerial office. According to some legal experts, the position is a sinecure: its only purpose is to provide automatic succession in the event of a Presidential incapacitation.
