Halivar ministry

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Halivar ministry
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38th ministry of the Commonwealth of Estmere
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Zoe Halivar
Date formed3 June 2021 (2021-06-03)
People
PresidentAlice Roberts
Prime MinisterZoe Halivar
Deputy Prime MinisterAndrew Thompson
No. of ministers23
Member party
  •   PSD
Status in legislatureMinority
253 / 600 (42%)
Opposition party
Opposition leaderReginald Wilton-Smyth (2021)
Tristan Gardner (since 2021)
History
Election(s)2021
PredecessorWilton-Smyth II

The Halivar ministry is the thirty-eighth and current government of the Commonwealth of Estmere. It was formed on 3 June 2021, following the 2021 election and its investiture by Parliament. It is headed by Zoe Halivar as Prime Minister, and consists of 23 members, of which 5 of are non-voting members. This figure only includes Secretaries of State and ministers who attend cabinet meetings, it does not include ministers who do not attend.

Halivar boasted that her ministry was "a reflection of modern-day Estmere", arguing that the ministers attending cabinet were representative of Estmerish society. When it was sworn in, it made several historic firsts; it was the first gender-balanced cabinet in Estmerish history, with 11 men and 11 women, and the first to appoint a minister who identifies outside of the gender binary and as transgender. It broke several records for inclusivity, with ministers 19 who attended comprehensives, 6 who were considered visible minorities, and 3 who were LGBT+.

The Progressive Social Democrats also claimed this was a "cabinet of experts", and that each minister was qualified in their field, but this has been subject to scrutiny and some of the qualifications in question are only tangentally related to their office.

Investiture

The Halivar ministry was invested on the 3 June 2021, with a minority government of the Progressive Social Democrats counting on the support of the Greens, the Left Party, Vox Estmere and future.es in the form of confidence and supply. Five MPs from the Reform Party and the entirity of the nationalities parliamentary group - PS, Ensemblle, ADA - abstained on the investiture. One MP from the Left Party broke the party whip to vote against the investiture.

Investiture
Zoe Halivar (PSD)
Ballot → 3 June 2021
Required majority → 301 out of 600 ☑Y
Yes
330 / 600
No
251 / 600
Abstentions
19 / 600
Absentees
0 / 600
Sources: Parliament of Estmere

Cabinet composition

Halivar ministry
3 June 2021−present
Political party Progressive Social Democrats
Non-partisan
Office Minister
Prime Minister Zoe Halivar
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Deputy Prime Minister Andrew Thompson
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Senior Secretaries of State
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Zac Chapman David Miliband 2.jpg
Secretary of State for the Treasury Jo Pierce Emily Thornberry, 2016 Labour Party Conference 4.jpg
Secretary of State for Home Affairs Cynthia Wheeler
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Secretaries of State
Secretary of State for Defence Karen Hunter Yvette Cooper, 2016 Labour Party Conference 5.jpg
Secretary of State for Justice Kit Marshall
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Secretary of State for Labour, Business and Social Dialogue Allie Luddington
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Secretary of State for Health and Social Affairs Rȯs Sċortiġe
Rebecca Long-Bailey, 2020 Labour Party leadership election hustings, Bristol 1.jpg
Secretary of State for Energy and Natural Gas Vara Varun Rosena Allin-Khan, 2020 Labour Party deputy leadership election hustings, Bristol.jpg
Secretary of State for Education and Youth Affairs Mai Nyandoro Chi Onwurah, 2016 Labour Party Conference.jpg
Secretary of State for Commerce and International Trade Louis Lynch-Staunton
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Secretary of State for Housing and Development Michael Miller John McDonnell 2016.jpg
Secretary of State for Transport Chris Wilkinson
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Secretary of State for Agriculture, Environment, Conservation and Rural Affairs Harvey Hassan Marvin Rees, 2016 Labour Party Conference 2.jpg
Secretary of State for Intergovernmental Affairs and Communities Tony Blake Andrew Burnham, September 2009 1 cropped.jpg
Secretary of State for Equalities and Inclusion Danielle Wood
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Secretary of State for Culture, Sport and Media Stacy Brown Kerry McCarthy, MP (3961960061).jpg
Non-voting ministers
Leader of the Chamber of Peers Peer Bendix Klindworth
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Leader of the Chamber of Commons Catherine Tatchell Sarah Olney York 2017 (cropped).jpg
Secretary of State for the Euclean Community John Harrison
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Chief Whip Peter Sargent JohnHealeyMP.jpg
Attorney General Rhianna Hampton DoreenLawrence (cropped).jpg

See also