Prime Minister of Victoria

Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Victoria and the Victorian Empire
Arms of Her Majesty's Government
Last holder
Guido Zambelis
until 29.XII.1583 AN
Style	The Right Honourable
Residence	11 Carnegie Street
Appointer	Monarch of Victoria
Term	Confidence of the House of Lords
Inaugural holder	Otto Svenstadt
Formation	1450 AN

Victorian Empire

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The Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Victoria and the Victorian Empire was the political leader of Victoria and her Empire and the Head of Her Majesty's Government. The Prime Minister and Privy Council (consisting of all Secretaries of State, who are government department heads) were collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Sovereign, the House of Lords, and to the citizens of the Victorian Empire. The final Prime Minister, Guido Zambelis, was appointed on 6.VIII.1569 AN.

Office of The Prime Minister

Picture	Name	Period	Monarch
	Otto Svenstadt	1450 - 1454	Victoria I
	Andrew Black	1454 - 1455	Victoria I
	Bjorn Bildt	1455 - 1458	Victoria I
	Carl Hans Peter	1458 - 1462	Victoria I
	Llyod Owen	1462 - 1466	Victoria I
	Hans Lundeberg	1466 - 1470	Victoria I
	Sir Alasdair Mackenzie	1470 - 1482	Victoria I Edward I
	Sir Henry Sawyer	1482 - 1486	Edward I
	Sir George Graham	1486 - 1494	Edward I
	Sir Harry Tilt	1494 - 1498	Edward I
	Johan Ulriksson	1498 - 1502	Edward I James I
	Sir Nils Svenstadt	1502 - 1510	James I George I
	Eoin Collins	1510 - 1519	George I
	Bjorn Anders	1519 - 1523	George I
	Sir Charles Haystock	1523 - 1527	George I
	Anna Thornst	1527 - 1531	George I
	Gethin David Jones	1531 - 1535	George I
	Sir Roald Larssund	1535 - 1543	George I Victoria II
	Amund Dahl	1543 - 1549	Victoria II
	Henry Carmicheal	1549 - 1552	Victoria II
	Carl Lerfald	1551 - 1555	Victoria II
	John Borg	1555 - 1559	Victoria II
	Gerald T. Hanson	1559 - 1560	Victoria II
	Anders Stensen	1560 - 1562	Victoria II
	Sir Jack Beatie	1562 - 1568	Victoria II
	Marc Evans	1568 - 1569	Victoria II
	Guido Zambelis	1569 - 1583	Victoria II

Precedence, privileges and form of address

By tradition, before a new Prime Minister could enter 11 Carnegie Street for the first time as its occupant, they were required to announce to the Empire that they have bathed on the shores of Amundsen Bay, the place where Victoria I and her entourage landed on Micras for the first time. This was usually done by saying words to the effect of:

"Her Majesty the Queen has commanded that I bathe on the shores of Amundsen Bay, become First Lord and form a government. I have accepted."

The Prime Minister was made a Privy Counsellor as a result of taking office and thus entitled to the appellation "The Right Honourable". Membership of the Council was retained only for as long as he holds the position of Prime Minister. It was the prerogative of Her Majesty to allow former Prime Ministers to continue in the Privy Council should it have pleased her to do so.

While in office, the Prime Minister officially resided at 11 Carnegie Street in Riego and was also entitled to use the country house of White Cottage in Middleton.

Upon retirement, the Sovereign may have granted a Prime Minister some honour or dignity. The honour commonly, but not invariably, bestowed was membership of the Kingdom's most senior order of chivalry, the Order of Saint Andrew. The practice of creating retired Prime Ministers Knights of the Saint Andrew was fairly sparse. Out of the 27 Prime Ministers between 1450 and 1583, only 8 had been created Knights. The first being Sir Alasdair MacKenzie in 1482 and the last Sir Jack Beatie in 1568. On the retirement of a Prime Minister who was Valencian, it was likely that the primarily Valencian honour of the Order of the Valencian Star would have been used instead of the Order of Saint Andrew, which was generally regarded as a Victorian honour.

As Prime Ministers were appointed from the House of Lords and as such were already Dukes of the Realm, no peerages were given to a Prime Minister for the office he held.

The official title of a Prime Minister was First Lord of The Realm and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Victoria and the Victorian Empire. This dates back to 1569 when the House of Lords was formed in Victoria. Membership of the House of Lords was a prerequisite to holding the Office of Prime Minister, hence the former title of First Lord of the Realm.

See also

• First Minister of Victoria, the analogous position in Craitish-ruled Victoria
• 11 Carnegie Street

External links

• HM Government Website
• Official Biography