State President of Kosbareland (Pacifica)

State President of Kosbareland
Staatspresident van Kosbareland
Flag of the State President
Flag of Kosbareland
Incumbent Marzane Pienaar since 30 September 2018 (2018-09-30)
Member of	Council of State
Seat	Kaapstad, Kosbareland
Nominator	General elections
Term length	Seven years
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Kosbareland
Precursor	Ernst de Ruijter
Formation	31 May 1961 (1961-05-31)
First holder	Vespasian Patenaudé

The State President of Kosbareland (Kosbaraans: Staatspresident van Kosbareland) is the ceremonial head of state of the Federal Union of Kosbareland. The State President is also the head of the Council of State of Kosbareland and the General Commander of the National Army of Kosbareland.

The office became an executive office from 1984 until 1990, when the position of Prime Minister and the Cabinet were abolished.

Origins

Following the independence of Kosbareland from the United Kingdom of Ouland in 1961, it was decided to transfer the power and duties of the Governor General to the new position of State President. The State President would be designated by the Parliament instead of being appointed by the monarch of Ouland, on the advice of the Prime Minister.

Following the Bartholomeus Langenberg scandal which led to the resignation of the State President, in 1984, Jozua Handelaar decided to abolish the position of Prime Minister and appointed himself as the State President, during which he retained all executive powers. This measure was not unanimously appreciated even within the ranks of the Kosbaran Party. The period of the Executive State President lasted only until 1989 when Handelaar was forced to resign and the position of Prime Minister was reintroduced with the power and duties of the State President being reduced to those still in effect today.

Form of address

The government of Kosbareland and the Constitution recognizes His/Her Excellency, The Right Honourable as the standardized form of address for the State President. It is a remnant of the former style of address of the Governor General of Kosbareland which also used this form of address, it has been kept as tradition, although there are some calls to change the style of address to something less formal and regal.

See also

• Prime Minister of Kosbareland
• Heads of state of the South Pacific