President of the Californian Empire
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The President of the Californian Sovereign Confederated Empire is the head of state and head of government of the Californian Empire. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the Californian Empire Armed Forces. The person in this position is the leader of the country which has the second highest command over the military, as well as command authority over the nation's active nuclear arsenal. The president is frequently described as the second most powerful person in the Californian Empire.
Article 5 of the C.E. Constitution vests the executive power of the Californian Empire in the president and charges him with the execution of federal law, alongside the responsibility of appointing federal executive, diplomatic, regulatory, and judicial officers, and concluding treaties with foreign powers with the advice and consent of the Senate. The president is further empowered to grant federal pardons and reprieves, and to convene and adjourn either or both houses of Parliament under extraordinary circumstances.
The president is directly elected by the people through national election to a five-year term, and is one of only two nationally elected federal officers, the other being the Vice President. On November 1, 2275, Selena H. DeWinter was elected as the fifth non-interim president
List of Presidents of the Californian Empire
# | President | Took office | Left Office | Party | Terms | Previous Office | Vice President(s) |
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1 | Selene Dévnostraéva | August 1, 1999 | November 1, 2240 Resigned |
Democratic Socialist | 48 (241 years, 3 months) |
Admiral, C.E. Navy | Alexa Sharon Vassaretti |
(1) | Alexa Sharon Vassaretti (Acting) | November 1, 2240 | November, 18, 2240 | Democratic Socialist | 0 (17 days) |
Vice President | Office vacated |
2 | Alexa Sharon Vassaretti | November 18, 2240 | August 24, 2259 Assassinated |
Democratic Socialist | 4 (18 years, 9 months, 7 days) |
Vice President | Jennifer Angeline Jourgensen Lindsey A. DeWinter |
(2) | Jennifer Angeline Jourgensen (Acting) | August 24, 2259 | August 27, 2259 | National, Democratic Socialist |
0 (3 days) |
Vice President | Office vacated |
3 | Jennifer Angeline Jourgensen | August 27, 2259 | November 1, 2261 Resigned |
National, Democratic Socialist |
1 (2 years, 2 months, 6 days) |
Vice President | Natalya Sarah Kensington Lindsey A. DeWinter Samantha R. Carter |
4 | Natalya Sarah Kensington | November 1, 2261 | November 19, 2273 Impeached |
Nationalist, Democratic Socialist |
2.5 (12 years, 19 days) |
Vice President | Samantha R. Carter Cynthia R. Breckinridge Anya M. Demetraevik |
(5) | Selene Dévnostraéva (Acting) | November 19, 2273 | November, 1, 2275 | Democratic | 2 (1 year, 11 months, 14 days) |
President | Vacant |
5 | Selena Helen DeWinter | November 1, 2275 | Incumbent | Democratic | 3 (15 years, 4 months, 16 days) |
Speaker of the House | Lillian Jacqueline D'Agostino Lindsey A. DeWinter |