First Ran Ministry
The term Ministry here used composes of the political part of the central government of Themiclesia. Those officers in bold are typically part of the Cabinet, the chief executive body of Themiclesia. The officers not in bold are conventionally nominated by the Cabinet and appointed by the crown. There are also several purely ceremonial offices amongst the Ministry, which grants their holder little other than prestige and an income. Members of the ministry are politically responsible to Parliament and expected to resign when the ministry no longer enjoys the confidence of the House of Commons.
List of Positions
The following are the positions found in the Baron of Ran's first ministry, which governed Themiclesia in the 1830s. Ran's ministry was constitutionally distinct from its predecessors in that the Emperor agreed not to make appointments without the approval of his ministers, in exchange for more latitude in choosing his ministers. This arrangement introduced a government fully competent in all policy areas, rather than splitting policy areas and offices between royal influence and the influence of ministers. In Ran's time, there was little distinction between civilian and military offices: both were within the power of the government to appoint and dismiss, and senior officers were considered politicians so that the government may exercise direct control over them.
| Position | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrannian | Shinasthana | Transliteration | |
| Chief Secretary of State | 尚書令 | dank-st′a-rings | Head of government |
| Chancellor | 相邦 | smangh-pwrāng | |
| First Vice-Chancellor | 右丞相 | dzai-ging-smangs | Customarily held by the Foreign Secretary |
| Second Vice-Chancellor | 左丞相 | gwre′-ging-smangs | Customarily held by the Secretary of State for Finance |
| Attorney-general | 御史 | mgraq-sre′ | |
| Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | 主客尚書 | twaq-kr′ak-dank-st′a | |
| Under-Secretary for Menghe and Meridia | 主左客史 | twaq-dzai′-kr′ak-sre′ | |
| Under-Secretary for Columbia | 主中客史 | twaq-trung-kr′ak-sre′ | |
| Under-Secretary for Casaterra | 主右客史 | twaq-gwre′-kr′ak-sre′ | |
| Master of Ceremonies | 大賓 | lāts-prin | |
| Secretary of State for Finance | 度支尚書 | dāks-ki-dank-st′a | |
| Master of the Exchequer | 內史 | nups-sre′ | |
| First Exchequer | 大內 | lāts-nups | |
| Second Exchequer | 右內 | gwre-nups | |
| Privy Treasurer | 御府 | mgraq-pwaq | |
| Great Treasurer | 大府 | lāts-pwaq | |
| Superintendent of the State Granary | 中廩 | trung-rim | |
| Superintendent of Ports and Passes | 津關 | st′ur-gwrang-ringh | |
| Secretary of State for War | 尉曹尚書 | ′uts-dzū-dank-st′a | |
| Commander-in-chief | 大尉 | lāts-′uts | |
| Marshal of Emperor's Guards | 北衛尉 | pēk-gwrals-′uts | |
| Marshal of Empress's Guards | 中衛尉 | trung-gwrals-′uts | |
| Marshal of the Empress-Dowager's Guards | 南衛尉 | nēm-gwrals-′uts | |
| Royal Marshal | 中尉 | trung-′uts | Commander of the Capital Defence Force |
| Master of the Horse | 太僕 | lats-bok | |
| Marshal of Passes | 備塞尉 | bregh-segh-′uts | |
| Marshal of Signals | 中都尉 | trung-tā-′uts | |
| General of the South Army | 南將軍 | nēm-tsang-kwer | Commander of the South Army |
| Comptroller of Public Works | 寺工 | le′-kwāng | |
| Chief Baron of the Navy | 航兄侯 | gang-m′rang-gwā | |
| Vice Chief Baron of the Navy | 航亞侯 | gang-nhrā-gwā | |
| Puisne Barons of the Navy | 航嬖侯 | gang-pik-gwā | 3 – 4 positions |
| Comptroller of Shipyards | 將作工室 | tsang-dzak-kwāng-stit | |
| Captain-general of Marines | 冗人尉 | nung-ning-′uts | |
| Marshal of Barons | 主爵中尉 | twa′-tsuk-trung-′uts | |
| Barons of the Household | 侍中侯 | lje′-trung | 6 positions |
| President of the Privy Council | 中大夫令 | trung-lāts-pa-rings | |
| Captain of the Gentlemen of the Household | 郎中令 | rāng-trung-rings | |
| Comptroller of the House | 公族 | qwāng-tswāk | |
| Master of Arts | 太史 | lāts-sre | |
| Vice President of the Privy Council | 大中大夫 | lāts-trung-lāts-pa | |
| Marshal of Equerries | 中從騎尉 | trung-dzung-gyar-′uts | |
| Marshal of Chariots | 副車尉 | pek-tla-′uts | |
| Master of the Privy Stables | 寺僕 | le-bwāk | |
| Master of the Empress's Horses | 中大僕 | trung-lāts-bwāk | |
| Chief Usher | 大謁者 | lāts-qat-ta′ | |