List of prime ministers of Monsilva

The Great Hall of Amking, where both the Legislative Assembly and the Senate are located.

The Official Residence of the Prime Minister of Monsilva in eastern Amking.

The Prime Minister of Monsilva is the head of government of the Monsilvan Republic, and the head of the Cabinet of Monsilva. The prime minister had been referred to as "首相" (Shǒuxiàng) during the Kingdom of Monsilva, as although in Jackian it is translated as "prime minister", shǒuxiàng specifically refers to a prime minister under a monarchy. After the establishment of the republic in 1978, the prime minister became "总理" (Zǒnglǐ) which is reserved for parliamentary republics. From December 1978 to September 1980, the prime minister was merged into the newly established role of president. This was reversed with the election of Hsu Xue-zhou as prime minister.

Some historians consider the Head of the Deliberative Council of Great Shan to be the first prime ministerial role, however others have argued that cannot be included, as although the Head of the Deliberative Council was de facto the head of government, the monarch was de jure an absolute monarch, who could still override any decisions made by the council. If the Head of the Deliberative Council was to be included as prime ministers, then the first prime minister of Monsilva would have been Chan Chuang who was the founder of the Kingdom of Great Shan along with the Shunsi Emperor. Excluding the Deliberative Council, the first Monsilvan prime minister was Chai Lin, who was in office for fifteen years from 1830 to 1845 and was the first person to use the title of "Prime minister".

The longest serving Monsilvan prime minister was Heng Lei who served as prime minister for twenty years from 1933 to 1953. The shortest serving prime minister is Kong Tsai who served for six months from August 1999 to March 2000. Kong became prime minister after the temporary absence of Suen Shi-huang who fell ill in late July 1999. He served until Suen returned to his role in March 2000 and dismissed Kong after the Presidential Veto Act 2000 incident. Suen is also the longest serving prime minister after the establishment of the republic and the only prime minister to have a split term.

Four prime ministers have died in office, two of these deaths being assassinations. Gao Aiguo of the Leaders of Parliament Party was assassinated in March 1882, while twenty years later Lo Zhou of the People's Culture Party died of pneumonia in December 1902. In April 1933, Su Zian passed away, but he did manage to call an election on his death bed. This lead to a month where the office of prime minister was vacant until the 1933 general election in May. Much later in 1962, Liang Huiqing was assassinated in May 1962 which was part of a series of events which lead to the authoritarian rule of prime minister Shao Yaoting, who succeeded Liang and served for sixteen years with no fair elections.

The incumbent prime minister is Lin Yao-tang, who has served since June 2023.

Before the Kingdom of Monsilva

Before the establishment of the Kingdom of Monsilva in 1830 after the Monsilvan Civil War, the Deliberative Council of Great Shan was led by the Head of the Deliberative Council (HDC). The HDC was de facto the head of government of the Kingdom of Great Shan, however the HDC as well as the entire council were unelected and instead appointed by the emperor who served as the de jure head of government and head of state.

Some historians still consider the Head of the Deliberative Council to be a sort of 'prime minister'. The first HDC was Chan Chuang, who served from 1732 to 1738 after serving as the only Head of the Provisional Zhou government from 1730 to 1732 after the Great Shan gained independence from the Empire of Baltanla. Chan was succeed by his son Chan Pan who served for nine years.

Since 1830

For most historians and the according to the Monsilvan government, Chai Lin, who founded the Kingdom of Monsilva, was Monsilva's first prime minister. He was also the first person to use the title of 'prime minister' (首相). When counting the number of prime ministers of Monsilva, Chai Lin is considered the first prime minister. Lin Yao-tang is the twenty-third and incumbent prime minister of Monsilva.

Prime ministers 1830–1978

List of prime ministers of Monsilva from 1830–1978

Portrait		Prime minister (Lifespan)	Term of office			Mandate	Party	Monarch Reign
			Start	End	Duration
​		Chai Lin (1784–1852)	August 1830	February 1845	14 years, 185 days	—	People's Culture Party	Song Emperor r. 1830–1898
						1835
						1840
		Hao Wenyan (1792–1863)	February 1845	August 1855	10 years, 182 days	1845
						1850
​		Cheng Li (1790–1869)	August 1855	June 1857	1 year, 305 days	1855	Leaders of Parliament Party
​		Deng Yahui (1804–1870)	June 1857	March 1868	10 years, 275 days	1857	People's Culture Party
						1863
		Qin Zian (1811–1880)	March 1868	July 1875	7 years, 123 days	1868
						1873
​		Gao Aiguo (1826–1882)	July 1875	March 1882	6 years, 244 days	1875	Leaders of Parliament Party
						1880
		Wu Zhong (1824–1897)	March 1882	September 1895	13 years, 185 days	—
						(1885)
						1890
​		Lo Zhou (1854–1902)	September 1895	December 1902	7 years, 92 days	1895	People's Culture Party
						1899		Qing Emperor r. 1898–1943
						1902
		An Tian (1839–1922)	December 1902	July 1908	5 years, 214 days	—
​		Zhong Wei (1854–1924)	July 1908	September 1913	5 years, 63 days	1908	Leaders of Parliament Party
						(May 1913)
​		Mao Yanlin (1856–1953)	September 1913	July 1928	14 years, 305 days	September 1913	National Party
						1918
						1923
		Su Zian (1880–1933)	July 1928	April 1933	4 years, 275 days	1928
		Heng Lei (1882–1963)	May 1933	October 1953	20 years, 154 days	(1933)
						1938
						1943
						(1948)		Wang Emperor r. 1943–1978
​		Liang Huiqing (1897–1962)	October 1953	May 1962	8 years, 213 days	1953	Leaders of Parliament Party
						1958
		Shao Yaoting (1903–1984)	May 1962	December 1978	16 years, 215 days	—
						1963
						1968
						1970
						1975

Prime ministers since 1978

List of prime ministers of Monsilva from 1978 to present

Portrait		Prime minister (Lifespan)	Term of office			Mandate	Party	Ministry
			Start	End	Duration
​		Xu Zhou-da (1910–1997)	December 1978	September 1980	1 year, 276 days	—	Reformed National Party	Provisional
		Hsu Xue-zhou (1915–2012)	September 1980	September 1992	12 years, 1 day	1980		Hsu I
						1984		Hsu II
						1988		Hsu III
		Qi Hu (1932–2023)	September 1992	September 1996	4 years, 1 day	1992		Qi
​		Suen Shi-huang (b. 1946)	September 1996	August 1999	2 years, 335 days	(1996)	Freedom and Democracy Party	Suen—Kong (FDP—Lib)
​		Kong Tsai (1933–2021)	August 1999	March 2000	214 days	(—)	Liberal Party
​		Suen Shi-huang (b. 1946)	March 2000	September 2012	12 years, 185 days	2000	Freedom and Democracy Party	Suen I
						2004		Suen II
						2008		Suen III
		Lee Su (b. 1952)	September 2012	September 2016	4 years, 1 day	2012		Lee
​		Xu Yan (b. 1972)	September 2016	June 2023	7 years, 251 days	2016	Reformed National Party	Xu I
						2020		Xu II
​		Lin Yao-tang (b. 1965)	June 2023	Incumbent	324 days	2023	Freedom and Democracy Party	Lin (Democratic Coalition)

See also

• List of presidents of Monsilva
• List of Monsilvan cabinets
• Prime Minister of Monsilva
• Deputy Prime Minister of Monsilva