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Government and Cabinet of Orange-Bourgogne
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His Majesty’s Cabinet of the United Kingdom of Orange-Bourgonge, usually shortened to Cabinet, is the collective decision-making body of His Majesty’s Governance. Officially, Cabinet is but a Committee of His Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council, an organ of the State that encompasses not only the executive branch, but also that of the judiciary and the legislative branch. Cabinet is the most powerful body within Orange-Bourgogne.
Members of the Cabinet are appointed by the Sovereign upon the nomination of the leader of the biggest party after a general election, or, if that person does not have an absolute majority, the person whose coalition does. Only rarely a Cabinet is formed that cannot rely on a majority in the Lower House of Parliament. Cabinet consists of senior and junior officials. Senior members are called “Secretaries of State” while junior members are “Ministers of the Crown”. The differences between senior and junior members are visible in the names of their respective Departments: Secretaries of State have a “Department for X”, while Crown Ministers have a “Department of X”. The Prime Minister is the leader of the Cabinet. Cabinet members can also sit in Parliament while they are in office.
The present Cabinet is made up of a coalition, as after the General Election no single party managed to command a simple majority in the Lower House. The parties that are part of the coalition are: Social Republican Front (SRF) and Vox Populi (VOX).
Portfolio | Incumbent | Party |
High Office of State of the Prime Minister | Her Excellency The Rt. Hon. Nichola Pankhurst PC MP | SRF |
High Office of State of the Deputy Prime Minister | The Rt. Hon. John Brand PC MP | VOX |
Department of State for Internal Affairs | The Rt. Hon. Stephanie Hodges PC MP | SRF |
Department of State for External Affairs | Her Excellency The Rt. Hon. Kaitlyn Maguire PC MP | SRF |
Department of State for Financial Affairs | The Rt. Hon. Norman Lamont PC MP | SRF |
Department of State for Defence | The Rt. Hon. Captain Lewis Martins PC MP RLF | SRF |
Department of State for Judicial Affairs | The Rt. Hon. Nick Winterfell PC MP | VOX |
Department of State for Social Affairs | Mister Alastair Brown MP | SRF |
Department of State for Employment & Allowances | Mister Matthew Blair MP | SRF |
Department of State for Housing | Misses Alexandra van Baalen MP | SRF |
Department of State for Health | Dr Rachel Cooper MP | SRF |
Department of State for Education | Mister Gordon Darling MP | SRF |
Department of State for Commerce | Mister Nathan de Rothschild MP | VOX |
Department of State for Cultural Affairs | Miss Madeleine FitzGerald MP | VOX |
Department of State for Infrastructure & Energy | Mister Tom Adonis MP | SRF |
Department of State for the Environment | Miss Caroline Jones MP | SRF |
Department of State for Diversity | Misses Ruth Butler MP | VOX |
Ministers without portfolio | Miss Harriet Richards MP | SRF |
Also attending meetings | Mrs Kimberly Howards LLM | --- |
Other government position holders
Portfolio/Office | Within/Role | Incumbent | Party |
Lord President of the Privy Council | Great Officer of State | The Rt. Hon. (Andrew) The Baron de Ruthin | Regnum Unitum |
Lord Privy Seal | Great Officer of State | The Rt. Hon. (Hendrik) The Baron of Breda | Regnum Unitum |
Lord Great Chamberlain | Great Officer of State | The Rt. Hon. (Peter) The Earl of Sussex | --- |
Lord High Constable | Great Officer of State | The Rt. Hon. (John) The Earl of Warwick | --- |
Master of the Royal Household | Royal Household | The Rt. Hon. (Peter) The Earl of Sussex | --- |
Chamberlain of the Royal Household | Royal Household | The Rt. Hon. (Peter) The Earl of Sussex | --- |
Private Secretary to the Sovereign | Royal Household | The Rt. Hon. (Gilbert) The Baron Hastings | --- |
Governor-General for the Province of England | Royal Household | General Sir William Seymour, Bt. | --- |
Governor-General for the Province of Orange | Royal Household | The Rt. Hon. (Karel) The Count of Hogendorp | --- |
Governor-General for the Province of Bourgogne | Royal Household | The Most Hon. (Louis) The Marquess de Maintenon | --- |
Governor for the Province of Scotland | Royal Household | Robert of Annandale | --- |
Governor for the Province of Northern Ireland | Royal Household | Walter of Ulster | --- |
Governor for the Province of Wales | Royal Household | Morgan Gwent | --- |
Governor-General for HM’s Overseas Territories | Royal Household | [Vacant] | --- |
President of the Supreme Court | HM’s Judiciary | The Rt. Hon. (Johan) The Count of Bergen | --- |
Lord Chief Justice | HM’s Judiciary | Henry Cavendish | --- |
Chief of Staff | HM’s Armed Forces | General George Mayhew | --- |
Earl Marshal | HM’s Armed Forces | [General] His Grace (Daniel) The Duke of Norfolk | --- |
Lord High Admiral | HM’s Armed Forces | Admiral Nick Nelson | --- |
Air Chief Marshal | HM’s Armed Forces | Air-Marshal William Archer | --- |
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The Opposition consists of Shadow Secretaries of State and Shadow Ministers of the Crown. They are led by the “Shadow Prime Minister” commonly known as the Leader of the Opposition. By custom, the Opposition is a non-coalition body. This means that if there are five parties in Parliament two of which are in government, the largest of the remaining three parties may form the Opposition, therefore leaving out all other parties.
List of Shadow Cabinet:
Portfolio/Department | Incumbent | Party |
Office of the Leader of the Opposition | The Rt. Hon. Arthur of Avalon PC MP | UNI |
Shadow Dep. for General Affairs | → Ex officio the Leader of the Opposition | UNI |
Shadow Dep. for Internal Affairs | The Rt. Hon. William Huntingdon PC MP | UNI |
Shadow Dep. for External Affairs | The Rt. Hon. James Courtenay PC MP | UNI |
Shadow Dep. for the Treasury | The Hon. Edward Seymour PC MP | UNI |
Shadow Dep. for Defence | The Rt. Hon. General Sir Hendrik Zuylenstein PC MP Kt | UNI |
Shadow Dep. for Judicial Affairs | Dr. Paul Bentinck MP | UNI |
Shadow Dep. for Cultural Affairs | The Most Honourable George, The Marquess of Sheffield | UNI |
Shadow Dep. for Social Affairs | The Hon. Dame Mary Wilson MP | UNI |
Shadow Dep. for Public Health | Daniel Burnet MP | UNI |
Shadow Dep. for Education | Prof. Roel Jansen MP | UNI |
Shadow Dep. for Economic Affairs | Frederick Lloyd MP | UNI |
Shadow Dep. for Infrastructure | Charles Monnet MP | UNI |
Shadow Dep. for the Environment | Dame Minso Li MP | UNI |
