Government of Wiltshire

The Government of Wiltshire, officially the Government of the Wiltshirian Commonwealth, or His Excellency's Government (HEG), is the central executive authority within in the Wiltshirian Commonwealth. It is composed of the prime minister (Patrick Rivers, since January 3026), who is the head of government, as well as both senior and junior ministers of state. The government is currently composed on the Labour party, which holds a minority government following the 3026 election. The prime minister and his most senior ministers of state belong to the supreme decision-making committee, known as the Cabinet.

Ministers of state are responsible to the National Assembly in which they sit; they make statements in the Assembly and take questions from assemblymen. The government is dependant on the National Assembly to make primary legislation, and general elections are held at least every once every calendar year to elect a new National Assembly, unless the prime minister advises the monarch (the governor-general) to dissolve the National Assembly, in which case an election may be held sooner. After an election, the monarch selects as prime minister the leader of the party most likely to command the confidence of the Assembly, usually by possessing the expressed support of a majority of assemblymen.

Under the codified Commonwealth constitution, known as the Act of Settlement, executive authority lies with the governor-general, which is thereafter entrusted into the government through the process of prime ministerial appointment and cabinet formation. The governor-general can select whatever degree of executive authority to devolve to the government, with the current monarch choosing to reserve housing policy for his own decree. The government of the Wiltshirian Commonwealth is unique to previous forms of government in Wiltshire as it does not operate under the principles of parliamentary sovereignty: the sovereignty is held by the governor-general, and constitutionality is reserved by the Balancín Crown and Parliament. Many have described this set up as one of vassalage.

Government-in-Assembly

The government is required by the Act of Settlement - and for practical reasons - to maintain the confidence of the National Assembly. It requires the support of assemblymen for the maintenance of supply (by voting through the government's budgets) and to pass primary legislation. By convention, if a government loses the confidence of the National Assembly, then it must either resign or hold a general election.

The prime minister is held to account during question time, which provides an opportunity for assemblymen from all parties to question and scrutinise the government on any subject at the highest level of political leadership. There are also departmental questions, where ministers of state are required to answer questions relating to their specific Office of State.

Offices of State

The government is subdivided into nine offices of state, each being led by a minister of state. These ministers comprise the cabinet.

Office of State	Policy portfolio	Responsible minister
Cabinet Office	Government communications Strategic leadership Public administration and the civil service Disaster preparedness and emergency operations Public standard and anti-corruption Election management	Patrick Rivers as prime minister
Treasury Office (sometimes known as the Exchequer)	Fiscal policy Monetary policy Tax administration and revenue collection	Gavin Thompson as chancellor of the exchequer
Foreign Office	Diplomacy International affairs International development	Jenna Wilkie as foreign minister
Labour Office	Work and pensions Welfare Union relations and worker's rights Commercial regulation and protection Education and social policy Healthcare	Alan Kelly as labour minister
Interior Office	Utilities management and energy The Public Corporation Environment and land management Communities, cities, and local government Culture The food and water strategy	Liesbeth Margo as interior minister
Defence Office	Military and strategic security policy Civil defence Arms manufacturing	Penny May as defence minister
Progress Office	Investment and economic development Transport and infrastructure Housing and urban development Trade Digital integration and modernisation Research, technology, and space	Dennis Drakeford as progress minister
Home Office	Policing and law enforcement Immigration Intelligence and homeland security Cybersecurity Information and propaganda Wiltshirianification	Elliot Macintosh as home minister
Justice Office	Criminal justice system Constitutionality	Peter RT Harris as attorney general