Prime Minister of Tumbra
| Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Tumbra | |
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Incumbent since 16 May 2017Kenneth Everett | |
| Government of the Federal Republic of Tumbra Prime Minister's Office Cabinet Office | |
| Style | Prime Minister (informal) The Right Honourable (Tumbra) His Excellency (international) |
| Status | Head of Government |
| Abbreviation | PM |
| Member of | Cabinet |
| Reports to | House of Representatives |
| Residence | Federal Prime Ministerial Offices (official residence) Wright House (country house) |
| Nominator | Political parties |
| Appointer | President of the Federal Republic of Tumbra The President appoints the nominee which is able to get the most votes in the Prime Ministerial election following the first seating of Parliament. |
| Term length | No term limit While commanding the confidence of the majority of the House of Representatives. |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of the Federal Republic of Tumbra |
| Precursor | State Counsellor of the Empire of Tumbra |
| Inaugural holder | Richard Barker |
| Formation | 1864 |
| Deputy | Deputy Prime Minister of Tumbra |
| Salary | $200,000/year |
The Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Tumbra is the head of government of the Federal Republic of Tumbra. The Prime Minister directs both the executive and legislative branches of the Tumbran government, and together with their Cabinet is accountable to the House of Representatives, their party and the electorate, for the government's policies and actions.
The post of Prime Minister was inaugurated by the Constitution of Tumbra, specifically Section VII, which deals with the Federal government. They are, constitutionally, responsible for the "day-to-day running conduct and policy of the State", as directed in Clause 149. To achieve this, the Prime Minister is able to appoint Cabinet Ministers to lead new Ministries (clauses 178 and 179), but there is a limit on how many full Ministers he may nominate (as per clause 179b, the current limit is 25), giving them a total of 26 Ministers (including the PM themself) in Cabinet. To date, the limit has never been reached and the current number of full Ministers is 23. By convention, one of those members is the Deputy Prime Minister, though the office has never been codified in the Constitution.
By virtue of his office, the Prime Minister also serves as the Minister for the Civil Service.
Some observers, therefore, given the Prime Minister's wide-ranging powers, tend to refer to the office of Prime Minister as a "democracy by Premiership", rather than, in as most other parliamentary governments, the primus inter pares of Cabinet. The power of the Prime Minister is afforded to them by the Constitution, and their status as the leader of the party or coalition holding at least a plurality of seats in the House of Representatives, the lower house of the Federal Parliament.