Schröder Ministry (Wiltshire)

Schrӧder Ministry
Date formed	February 11, 3019
Date dissolved	April 12, 3019
People and organisations
Head of State	Ludwig Kohl (as Governor-General) Franklin Morris (as Novanite President)
Head of Government	Samantha Schrӧder
Member Party	Conservative Party (Wiltshire)
Status in Legislature	Majority (initially) Minority (following Freedom Caucus brakeaway)
Opposition Party	The Socialist Party (initially) The Communist Party (following Labour Party breakaway from Socialists)
Opposition Leader	Rita Smith (Socialist) (February 3019) Harry Melbourne (Socialist) (February 3019) Walton Baker (Communist) (February until April 3019)
History
Election(s)	N/A
Legislative term(s)	21st National Assembly of Wiltshire (initially) 1st Provincial Assembly of Wiltshire (after NF membership)
Budget(s)	N/A
Predecessor	Second Hill Ministry (Wiltshire)
Successor	Smith Ministry (Wiltshire)

Samantha Schrӧder formed the Schrӧder Ministry on February 11, 3019 after winning the February 3019 Conservative Leadership Election following the resignation of Prime Minister Audrick Hill. This Ministry was the first under the new Provincial style of the Novanite Federation and the first to have a female head of government. The Ministry was revelled in scandal, however, as Schrӧder herself was embroiled in a sex scandal which ate much of her political capital.

Schrӧder's government started as a majority Conservative government (due to the party's victory in the January Elections), however, this did not last long as members of the Freedom Caucus broke away from the government following Schrӧder's refusal to leave the Novanite Federation.

History and Formation

January 1, 3019 saw the appointment of Audrick Hill as Prime Minister. Hill formed a minority government with the support of Wiltshire First and appointed Schrӧder the Chairwoman of the Conservative Party. This put her in a prime position to take up the leadership following Hill's resignation. Audrick Hill resigned due to "party divisions" as a result of the Wiltshire NNF Membership Referendum, in which the population voted to join the Northern Novanite Federation (Now simply the Novanite Federation). Schrӧder became Leader after defeating Deputy Prime Minister Joseph Martinson.

The formation of the Schrӧder Ministry left many believing the Conservative Party was in a very strong place. The party held an overall majority, Schrӧder herself was very popular across Wiltshire and she was seen as the next leader of an era, much like Frank Eddington and Jaresh Inyo. However, this sentiment didn't last. Schrӧder was implicated in a sex scandal with Scion President Micro Angelo and her approvals started to drop. In addition, she was heavily criticised for giving an order to fire on angry protestors at Chisel Enterprises's Conference Centre in Wiltshire. This led to disastrous approval ratings as she lost the confidence of her party.

In late February, Wiltshire became an official member of the Novanite Federation. A group of Conservative AMs presented an ultimatum to Schrӧder. "Do not join the NF or we will bring down your government". In a defiant move, Schrӧder fulfilled the will of the people and officially joined the NF. The AMs did break away to form the "Freedom Caucus". However, this was short lived as they were even more unpopular than Schrӧder and all lost their seats in the next election. Furthermore, they were unable to bring down the government as the opposition was now split as a result of the formation of the Labour Party and so a no confidence motion was failed narrowly.

Schrӧder continued on course until the maximum term limit of three months and so was legally obliged to call the next election, in which she was defeated by Rita Smith's Labour Party.

Cabinet

Portfolio	Minister	Political Party	Term
Prime Minister Minister for the Civil Service Leader of the Conservative Party	Samantha Schrӧder AM	Conservative	February 3019 - April 3019
Deputy Prime Minister	Gordan Brace AM	Conservative	February 3019 - April 3019
First Minister of State Minister for the Cabinet Office	Fredrick Bloom AM Audrick Peterson AM	Conservative	February 3019 February 3019 - April 3019
Chancellor of the Exchequer Minister for Finance Minister for Trade and International Development	Dylan Rowlands AM Johnathan Becket AM	Conservative	February 3019 February 3019 - April 3019
Minister for Foreign Affairs Minister for Corporations	James Brown AM	Conservative	February 3019 - April 3019
Minister for the Home Office Minister for Internal Affairs	Lara Holmes AM	Conservative	February 3019 - April 3019
Minister for Work and Pensions	Tim Allan AM Sophie Jonson AM	Conservative	February 3019 - March 3019 March 3019 - April 3019
Minister for Education Minister for Children and Young People	Jason Ludwig AM	Conservative	February 3019 - April 3019
Minister for the Environment Minister for Transport	Slyvia Styne AM Jason Kart AM	Conservative	February 3019 February 3019 - April 3019
Minister for Health and Human Services	Sophie Johnson AM Peter Hay AM	Conservative	February 3019 - April 3019 April 3019
Leader of the Provincial Assembly	Peter Hay AM Jo Brand AM Samuel Walker AM	Conservative	February 3019 February 3019 - March 3019 March 3019 - April 3019