Cabinet of Belfras
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The Cabinet of Belfras is the main executive body of Belfras and is made up of two bodies; The Sovereigns Assembly and the Council of Magistrates. The Sovereign Prince in their duty as head of state and chief executive is the head of the cabinet which acts on their behalf. The Sovereign personally appoints ministers and appointees to the Assembly which is the higher of the two bodies and requires no approval for appointments, although often discusses potential appointments with the Royal Chancellor and the Consul. While most appointments to the Assembly are heads of the Sovereigns ministries, some are appointed due to their position in other bodies (such as the Chief of the Military Council) and some, such as the Royal Chancellor, are selected due to their relationship with the Sovereign and ability to act as a chief advisor in their field.
Serving the Assembly is the second of the two bodies, the Council of Magistrates. The head of this council is the Consul, the most senior elected official and who leads the senate on the Sovereigns behalf. The Council is primarily made up of the Praetors, whos Praetorships reside in the ministries led by members of the Assembly. These Praetorships are established to have a set portfolio of responsibilities within their ministry and report to their respective minister who, in turn, reports to the sovereign. While none of these offices have a set term or a limit of terms, they rely on two factors. The Ministers rely on having the confidence of the sovereign in their position and may be replaced at the Sovereigns discretion. Praetors require both the confidence of their minister and the people, as almost all Praetors to have sit in office have been from the leading party in the senate.
Constitutionally the cabinet has no direct executive power and functions primarily as an advisory body to the sovereign. In practice, however, the sovereign relies on their ministers to make decisions for them in their fields that do not require the sovereigns attention and likewise the ministers rely on their Praetors to make decisions on matters that do not require their attention either. All decisions will comply with set policy laid out by the sovereign and breaches of said policy have historically always resulted in that person being removed from office immediately. Ever since the cabinets creation it has enjoyed a freedom to debate proposed decisions by the sovereign and express their opinion on any aspect of policy and legislature. Disagreements within the cabinet are often mediated by the Sovereign themselves, the Royal Chancellor if said disagreement involves the sovereign, and the Consul if disagreements are within the Council of Magistrates.
Regardless of the freedom of discussion within the cabinet, it relies on heavy compliance once the sovereign has made a decision on policy or legislation. All members of cabinet are bound to the decision and are obligated to support it publicly, with anybody within the cabinet being unable to support a decision publicly is obliged to step down. People within the cabinet who feel as if a decision requires opposition is also required to step down and take said opposition to the senate. Typically an effort is made to reach a consensus on any decision made and in the event of disagreements the sovereign has been known to take a vote, although said vote is always non-binding and acts as an instrument for the sovereign on the mindset of their cabinet members prior to making a decision.
Composition and responsibilities
The cabinet is comprised of two levels; The Sovereigns Assembly and the Council of Magistrates. The former consists of individuals personally appointed by the sovereign for an indeterminate amount of time who will conduct duties on behalf of the sovereign. These duties can involve running a government ministry, conducting a set role set out by the sovereign on their appointment, or representing a body such as the Chief of the Military Council representing the armed forces. The Assembly is headed personally by the Sovereign who utilises it to run the government and his deputy within the Assembly, the Royal Chancellor, is considered his closest political advisor and will lead Assembly meetings in the Sovereigns absence. Appointments within the Assembly are considered permanent, with the person remaining in their position until their departure either at the Sovereigns command or voluntarily. Assemblies are often vacated when a new monarch is coronated for reappointments, although in the two coronations the Federation has undergone only three ministers have been replaced by the arriving sovereign.
The Council of Magistrates is the second level of government within the cabinet and is comprised of the Consul, it's head, and a number of senators appointed to leadership positions most often referred to as Praetorships. The magistrates, known as Praetors in these positions, function in the ministries led by members of the Assembly. The Praetorships have a set portfolio that will grant them responsibilities within the ministry and will place them under the responsibility of the minister who will become their superior officer. The seats within the Council have no set terms but rely on two dominating factors; The confidence of their minister, who may appeal to the Consul for the Praetor to be removed and the reliance on their party remaining the largest. Only three Praetors in the history of the cabinet have not been from the ruling party and all of them have been in extraordinary circumstances.
The leading member of the Council is the Consul, the head of the largest party who will act as the presiding officer of the senate and the administrative head of all members in the Council. The lack of a set term for ministers and magistrates have resulted in extraodinarily long terms, such as Michael Feddici who became the longest serving minister having served as the Minister of Defence from 1946 to 1986.
Sovereigns Assembly
| The Sovereigns Assembly | Title | Duties | Appointed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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His Majesty Nicholaus (Born 1955) |
Sovereign Prince Sovereign of the Belfrasian Federation |
Coronated 19 April 1980 | |||
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The Illustrious Leo Casitus (Born 1963) |
Office of the Sovereign Royal Chancellor |
|
2 February 1982 | ||
|
Theodosius Lupis (born 1963) |
Office of the Sovereign The Consul of Belfras |
First Magistrate
|
2 May 2015 | ||
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The Illustrious Valentina Lentula (born 1971) |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Foreign Minister |
|
5 August 2011 | ||
|
The Illustrious Adam Potrias (Born 1958) |
Ministry of Defence Minister of Defence |
|
14 October 2010 | ||
| File:VenantiusGregoras.jpeg | Venantius Gregoras (born 1976) |
Ministry of Business and Energy Minister of Business |
|
11 April 2001 | ||
| File:AaronTullus.jpeg | Aaron Tullus (Born 1964) |
Ministry of the Treasury Minister of the Treasury |
|
20 September 2012 | ||
|
Domianus Palamas (born 1952) |
Ministry of National Security Minister of National Security |
|
1 January 2003 | ||
| File:CassandraVengardos.jpeg | Cassandra Vengardos (born 1980) |
Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice |
|
21 August 2017 | ||
| File:PhilippusSevso.jpeg | Philippus Sevso (born 1968) |
Ministry of the Interior Minister of the Interior |
|
3 April 2014 | ||
| File:CarviliaUlpius.jpeg | Carvilia Ulpia (born 1988) |
Ministry of Housing and local government Minister of Housing and Local Government |
|
15 January 2021 | ||
| File:IsaacKurkuas.jpeg | Isaac Kurkuas (born 1972) |
Ministry of Transport Transport Minister |
|
20 December 2007 | ||
| File:HannoDurus.jpeg | Hanno Durus (born 1977) |
Ministry of Culture and Sport Minister of Culture and Sports |
|
8 September 2011 | ||
| File:ArethasDiogenus.jpeg | Arethas Diogenus (born 1968) |
Ministry of Education Education Minister |
|
27 August 2006 | ||
| File:ManuelLucaenus.jpeg | Manuel Lucaenus (born 1980) |
Ministry of Work and Pensions Minister of Work and Pensions |
|
4 June 2018 | ||
| File:ThomasRensino.jpeg | Thomas Rensino (born 1947) |
Ministry of Health and Social Care Minister of Health and Social Care |
|
14 May 2020 | ||
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Commander General Anastasios Dialetis (born 1960) |
Special appointee Chief of the military council |
|
1 January 2017 | ||
|
Serena Planuda (born 1973) |
Special Appointee Attorney General of the Federation |
|
15 August 2020 | ||
Council of Magistrates
| Council of Magistrates | Title | Portfolio | Term of office | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Theodosius Lupis (born 1963) |
Office of the Consul Consul |
First Magistrate
|
2 May 2015 | ||
|
Konstantina Golia (born 1965) |
Office of the Consul Proconsul |
|
2 May 2015 | ||
| File:NikosMoumouris.jpeg | Nikos Moumouris (born 1970) |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Praetor for embassies and foreign development |
|
12 September 2016 | ||
| File:AlbanusSebastius.jpeg | Albanus Sebastius (born 1969) |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Praetor for global advisory |
|
1 August 2017 | ||
| File:CamilliaLigura.jpeg | Camillia Ligura (born 1984) |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Praetor for Kayamuca Affairs |
|
20 December 2020 | ||
|
Phiobe Malenia (born 1985) |
Ministry of Defence Praetor for the Guard |
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5 July 2019 | ||
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Alexander Gailius (Born 1977) |
Ministry of Defence Praetor for Defence |
|
5 July 2019 | ||
| File:IoannisPallilis.jpeg | Ioannis Pallilis (Born 1981) |
Ministry of Business and Energy Praetor for the Environment |
|
10 August 2012 | ||
| File:ProclusPullus.jpeg | Proclus Pullus (Born 1962) |
Ministry of Business and Energy Praetor for development |
|
12 January 2009 | ||
| File:VibeniaPoplicola.jpeg | Vibenia Poplicola (Born 1984) |
Ministry of Business and Energy Praetor for science and research |
|
22 September 2016 | ||
|
Justin Vindebinos (Born 1967) |
Ministry of Business and Energy Praetor for the space program |
|
18 January 2021 | ||
| File:GaiusEonus.jpeg | Gaius Eonus (Born 1978) |
Ministry of Business and Energy Praetor for small businesses |
|
30 September 2020 | ||
|
Constantine Manilan (born 1973) |
Ministry of National Security Praetor for National Security |
|
14 January 2017 | ||
| File:VictorTerentios.jpeg | Victor Terentios (born 1988) |
Ministry of National Security Praetor for Crime & Policing |
|
18 April 2015 | ||
| File:AgnesPlanuda.jpeg | Agnes Planuda (born 1961) |
Ministry of National Security Praetor for Immigration & Border control |
|
5 March 2018 | ||
| File:FlaviusTremorinus.jpeg | Flavius Tremorinus (Born 1968) |
Ministry of health and social care Praetor for Health and Social Care |
|
13 August 2016 | ||
| File:JohnAntonius.jpeg | John Antonius (born 1976) |
Ministry of the Treasury Praetor for the Treasury |
|
1 December 2014 | ||
| File:PeterSergia.jpeg | Peter Sergia (born 1979) |
|
20 July 2011 | |||
| File:ElianaArchitsi.jpeg | Eliana Architsi (born 1984) |
Ministry of the Interior Praetor for the environment |
|
1 January 2018 | ||
| File:CaeliaPanthera.jpeg | Caelia Panthera (born 1980) |
Ministry of the Interior Praetor for farming |
|
1 January 2018 | ||
| File:PhiltoMicius.jpeg | Philto Micius (born 1958) |
Ministry of Housing and local government Praetor for regional growth |
|
16 December 2016 | ||
| File:ArtamoCorvinus.jpeg | Artamo Corvinus (born 1960) |
Ministry of Housing and local government Praetor for housing |
|
4 March 2013 | ||
| File:StephaniumMucius.jpeg | Stephanium Mucius (born 1984) |
Ministry of Housing and local government Praetor for construction and safety |
|
1 January 2015 | ||
| File:SergiusCyprias.jpeg | Sergius Cyprias (born 1972) |
Ministry of Housing and local government Praetor for Rough sleeping and Housing Emergencies |
|
13 February 2019 | ||
| File:PontiaThurina.jpeg | Pontia Thurina (born 1965) |
Ministry of Transportation Praetor for Railways |
|
27 October 2013 | ||
| File:IsidorusNigidius.jpeg | Isidorus Nigidius (born 1971) |
Ministry of Transportation Praetor for roads and highways |
|
14 November 2018 | ||
| File:GaleriusAdjutor.jpeg | Galerius Adjutor (born 1968) |
Ministry of Transportation Praetor for aviation and maritime |
|
1 January 2015 | ||
| File:LuciaAsprena.jpeg | Lucia Asprena (born 1991) |
Ministry of Culture and Sport Praetor for Digital and Culture |
|
13 April 2012 | ||
|
Robertus Egbuttius (born 1962) |
Ministry of Culture and Sport Praetor for Media and Data |
|
8 September 2009 | ||
|
Agrippa Eliphas (born 1967) |
Ministry of Culture and Sport Praetor for Sports and gambling |
|
1 January 2015 | ||
| File:PhilipposNicolilis.jpeg | Philippos Nicolilis (born 1970) |
Ministry of Education Praetor for higher education |
|
14 October 2018 | ||
| File:AppiusToutius.jpeg | Appius Toutius (born 1983) |
Ministry of Education Praetor for teachers and equality |
|
10 January 2021 | ||
| File:LydiaToccou.jpeg | Lydia Toccou (born 1978) |
Ministry of Education Praetor for teachers and equality |
|
4 July 2017 | ||
| File:OctaviaVelia.jpeg | Octavia Velia (born 1979) |
Ministry of Work and Pensions Praetor for teachers and equality |
|
28 November 2017 | ||
| File:GeorgiosMikelis.jpeg | Georgios Mikelis (born 1962) |
Ministry of Health and Social Care Praetor for disability and care at work |
|
1 January 2015 | ||
| File:MartinusVulso.jpeg | Martinus Vulso (born 1966) |
Ministry of Health and Social Care Praetor for citizen care and universal credit |
|
23 November 2014 | ||
| File:AngelaPipalli.jpeg | Angela Pipalli (born 1975) |
Ministry of Health and Social Care Praetor for employment |
|
1 January 2015 | ||
