Attlee Ministry (Wiltshire): Difference between revisions

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The Attlee Ministry was formed on 15 August 3024 following David-Eli Attlee's election as Prime Minister of Wiltshire. Attlee shortly thereafter announced the formation of Renaissance, a broad-church progressive political party. The government was a coalition between progressive Renaissance, the centrist Kaitiaki Ropu, and the agrarian Ecologists & Greens (E&G).

The Attlee Ministry ended on 6 October 3024 when it was absorbed into the Murcian Union government.

Policies and legislation

The first legislative action of the new government was to pass the Government of Wiltshire Act 3024, which outlined administrative and political constructions for the execution of government. It re-empowered the civil service and assigned temporary budgets for departments until the full federal budget could be unveiled. It also grandfathered in all pre-civil war legislation that doesn't contradict new treaties and laws, with a 365-day continuing resolution giving the Assembly one-year to object to the reimplementation to certain laws.

The Government of Wiltshire Act 3024 also included new rules for motions of no confidence. A motion of no confidence previously could be introduced by any Assemblyman and only required a simple majority to pass. Under the new rules, a no confidence motion can only be introduced by the Prime Minister or the Leader of the Opposition and requires an absolute majority (51 votes) to pass. Motions to call early elections now require a supermajority of two-thirds to pass.

Shortly after taking office, Chancellor Helena Jahnke announced that the government would be triggering the "debt brake" - a mechanism that would restrict the Wiltshirian state from accumulating new debt, effectively mandating a balanced budget. The debt-break was passed by the Assembly overwhelmingly as the Fiscal Responsibility and Assurance Act.

New Social Contract legislative package

The Fiscal Responsibility Assurance Act [passed 20 August 3024]
The Wiltshire Homes Corporation Act [passed 7 September 3024]
The Development and Sovereign Wealth Act [passed 30 October 3024]
The Living Wage Act [passed 1 November 3024]
The Social Security and New National Insurance Act [passed 25 November 3024]
The Wiltshire Health Corporation and Social Care Act [passed 1 December 3024]
The Educational Standards and Enforcement Act [passed 22 January 3025]
The Green Energy, Sustainability, and Nuclear Safety Act [passed 16 February 3025]
The Public Zoning Devolution and Land Use Act [passed 10 March 3025]
The Food Act [passed 20 April 3025]
The Cultural Enrichment and Technologies Act [passed 2 June 3025]
The Families Act [passed 17 July 3025]

Cabinet

Attlee I
Portfolio	Responsible minister Term dates	Political party
Prime Minister of Wiltshire Federal Minister for the Cabinet Office	David-Eli Attlee since 15 August 3024	Renaissance
Deputy Prime Minister of Wiltshire Federal Minister for the Constitution and Federalism	Leo Jakarta since 15 August 3024	Kaitiaki Ropu
Chancellor of the Exchequer Federal Minister for Finance	Helena Jahnke 15 August 3024 until 21 September 3024	Ecologists & Greens
Chancellor of the Exchequer Federal Minister for Finance	Jack Rugby since 21 September 3024	Renaissance
Federal Minister for Foreign and Crown Affairs	Geraldine McCoy since 15 August 3024	Renaissance
Federal Minister for the Home Office	Sarah Serang since 15 August 3024	Kaitiaki Ropu
Federal Minister for Communities, Local Government, & Culture	Moana Munu since 15 August 3024	Kaitiaki Ropu
Federal Minister for the Interior, Food & Land Management	Georg Rambuka since 15 August 3024	Kaitiaki Ropu
Federal Minister for the Family, Health & Social Affairs	Keomi Ono since 15 August 3024	Renaissance
Federal Minister for Education	Gracie Ayman-Price since 15 August 3024	Ecologists & Greens
Federal Minister for Trade & Transportation	Iman De'Ath since 15 August 3024	Ecologists & Greens
Federal Minister for Reconstruction & the Sovereign Wealth	Dennis Drakeford since 15 August 3024	Renaissance
Federal Minister for Energy & Nuclear Safety	Dr. Jenna Wilkie since 15 August 3024	Renaissance
Chief Secretary to the Treasury Federal Minister for Budget Responsibility	Sunny Dylan 15 August 3024 until 21 September 3024	Renaissance
	Lenny Brandt since 21 September 3024	Ecologists & Greens
Leader of the National Assembly Federal Minister without Portfolio	Mau Kahurangi since 15 August 3024	Kaitiaki Ropu
Attorney General of Wiltshire Federal Minister for Justice	Markus Horst since 22 December 3022	Independent
Also attending cabinet
Terrace Street Chief of Staff	Scotty Stackhouse since 17 August 3024
National Security Advisor	Madeline Ross since 17 August 3024
Special Advisor to the Prime Minister for Housing and Urban Development	Luke Ford since 17 August 3024
Special Advisor to the Prime Minister for Elections and Democracy	David Loynd since 17 August 3024
Government Chief Whip	Frank Whatney since 17 August 3024

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+{{Government_template|title1=Attlee Ministry|date_formed=11 August 3024|head_of_state=|head_of_government=[[David-Eli Attlee]]|member_party=Renaissance
-== Rau Ministry (Wiltshire) ==
-</aside><span></span>
-<span></span>
+----
-The '''Rau Ministry''' was formed on 10 August 3024 following the CD/R victory in the 3024 general election. Jeffrey Anton "Jan" Rau was appointed Prime Minister after a negotiation between the sister parties of the CD/R Union, as the election results put both parties neck-and-neck in terms of seats in the National Assembly. Rau proceeded to appoint a full cabinet of CD/R ministers with the political authority to conduct a number of key domestic reforms in light of the devastation caused by the Wiltshire Civil War.
+Kaitiaki Ropu
-Rau became Prime Minister, with the sister party leaders each taking senior government positions: Lassiter was named Assembly Leader and First Minister of State, while Lipsey became Deputy Prime Minister and Minister responsible for the Constitution.
+----
-== First Rau Cabinet ==
+Ecologists & Greens|status_in_legislature=Majority (through coalition)|opposition_party=[[CDR Union]]
+----
+[[Resistance Socialists]]|opposition_leader=Ray Banes|election(s)=[[3024 Wiltshire general election]]|legislative_term(s)=30th Wiltshire National Assembly|predecessor=[[Wiltshire provisional government]]|image1=David-Eli Attlee.jpg|Successor=}}The Attlee Ministry was formed on 15 August 3024 following [[David-Eli Attlee]]'s election as [[Prime Minister of Wiltshire]]. Attlee shortly thereafter announced the formation of [[Renaissance]], a broad-church progressive political party. The government was a coalition between progressive Renaissance, the centrist Kaitiaki Ropu, and the agrarian Ecologists & Greens (E&G).
+The Attlee Ministry ended on 6 October 3024 when it was absorbed into the Murcian Union government.
+== Policies and legislation ==
+The first legislative action of the new government was to pass the Government of Wiltshire Act 3024, which outlined administrative and political constructions for the execution of government. It re-empowered the civil service and assigned temporary budgets for departments until the full federal budget could be unveiled. It also grandfathered in all pre-civil war legislation that doesn't contradict new treaties and laws, with a 365-day continuing resolution giving the Assembly one-year to object to the reimplementation to certain laws.
+The Government of Wiltshire Act 3024 also included new rules for motions of no confidence. A motion of no confidence previously could be introduced by any Assemblyman and only required a simple majority to pass. Under the new rules, a no confidence motion can only be introduced by the Prime Minister or the Leader of the Opposition and requires an absolute majority (51 votes) to pass. Motions to call early elections now require a supermajority of two-thirds to pass.
+Shortly after taking office, Chancellor Helena Jahnke announced that the government would be triggering the "debt brake" - a mechanism that would restrict the Wiltshirian state from accumulating new debt, effectively mandating a balanced budget. The debt-break was passed by the Assembly overwhelmingly as the Fiscal Responsibility and Assurance Act.
+=== New Social Contract legislative package ===
+* The Fiscal Responsibility Assurance Act [passed 20 August 3024]
+* The Wiltshire Homes Corporation Act [passed 7 September 3024]
+* The Development and Sovereign Wealth Act [passed 30 October 3024]
+* The Living Wage Act [passed 1 November 3024]
+* The Social Security and New National Insurance Act [passed 25 November 3024]
+* The Wiltshire Health Corporation and Social Care Act [passed 1 December 3024]
+* The Educational Standards and Enforcement Act [passed 22 January 3025]
+* The Green Energy, Sustainability, and Nuclear Safety Act [passed 16 February 3025]
+* The Public Zoning Devolution and Land Use Act [passed 10 March 3025]
+* The Food Act [passed 20 April 3025]
+* The Cultural Enrichment and Technologies Act [passed 2 June 3025]
+* The Families Act [passed 17 July 3025]
+== Cabinet ==
 {| class="wikitable"
-|+Rau Ministry
+|+Attlee I
-!Responsible minister
+!<big>Portfolio</big>
-!Portfolio
+!<big>Responsible minister</big>
+----Term dates
+!<big>Political party</big>
+|-
+|[[Prime Minister of Wiltshire|<big>Prime Minister of Wiltshire</big>]]
+----<big>Federal Minister for the Cabinet Office</big>
+![[File:David-Eli Attlee.jpg|center|frameless|200x200px]]<big>'''[[David-Eli Attlee]]'''</big>
+----since 15 August 3024
+!<big>Renaissance</big>
 |-
-![[File:JanRau.jpg|center|frameless|200x200px]]<big>[[Jan Rau]] ⚫</big>
+|[[Deputy Prime Minister of Wiltshire|<big>Deputy Prime Minister of Wiltshire</big>]]
+----<big>Federal Minister for the Constitution and Federalism</big>
-<small>since 10 August 3024</small>
+![[File:LeoJakarta.jpg|center|frameless|267x267px]]<big>[[Leo Jakarta]]</big>
-![[Prime Minister of Wiltshire]]
+----since 15 August 3024
+!<big>Kaitiaki Ropu</big>
+|-
+| rowspan="2" |[[Chancellor of the Exchequer (Wiltshire)|<big>Chancellor of the Exchequer</big>]]
+----<big>Federal Minister for Finance</big>
+![[File:Jahnke2.jpg|center|frameless|248x248px]]<big>[[Helena Jahnke]]</big>
+----15 August 3024 until 21 September 3024
+!<big>Ecologists & Greens</big>
+|-
+![[Jack Rugby]]
+----since 21 September 3024
+!Renaissance
+|-
+|<big>[[Foreign Minister (Wiltshire)|Federal Minister for Foreign and Crown Affairs]]</big>
+![[File:GerryMcCoy.jpg|center|frameless|300x300px]]<big>Geraldine McCoy</big>
+----since 15 August 3024
+!<big>Renaissance</big>
+|-
+|<big>[[Home Minister (Wiltshire)|Federal Minister for the Home Office]]</big>
+![[File:Serang.jpg|center|frameless|200x200px]]<big>Sarah Serang</big>
+----since 15 August 3024
+!<big>Kaitiaki Ropu</big>
+|-
+|<big>[[Communities Minister (Wiltshire)|Federal Minister for Communities, Local Government, & Culture]]</big>
+![[File:Munu.png|center|frameless|252x252px]]<big>Moana Munu</big>
+----since 15 August 3024
+!<big>Kaitiaki Ropu</big>
+|-
+|<big>[[Interior Minister (Wiltshire)|Federal Minister for the Interior, Food & Land Management]]</big>
+![[File:Georg.jpg|center|frameless|213x213px]]<big>[[Georg Rambuka]]</big>
+----since 15 August 3024
+!<big>Kaitiaki Ropu</big>
+|-
+|<big>[[Social Affairs Minister (Wiltshire)|Federal Minister for the Family, Health & Social Affairs]]</big>
+![[File:Ono.jpg|center|frameless|300x300px]]<big>Keomi Ono</big>
+----since 15 August 3024
+!<big>Renaissance</big>
 |-
-![[File:HalpertLipsey.jpg|center|frameless|300x300px]]<big>[[Halpert Lipsey]] '''🔵'''</big>
+|<big>Federal Minister for Education</big>
+![[File:Ayman-Price.jpg|center|frameless|200x200px]]<big>Gracie Ayman-Price</big>
-<small>since 10 August 3024</small>
+----since 15 August 3024
-![[Deputy Prime Minister of Wiltshire]]Federal Minister for the Constitution
+!<big>Ecologists & Greens</big>
 |-
-![[File:Owen Lassiter.jpg|center|frameless|241x241px]]<big>[[Owen Lassiter]] '''🟣'''</big>
+|<big>[[Trade Minister (Wiltshire)|Federal Minister for Trade & Transportation]]</big>
+![[File:ImanDeath.jpg|center|frameless|267x267px]]<big>[[Iman De'Ath]]</big>
-<small>since 10 August 3024</small>
+----since 15 August 3024
-![[First Minister of State (Wiltshire)|First Minister of State]][[Leader of the National Assembly (Wiltshire)|Leader of the National Assembly]]
+!<big>Ecologists & Greens</big>
 |-
-![[File:LucyBurgers.jpg|center|frameless|200x200px]]<big>[[Lucy Burgers]] '''🟣'''</big>
+|<big>[[Reconstruction Minister (Wiltshire)|Federal Minister for Reconstruction & the Sovereign Wealth]]</big>
+![[File:Drakeford.jpg|center|frameless|270x270px]]<big>[[Dennis Drakeford]]</big>
-<small>since 10 August 3024</small>
+----since 15 August 3024
-![[Chancellor of the Exchequer (Wiltshire)|Chancellor of the Exchequer]]Federal Minister for Finance
+!<big>Renaissance</big>
 |-
-![[File:Panuelo.jpg|center|frameless|257x257px]]<big>[[Peter Panuelo]] '''🟣'''</big>
+|<big>[[Energy Minister (Wiltshire)|Federal Minister for Energy & Nuclear Safety]]</big>
+![[File:JennaWilkie.jpg|center|frameless|280x280px]]<big>Dr. Jenna Wilkie</big>
-<small>since 10 August 3024</small>
+----since 15 August 3024
-!Federal Minister for Foreign & Crown Affairs
+!<big>Renaissance</big>
 |-
-![[File:Ross.jpg|center|frameless|212x212px]][[Madeline Ross|<big>Madeline Ross</big>]] '''🔵'''
+| rowspan="2" |[[Chief Secretary to the Treasury|<big>Chief Secretary to the Treasury</big>]]
+----<big>Federal Minister for Budget Responsibility</big>
-<small>since 10 August 3024</small>
+![[File:Dylan.jpg|center|frameless|250x250px]]<big>Sunny Dylan</big>
-!Federal Minister for Home Affairs
+----15 August 3024 until 21 September 3024
+!<big>Renaissance</big>
 |-
-![[File:RKaine.jpg|center|frameless]]<big>[[Rufus Kaine]] '''🟣'''</big>
+!Lenny Brandt
+----since 21 September 3024
-<small>since 10 August 3024</small>
+!Ecologists & Greens
-!Federal Minister for the Communities
-Local Government Coordinator
 |-
-![[File:Konty.jpg|center|frameless|271x271px]]<big>[[Christopher Konty]] '''🔵'''</big>
+|[[Leader of the National Assembly (Wiltshire)|<big>Leader of the National Assembly</big>]]
+----<big>Federal Minister without Portfolio</big>
-<small>since 10 August 3024</small>
+![[File:Mau.jpg|center|frameless|200x200px]]<big>Mau Kahurangi</big>
-!Federal Minister for Science, Technology, & Education
+----since 15 August 3024
+!<big>Kaitiaki Ropu</big>
 |-
-![[File:GrantKatzenmoyer.jpg|center|frameless|206x206px]]<big>[[Grant Katzenmoyer]] '''🔵'''</big>
+|[[Attorney General of Wiltshire|<big>Attorney General of Wiltshire</big>]]
+----<big>Federal Minister for Justice</big>
-<small>since 10 August 3024</small>
+![[File:Horst.jpg|center|frameless|272x272px]]<big>[[Markus Horst]]</big>
-!Federal Minister for Trade & Transportation
+----since 22 December 3022
+!<big>Independent</big>
 |-
-![[File:MackMcCain.jpg|center|frameless|290x290px]]<big>[[Mackenzie McQuaid]] '''🟣'''</big>
+! colspan="3" |<big>Also attending cabinet</big>
-<small>since 10 August 3024</small>
-!Federal Minister for Health & Social Affairs
 |-
-![[File:RayBanes.jpg|center|frameless|267x267px]]<big>[[Ray Banes]] '''🔵'''</big>
+|[[Terrace Street Chief of Staff|<big>Terrace Street Chief of Staff</big>]]
+! colspan="2" |[[File:Stackhouse.jpg|center|frameless]]<big>Scotty Stackhouse</big>
-<small>since 10 August 3024</small>
+----since 17 August 3024
-!Federal Minister for Economy, Investment, & Reconstruction
 |-
-![[File:RiRi Thasmin.jpg|center|frameless|250x250px]]<big>[[Kiki Thasmin]] '''🟣'''</big>
+|<big>National Security Advisor</big>
+! colspan="2" |[[File:Ross.jpg|center|frameless|212x212px]]<big>Madeline Ross</big>
-<small>since 10 August 3024</small>
+----since 17 August 3024
-!Federal Minister for Food & Land Management
 |-
-![[File:Gus Nixon.png|center|frameless|200x200px]]<big>[[Gus Nixon]] ⚫</big>
+|Special Advisor to the Prime Minister for Housing and Urban Development
+! colspan="2" |[[File:Lukeford.jpg|center|frameless|267x267px]]<big>Luke Ford</big>
-<small>since 10 August 3024</small>
+----since 17 August 3024
-![[Terrace Street Chief of Staff]]Federal Minister for the Cabinet Office
 |-
-![[File:KirkAshland.jpg|center|frameless|201x201px]]<big>[[Kirk Ashland]] '''🔵'''</big>
+|'''<big>Special Advisor to the Prime Minister for Elections and Democracy</big>'''
+! colspan="2" |[[File:DL.jpg|center|frameless|256x256px]]<big>David Loynd</big>
-<small>since 10 August 3024</small>
+----since 17 August 3024
-!Chief Secretary to the Treasury
-Federal Minister without Portfolio
 |-
-![[File:Horst.jpg|center|frameless|272x272px]][[Markus Horst|<big>Markus Horst</big>]] <big>⚪</big>
+|<big>Government Chief Whip</big>
+! colspan="2" |[[File:Whatney.jpg|center|frameless|300x300px]]<big>Frank Whatney</big>
-<small>since 22 December 3022</small>
+----since 17 August 3024
-![[Attorney General of Wiltshire]]Federal Minister for Justice
 |}
- R: Republican; CD: Conservative Democrat; CD / R: Union, no affiliation
+[[Category:Politics]]
-== The Debt Brake ==
-On the first day of the new government, Prime Minister Jan Rau and Chancellor Lucy Burgers announced that they would be triggering the 'debt brake', which is a law that was passed in 3011 by Wiltshire's founding father, Jaresh Inyo. The debt brake was designed as a mechanism that would limit the Wiltshirian national government to fiscal spending that was matched by proper revenues. The result of the mechanism would be to prohibit peace team governments from borrowing money and creating budget deficits.
-The law was designed to be triggered once "the investment required to construct a prosperous settlement" had been completed. However, successive Prime Ministers refused to trigger the debt brake, until eventually the law was mostly forgotten.
-Rau's announcement was seen as a pitch to the international corporate community, suggesting that he would be the safe pair of hands that would deliver economic stability for the first time in years. When the Union won the election subsequently, Rau appointed Lucy Burgers - the only Chancellor ever to deliver a balanced budget - to the position of Chancellor once again: a further signal that he intended to avoid deficit spending.
-When Burgers unveiled the government's new budget in September 3024, it was a balanced one under the provisions of the debt brake.