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{{Infobox government cabinet
|cabinet_name = Cabinet of Vincent Lloyd
| cabinet_name           = Cabinet of Albeinland
|cabinet_number = 68th
| cabinet_number         = 70th
|incumbent = Incumbent
| jurisdiction           = [[Albeinland]]
|jurisdiction = [[Albeinland]]
| flag                   = Flag_of_Albeinland.png
|flag = Albeinland coa.png
| flag_border            = true
|image_size =
| incumbent              = Incumbent
|image =
| image                   = Albeinland_coa.png
|date_formed = 12 November 2018
| caption                = Cockade of Albeinland
|date_dissolved =
| date_formed            = 15 October 2018
|government_head = [[Vincent Lloyd]]
| government_head         = [[Vincent Lloyd]]
|government_head_history =  
| deputy_government_head = [[Paul Huxley]]
|deputy_government_head =
| state_head             = [[George Owen]]
|state_head = [[Catherine II of Albeinland|Catherine II]]
| members_number          = 14
|current_number =
| political_party         = [[United Conservative Party (Albeinland)|United Conservative Party]]
|former_members_number =
| legislature_status     = {{wp|Majority government|Majority}}
|total_number = 15
| opposition_cabinet      = [[Shadow Cabinet of Albeinland|Shadow Cabinet]]
|political_party = [[Conservative Party (Albeinland)|Conservative Party]] and<br>[[Albish Nationalist League]]
| opposition_party       = [[Progressive Republican League (Albeinland)|Progressive Republican League]]
|legislature_status = {{wp|Majority government|Majority}} {{Composition bar|hex={{Conservative Party (Albeinland)/meta/color}}|87|160|per=1}}
| opposition_leader       = [[Rebecca Evans]]
|election = [[Albeinland general election, 2018|2018 general election]]
| election                = [[Albish general election, 2018|2018]]
|last_election =
| predecessor            = [[Whestling Cabinet]]
|legislature_term = {{wp|At Her Majesty's Pleasure}}
|budget =
|opposition_cabinet = Corbyn Shadow Cabinet
|opposition_party = [[Social Democratic Party (Albeinland)|Social Democratic Party]]
|opposition_leader = Thomas Corbyn
|incoming_formation =
|outgoing_formation =
|previous = [[George Whestling|Whestling government]]
|successor =
}}
}}
{{Politics of Albeinland|state=collapsed}}
The '''Cabinet of Albeinland''' is the {{wp|Cabinet (politics)|collective decision-making body}} of the [[Government of Albeinland]]. It consists of the [[Prime Minister of Albeinland|prime minister]] and {{wp|Minister|senior cabinet ministers}}, making up the {{wp|executive branch}} of the Albish government alongside the [[Lord-Protector of Albeinland|lord-protector]].
The '''Cabinet of Albeinland''' is the collective decision-making body of [[Government of Albeinland|Her Majesty's Government of Albeinland]], being composed of the [[Chancellor of Albeinland|Chancellor]] and senior government ministers. Cabinet members are appointed by the [[Monarchy of Albeinland|monarch]] with the consent of the Chancellor and should be elected [[Royal Assembly of Albeinland|Assembly Members]].


Despite cabinet ministers generally heads {{wp|Ministry (government department)|government departments}}, some cabinet members can be {{wp|Minister without portfolio|ministers without portfolio}}, holding a little (or almost nothing) importance inside the government's main subjects although that the most important cabinet member - the Chancellor - doesn't head any department and only co-ordinates the government actions.
The current cabinet is headed by [[Vincent Lloyd]], who was invited by [[George Owen|Lord Owen]] to form a government after the [[Albish general election, 2018|2018 general election]].
==History==
The idea of a {{wp|Cabinet (politics)|cabinet}} only arose years after the establishment of the [[Kingdom of Albeinland]]. During [[First Albish Commonwealth|commonwealth]] times, there were few institutions on a national scale as most responsibilities were delegated to {{wp|local governments}}, with the remaining ones being directly managed by the [[Lord-Protector of Albeinland|lord-protector]]. To increase the support of the recently-established monarchical rule among the upper classes, [[Arthur I of Albeinland|Arthur I]] decided to give more power to its {{wp|Advisory council|advisory councils}} on matters like trade, finances and foreign policy, creating the first cabinet. Cabinet members were called {{wp|Minister|Ministers of the Crown}} and were treated as equal in a {{wp|primus inter pares}} system, acting like advisors in internal and foreign affairs to the sovereign. Despite the major influence of the {{wp|Treasury}} over national politics, there was no relationship among government offices, ''de facto'' acting as separate institutions.


Since 12 November 2018, the head of the Cabinet is the Chancellor [[Vincent Lloyd]] in a [[Conservative Party (Albeinland)|conservative]]-[[Albish Nationalist League|nationalist]] coalition.
It was only after the [[Albish Spring]] in 1786 and the re-introduction of a [[Second Albish Commonwealth|republican system]] that a modern version of the cabinet was established. The [[Common Charter of Albeinland|Common Charter]] created the office of [[Prime Minister of Albeinland|prime minister]], designated to lead and co-ordinate the cabinet and therefore the entire government, leading to more unity among ministries into one single body. Sir [[George Hackey]], who became the country's first republican prime minister in 1787, continued with the concept of ''primus inter pares'', with cabinet members enjoying a high degree of autonomy, and laid other conventions that would be used in the 19th and early-20th centuries.
==History==
 
==Composition==
With the [[Great War (Aurorum)|Great War]] in 1910, the idea of a high autonomous and independent cabinet became incompatible as more coordination was needed, leading to massive reforms by prime minister [[Douglas Hertford]] which included the creation of cabinet offices, secretariats, closer relationship with its members and more centralization towards the prime minister's figure, establishing the current system. This centralization would continue and would reach its height during the first premiership of [[Lucius Farley]] in the [[Melasian Crisis]], with the prime minister effectively having {{wp|President|presidential powers}} that continues to the present day.
==Cabinet meetings==
==Cabinet meetings==
===Location===
The cabinet meets every week on a Tuesday at 7 am in [[9 Loegria Street]], the prime minister's official residence, a tradition which was originally created in the 1830s and that still continues today. The main topics discussed in cabinet meetings are the preparation of government issues to the following week and the management of public and political problems, as well as the discussion of future policies and decisions. Despite being rare, there was a series of emergency meetings at several times in history, such as the ones during the [[Great War (Aurorum)|Great War]], [[Melasian Crisis]] and the [[1991 Albeinland terrorist attacks|1991 terrorist attacks]].
The Cabinet traditionally meets in the [[9 Loegria House]] in [[Castelby]], despite some cases of meeting in other official residences such as the [[Chancellor of Albeinland#Official residence|Exter House]].


==Parliamentary accountability==
==Parliamentary accountability==
As part of one of the several conventions that set the {{wp|Constitution|semi-codified}} [[Constitution of Albeinland|Albish Constitution]], the prime minister and the cabinet must come from the [[General Assembly of Albeinland|General Assembly]], specifically from the [[House of Commons of Albeinland|House of Commons]], although there isn't any restriction for the appointment or election of a [[State Council of Albeinland|State Council]] member. The prime minister and its government must have {{wp|Parliamentary accountability|parliamentary support}} to maintain themselves in power, with most of this support being enforced by {{wp|party whips}}, but it could be through {{wp|Coalition government|coalitions}} and {{wp|Agreement|party agreements}} as well. If such accountability is lost, the prime minister needs to declare new {{wp|general elections}} or resign from office.
==Current cabinet==
==Current cabinet==
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{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
{{Cabinet table ministry|'''Chancellor'''}}
!'''Portfolio'''
{{Cabinet table minister
!'''Minister'''
| title                  = [[Chancellor of Albeinland|Chancellor]]
!'''Took office'''
| minister1              = [[Vincent Lloyd]]
|-
| minister1_termstart    = 12 November 2018
| '''[[Prime Minister of Albeinland|Prime Minister]]'''
| minister1_termend      =
||[[Vincent Lloyd]]||12 November 2018
| minister1_party        = Conservative Party (Albeinland)
|-
}}
| [[Cabinet of Albeinland|Secretary of Finances]]
{{Cabinet table ministry|'''Ministers'''}}
||[[Paul Huxley]]||12 November 2018
{{Cabinet table minister
|-
| title                  = Deputy Chancellor
| [[Cabinet of Albeinland|Secretary of Foreign Affairs]]
| minister1              = Elizabeth Smith
||[[Jessica Campbell]]||03 June 2020
| minister1_termstart    = 12 November 2018
|-
| minister1_termend      =
| [[Cabinet of Albeinland|Secretary of Home Affairs]]
| minister1_party        = Conservative Party (Albeinland)
|[[Arthur Hastings]]||12 November 2018
}}
|-
{{Cabinet table minister
| [[Cabinet of Albeinland|Secretary of Justice]]
| title                  = Foreign Minister
|[[Stuart Walpole]]||09 April 2019
| minister1              = Charlotte Hastings
|-
| minister1_termstart    = 12 November 2018
| [[Cabinet of Albeinland|Secretary of Defence]]
| minister1_termend      =
||[[William May]]||27 October 2019
| minister1_party        = Conservative Party (Albeinland)
|-
}}
| [[Cabinet of Albeinland|Secretary of Health and Social Care]]
{{Cabinet table minister
|[[Alicia Moore]]||16 February 2020
| title                  = First Lord Exchequer
|-
| minister1              = Paul Huxley
| [[Cabinet of Albeinland|Secretary of Women, Minorities and Human Rights]]
| minister1_termstart    = 12 November 2018
||[[Jessica Schneidler]]||09 April 2020
| minister1_termend      =
|-
| minister1_party        = Conservative Party (Albeinland)
| [[Cabinet of Albeinland|Secretary of Education]]
}}
||[[John Nibley]]||11 April 2019
{{Cabinet table minister
|-
| title                  = First Lord Clerk
| [[Cabinet of Albeinland|Secretary of Environment]]
| minister1              = Arthur Arrington
||[[Theresa Winthrop]]||21 December 2018
| minister1_termstart    = 12 November 2018
|-
| minister1_termend      =
| [[Cabinet of Albeinland|Secretary of Agriculture]]
| minister1_party        = Conservative Party (Albeinland)
||[[Matthew Crawford]]||12 November 2018
}}
|-
{{Cabinet table minister
| [[Cabinet of Albeinland|Secretary of Infrastructure]]
| title                  = First Lord High Steward
||[[Alex Tenley]]||12 November 2018
| minister1              = Edward Wellesley
|-
| minister1_termstart    = 12 November 2018
| [[Cabinet of Albeinland|Secretary of Housing and Local Communities]]
| minister1_termend      =
||[[Peter Leighton]]||12 November 2018
| minister1_party        = Conservative Party (Albeinland)
|-
}}
| [[Cabinet of Albeinland|Secretary of Work, Jobs and Labour]]
{{Cabinet table minister
||[[Edward Lester-Rowley]]||27 February 2019
| title                  = First Lord Commissioner
|-
| minister1              = William May
| [[Cabinet of Albeinland|Secretary of Waters and Ports]]
| minister1_termstart    = 12 November 2018
||[[Robert Durham]]||12 November 2018
| minister1_termend      =
|}
| minister1_party        = Albish Nationalist League
 
}}
==Shadow Cabinet==
{{Cabinet table minister
{{main|Shadow Cabinet of Albeinland}}
| title                  = Master of Education
The {{wp|Parliamentary opposition|official opposition}} has a [[Shadow Cabinet of Albeinland|Shadow Cabinet]], which is composed by the [[Leader of the Opposition (Albeinland)|Leader of the Opposition]] and shadow ministers. Also, minor parties have spokepersons, which shadows government offices as well.
| minister1              = Penelope Abott
 
| minister1_termstart    = 12 November 2018
==See also==
| minister1_termend      =
{| CELLPADDING=0 width="100%"
| minister1_party        = Conservative Party (Albeinland)
|- VALIGN=top
}}
|width="50%"|
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = Master of Health
| minister1              = James Clinton
| minister1_termstart    = 12 November 2018
| minister1_termend      =
| minister1_party        = Conservative Party (Albeinland)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = Master of Energy
| minister1              = Arnold Everett
| minister1_termstart    = 12 November 2018
| minister1_termend      =
| minister1_party        = Conservative Party (Albeinland)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = Master of Transport
| minister1              = Amelie Foster
| minister1_termstart    = 12 November 2018
| minister1_termend      =
| minister1_party        = Conservative Party (Albeinland)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = Master of Infraestructure
| minister1              = Oliver Garnett
| minister1_termstart    = 12 November 2018
| minister1_termend      =
| minister1_party        = Albish Nationalist League
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = Master of Work and Social Care
| minister1              = David Green
| minister1_termstart    = 12 November 2018
| minister1_termend      =
| minister1_party        = Albish Nationalist League
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = Master of Ports and Waters
| minister1              = George Baker
| minister1_termstart    = 12 November 2018
| minister1_termend      =  
| minister1_party        = Albish Nationalist League
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = Master of Environment
| minister1              = Margareth Smithson
| minister1_termstart    = 12 November 2018
| minister1_termend      =
| minister1_party        = Conservative Party (Albeinland)
}}
|}</center>
==Shadow cabinet==
==See Also==
* [[Chancellor of Albeinland]]
* [[Government of Albeinland]]
* [[Government of Albeinland]]
* [[Prime Minister of Albeinland]]
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* [[Politics of Albeinland]]
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* [[General Assembly of Albeinland]]
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Latest revision as of 08:28, 21 September 2021

Cabinet of Albeinland
Flag of Albeinland.png
70th Cabinet of Albeinland
Incumbent
Albeinland coa.png
Cockade of Albeinland
Date formed15 October 2018
People
Head of stateGeorge Owen
Head of governmentVincent Lloyd
Deputy head of governmentPaul Huxley
No. of ministers14
Member partyUnited Conservative Party
Status in legislatureMajority
Opposition cabinetShadow Cabinet
Opposition partyProgressive Republican League
Opposition leaderRebecca Evans
History
Election(s)2018
PredecessorWhestling Cabinet

The Cabinet of Albeinland is the collective decision-making body of the Government of Albeinland. It consists of the prime minister and senior cabinet ministers, making up the executive branch of the Albish government alongside the lord-protector.

The current cabinet is headed by Vincent Lloyd, who was invited by Lord Owen to form a government after the 2018 general election.

History

The idea of a cabinet only arose years after the establishment of the Kingdom of Albeinland. During commonwealth times, there were few institutions on a national scale as most responsibilities were delegated to local governments, with the remaining ones being directly managed by the lord-protector. To increase the support of the recently-established monarchical rule among the upper classes, Arthur I decided to give more power to its advisory councils on matters like trade, finances and foreign policy, creating the first cabinet. Cabinet members were called Ministers of the Crown and were treated as equal in a primus inter pares system, acting like advisors in internal and foreign affairs to the sovereign. Despite the major influence of the Treasury over national politics, there was no relationship among government offices, de facto acting as separate institutions.

It was only after the Albish Spring in 1786 and the re-introduction of a republican system that a modern version of the cabinet was established. The Common Charter created the office of prime minister, designated to lead and co-ordinate the cabinet and therefore the entire government, leading to more unity among ministries into one single body. Sir George Hackey, who became the country's first republican prime minister in 1787, continued with the concept of primus inter pares, with cabinet members enjoying a high degree of autonomy, and laid other conventions that would be used in the 19th and early-20th centuries.

With the Great War in 1910, the idea of a high autonomous and independent cabinet became incompatible as more coordination was needed, leading to massive reforms by prime minister Douglas Hertford which included the creation of cabinet offices, secretariats, closer relationship with its members and more centralization towards the prime minister's figure, establishing the current system. This centralization would continue and would reach its height during the first premiership of Lucius Farley in the Melasian Crisis, with the prime minister effectively having presidential powers that continues to the present day.

Cabinet meetings

The cabinet meets every week on a Tuesday at 7 am in 9 Loegria Street, the prime minister's official residence, a tradition which was originally created in the 1830s and that still continues today. The main topics discussed in cabinet meetings are the preparation of government issues to the following week and the management of public and political problems, as well as the discussion of future policies and decisions. Despite being rare, there was a series of emergency meetings at several times in history, such as the ones during the Great War, Melasian Crisis and the 1991 terrorist attacks.

Parliamentary accountability

As part of one of the several conventions that set the semi-codified Albish Constitution, the prime minister and the cabinet must come from the General Assembly, specifically from the House of Commons, although there isn't any restriction for the appointment or election of a State Council member. The prime minister and its government must have parliamentary support to maintain themselves in power, with most of this support being enforced by party whips, but it could be through coalitions and party agreements as well. If such accountability is lost, the prime minister needs to declare new general elections or resign from office.

Current cabinet

Portfolio Minister Took office
Prime Minister Vincent Lloyd 12 November 2018
Secretary of Finances Paul Huxley 12 November 2018
Secretary of Foreign Affairs Jessica Campbell 03 June 2020
Secretary of Home Affairs Arthur Hastings 12 November 2018
Secretary of Justice Stuart Walpole 09 April 2019
Secretary of Defence William May 27 October 2019
Secretary of Health and Social Care Alicia Moore 16 February 2020
Secretary of Women, Minorities and Human Rights Jessica Schneidler 09 April 2020
Secretary of Education John Nibley 11 April 2019
Secretary of Environment Theresa Winthrop 21 December 2018
Secretary of Agriculture Matthew Crawford 12 November 2018
Secretary of Infrastructure Alex Tenley 12 November 2018
Secretary of Housing and Local Communities Peter Leighton 12 November 2018
Secretary of Work, Jobs and Labour Edward Lester-Rowley 27 February 2019
Secretary of Waters and Ports Robert Durham 12 November 2018

Shadow Cabinet

The official opposition has a Shadow Cabinet, which is composed by the Leader of the Opposition and shadow ministers. Also, minor parties have spokepersons, which shadows government offices as well.

See also