Ministry of the Prime-Minister (Batavian Empire)

The Ministry of the Prime-Minister was formed in 2034 after the coronation of former acting Batavian Prime-Minister Saviël and the abolition of the Ministry of Imperial Affairs.

Ministry overview
Just before his coronation and thus is resignation as acting Prime-Minister, Saviël already launched the idea of splitting the powerfull Ministry of Imperial Affairs. The ministry was indeed formed after the new cabinet was sworn in, however there was no minister appointed to lead it. Jonathan Montgomery, acting Minister of Domestic Affairs oversaw the useless ministry untill the Act of the Constitution in 2042.

After 2042 the Ministry became the domain of the Prime-Minister. The Ministry is commonly named the General Office and it's job is to oversee the other ministries and general affairs in the empire. Some concrete duties are hosting the Council of Ministers every week, supporting the Prime-Minister in coordinating the government, implementing the policy and maintain the good contact between the Emperor and the Cabinet.

Head of the Ministry
As soon as the Prime-Minister Elect is appointed Prime-Minister by the Emperor he gets full authority over the ministry. Three ministers have lead the Ministry of the Prime-Minister so far.

Jonathan Montgomery
The first to lead the ministry with full authority was Prime-Minister Jonathan Montgomery of the Loyalist Party. He became Prime-Minister after the House election of 2042 untill 2046 and was re-appointed Prime-Minister after his party also won the election of 2046. In 2047 he was however dismissed by the Emperor due to certain issues they funtamentally disagreed with. Jonathan Montgomery had also refused to attend audiences with the Emperor.

Friso Northam
In 2047, Friso Northam, the Deputy Prime-Minister in Montgomery's cabinet was appointed Prime-Minister. Together with his appointment, about 6 members of his party left and split to form their own caucus. The Social-Democratic Party choose to withdrew support, which left the cabinet with about 40 seats short of a majority. Friso Northam formed, together with his Deputy Lara Sheperd a rump cabinet with the Christian Democrats, Right-Wing Conservatives, Roman Moderated Order and Royal Legion of Honour. Despite his newly formed cabinet he faced lot of resistance from within his own party, and after about a month in office 99 Loyalist consuls formed their own caucus. The Emperor dissolved the House to call for re-elections. Northam did, as demissionary Prime-Minister, not really extraordinairy things.