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Ministry of Great Nortend
2017–present
Erbonian Coat of Arms.png
Date formed1 April 2017 (2017-04-01)
People
MonarchAlexander II
Lord High TreasurerThe Duke of Limmes
Member partyThe Company of Scodeliers and Conservative Party
Opposition cabinetBine Opposition Wardcloset
Opposition partyDroughers Party
Opposition leaderThe Margrave of Bine
History
Election(s)2017

The current ministry of the government of Great Nortend, the 3rd Limmes Ministry, was formed on the 1st of April, 2017 after Alexander II invited The Duke of Limmes to reform government following the Coalition of the Company of Scodeliers and the Conservative Party expansion of its majority in the Houses of Commons following the 2017 general election. There were no major changes in the composition of the Cabinet, although some junior minister positions were reshuffled.

Cabinet

The Green Chamber is where Orders in Council are officially made and sealed.

The Cabinet serves as the main decision-making body of the Erbonian Government. It is constituted as a committee of the Privy Council, and by convention includes only those members thereof currently sitting in Parliament or entitled to do so. The Cabinet is headed by the Lord High Treasurer, primus inter pares holding the informal position of Prime Minister.

The Officers of State hold seats in Cabinet ex officio; however, it is rare for the Lords High Steuard, Admiral, Constable and Chamberlain to sit in Cabinet meetings, owing to their mostly ceremonial or administrative roles. Most Orders in Council of the Privy Council are made with the presence of at least one Cabinet member.

Not all cabinet members head a government ministry. In particular, the masters and lord masters of several important government boards do not head ministries, yet still form part of the Cabinet.

Portfolio Minister Term
Lord High Treasurer
and Prime-Minister
Sir Spencer de Stornton 2009–present
Comptroller of the Exchequer
(and Deputy Prime Minister)
Martin Fitzgerald 2020–present
(2009–present)
Senior Secretary to the Treasury Sir William Sawnett 2020–present
Lord High Steuard The Earl of Barminster 1999–present
Lord High Chancellour The Bishop of Chepingstow 2005–present
King's Clerk Sir Aaron Billings 2009–present
Serjeant-General Sir Peter Finch KS 2009–present
Foreign Clerk Sir George Drachington 2009–present
Secretary at War Frederic Hondel 2013–present
Postmaster-General James Kinson 2020–present
Master of the Board of Schooling Dr Thomas Wolfuller 2009–present
Lord Master of the Board of Agriculture The Viscount Baron of Rolhampford 2009–present
Lord Master of the Board of Health The Earl of Hamberwick 2020–present
Surveyour-General Sir Lachlan James 2020–present
Lord High Chamberlain The Earl of Godsucham 1974–present
Lord High Admiral The Duke of Derham 1953–present
Lord High Constable and the King's Marischal The Margrave of Lasmere 1963–present
Lord Master of the Horse The Baron de Stanfield 1971–present

Utter Ministry

The Utter Ministry comprises of junior Ministers of the Crown who are not entitled to sit in Cabinet yet still form part of the serving government. As they are not members of Cabinet, they do not ex officio receive membership of the Privy Council. However, some junior ministers are nonetheless Privy Counsellours.

Portfolio Minister Term
Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Treasury Richard de Maines 2009–present
Junior Secretary to the Treasury The Earl of Wolam 2009–present
Paymaster of the Army Lieutenant-General Sir Edward Minnow 1994–present
Paymaster of the Navy Rear Admiral Sir Harold Hay 2005–present
Controller of the Household The Baron de Drews 1987–present
Treasurer of the Household The Viscount of Barchegate 2020–present
Master of the Mint Thomas Richards 2020–present
Gentleman of the Horse George Davis 1993–present
Lord Master of the Mails The Earl of Merington 2003–present
Clerk of the Exchequer Michael Falthorn 2017–present
Knight of Receipts Timothy Hawtree 2009–present
Secretary to the Lord Chancellour Stuart Cloves 2009–present
Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs Bernard Barber 2009–present
Assistant to the Postmaster-General Henry Fabing 2017–present
Storeman of the Board John Edd 2017–present
Clerk of the Board Sir Charles Trueman 2017–present
Lord Master of the Hounds The Viscount Baron of Rewdrum 1953–present
Captain of the Band of Pensioners The Earl of Folstampton 2013–present
Alchemist-General Sir Geoffrey Chandler 2009–present
Solicitor-General Sir Harmint Luse KC 2009–present
King's Proctor Sir Gerard de la Rue 2009–present
Advocate-General Sir Xavier Wood 2013–present
Under-Surveyour of Forests and Woods Henry Fair 2009–present

List of Government ministries

A ministry is a office of the Curia Regis headed by a minister of the Crown who is appointed by the Sovereign in camera. Ministers are always Privy Counsellours, whence they derive their name.

Presently, there are nine ministries in His Majesty's Government. The list does not include offices and boards subordinate to another ministry, such as the Board of Railways or the Board of Agriculture. It also does not include non-ministerial departments, such as the Lord High Treasurer's Office or departments unconnected to government.

Name Minister Senior civil servant Location
H.M. Trade Office Lord Master of the Horse
Rt. Hon. Baron de Stanfield
Secretary
Sir Robert Standoff, GCMT
9 Lagesbury Street
Lendert-with-Cadell
H.M. Chancery Lord High Chancellour
His Grace the Bishop of Chepingstow
Warden of the Case
Sir Julius Weaver GCH KMT
H.M. Clerk's Office Clerk of State
Rt. Hon. Sir Aaron Billings GCMT
Under-Secretary
Sir William Henforth-Cable GCMT GCH
Lendert-with-Cadell
H.M. Foreign Office Secretary of State for
Foreign and Welch Affairs
Rt. Hon. Sir George Drachington KMT
Under-Secretary
Sir Leslie Cevon GCMT KSA
12 Wright Street
Lendert-with-Cadell
H.M. Serjeant-General's Office Serjeant-General
Rt. Hon. Sir Peter Finch KS KMT
Official Secretary
Sir Joseph Allan KMT KH
Lendert-with-Cadell
H.M. Post Office Postmaster-General
Rt. Hon. Sir Lachlan James KMT
Under Secretary
Sir Michael Smith GCMT KCH
44 Wollery St Edmund's Street, Lendert-with-Cadell
H.M. Treasury and Exchequery Lord High Treasurer
The Most Noble The Duke of Limmes
Under-Secretary
Sir Richard de Sourd KSA KCMT
8 Fettercourt, Lendert-with-Cadell
Senior Secretary to the Treasury
Martin Fitzgerald
Comptroller of the Exchequery
Rt. Hon. Spencer de Stornton
H.M. War Office Secretary of State for War
Rt. Hon. Frederic Hondel
Under-Secretary
Sir Colin Edford KMT

3 Fettercourt, Lendert-with-Cadell
H.M. Works Office Surveyour-General
Rt. Hon. Jonathan Hall CMT
Official Secretary
Sir Joseph Allan KMT KH
Lendert-with-Cadell