Ministry of Great Nortend

Ministry of Great Nortend
2020–present
Date formed	1 April 2017 (2017-04-01)
People
Monarch	Alexander II
Lord High Treasurer	Sir Spencer de Stornton
Member party	The Company of Scodeliers and Conservative Party
Opposition cabinet	Bine Wardcloset
Opposition party	Droughers Party
Opposition leader	The Margrave of Bine
History
Election(s)	2020

The current ministry of the government of Great Nortend, the 1st de Stornton Ministry, was formed on the 1st of Janury, 2020 after the retirement of The Duke of Limmes from the position of Lord High Treasurer. Alexander II invited Spencer de Stornton, then Comptroller of the Exchequer, to form government as the new Warden of the Company of Scodeliers, the senior coalition parter with the Conservative Party.

De Stornton was created a Banneret and took the Stool in the House of Lords at the beginning of the Epiphany term. There were some minor changes in the composition of the Cabinet, notably the demotion of Jonathan Hall from Surveyour-General onto the backbench and the promotion of The Earl of Hamberwick to the Cabinet. The former Postmaster-General, Sir Lachlan James, was moved to the post of Surveyour-General, whilst the former Master of the Board of Health, James Kinson, was promoted to Postmaster-General. Several junior ministerial positions were reshuffled as a consequence.

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
Clerk of State	Sir Aaron Billings	2009–present
Serjeant General	Sir Peter Finch	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