Daines Ministry (Wiltshire)

Daines Ministry
Wiltshire Prime Minister Grace Daines
Date formed	11 December 3022
Date dissolved	4 February 3023
People and organisations
Head of State	Sonya Inyo (3022-3023) Frank Eddington (3023 - present)
Head of Government	Grace Daines
Member Party	Stability Party of Wiltshire
Status in Legislature	Majority (December 3022 - January 3023) Minority (January 3023 - present)
Opposition Party	Wiltshire Labour Party
Opposition Leader	Geraldine McCoy (December 3022) Ramsay Bowell (December 3022 - present)
History
Legislative term(s)	28th Wiltshire National Assembly
Budget(s)	December 3022 Wiltshire government budget
Predecessor	Giordano Ministry (Wiltshire)
Successor	Bowell Ministry (Wiltshire)

The government of Wiltshire Prime Minister Grace Daines was formed on 11 December 3022 following her victory in the December 3022 Stability Party of Wiltshire leadership election. The contest was called following the resignation of Mario Giordano, and represented a huge swing in the direction of the government of Wiltshire - from that of a progressive tax and spend government to that of a conservative one.

In December 3022, Daines announced a reorganization of the cabinet. The cabinet was reduced to an eight member decision making body comprised of "Ministers of State", with all other roles being allocated to one of the eight Offices of State. All other ministers became "Junior Ministers", as a part of a larger and less collective body.

In January 3023, following a number of Assembly defections, the Daines Ministry was reduced to a minority government. Following that, there was a major cabinet reshuffle, which saw the return of Mario Giordano to government (as foreign minister), as well as David Loynd (as social affairs minister).

Policies

In the December 3022 government budget, the Chancellor announced that the Daines Ministry would institute significant changes to the fiscal policy of Wiltshire. Below is a list of the major policies enacted by the Daines Ministry:

• Cut personal income tax for every individual payer, largely benefitting higher income earners;
• Cut corporate income tax from 10% to 9%, with a further cut to 7% planned for 3024;
• Creation of a new "charitable and faith organization" tax category and setting the income tax in that category to 0%;
• Freeze in increases to national and local government spending until 4% efficiency targets can be met in the offices of state and local governments;
• Creation of a new 'sovereign grant' to be paid to the Balancín Monarchy for the purposes of expanding the monarchy across Wiltshire.

Government changes

In December 3022, Prime Minister Grace Daines confirmed a mass reorganization of the cabinet, in which eight "offices of state" were created, reducing the size of the cabinet down to just eight key "ministers of state", with other ministers becoming "junior ministers" within the larger offices of state.

One of the most controversial changes was that of the appointment of Kenny Rushmore to position of Social Affairs Minister. The move was considered a snub to Amelio Portrez, a 'true conservative' who had previously held the title in a more limited capacity under the previous cabinet set up.

Madeline Ross, the Ambassador to the DCM and Junior Minister for Corporations, was fired by the Prime Minister during a review of the government's position on Wiltshire's relationship with the Covalence Mechanism. In her place, former Wiltshire First Leader and former Foreign Minister Bernard Canterbury was named as her successor, signalling a return to "nationalistic" policies in this area.

Following the defections of four Assembly Members, there were three ministerial resignations: Lechlan McKenna (deputy prime minister and minister of state for the communities office), Wanda Gallego (junior minister for local government), and Barney Speyer (junior minister for work and welfare). Additionally, in the cabinet reshuffle that following, Bernard Canterbury (DCM ambassador) and Gerald Stevenson (minister of state for defence) both left the government.

Cabinet (January - February 3023)

Cabinet of the Daines Ministry (January 3023 until February 3023)

Portfolio	Minister of State
Prime Minister of Wiltshire Minister of State for the Cabinet Office Leader of the Stability Party		Dr. Grace Daines
Chancellor of the Exchequer		Rab Bennett
Minister of State for the Foreign Office		Mario Giordano
Minister of State for the Home Office		Lia Caturla
Minister of State for the Defence Office		Alex Callanan
Minister of State for the Communities Office		Christopher Konty
Minister of State for the Social Affairs Office		David Loynd
Attorney General of Wiltshire Minister of State for the Justice Office		Markus Horst

Cabinet (December 22 - January 23)

Cabinet of the Daines Ministry (December 3022 until January 3023)

Portfolio	Minister of State
Prime Minister of Wiltshire Minister of State for the Cabinet Office Leader of the Stability Party		Dr. Grace Daines
Deputy Prime Minister of Wiltshire Minister of State for the Communities Office		Lechlan McKenna
Chancellor of the Exchequer		Rab Bennett
Minister of State for the Foreign Office		Basil Lethbridge
Minister of State for the Home Office		Lia Caturla
Minister of State for the Defence Office		Gerald Stevenson
Minister of State for the Social Affairs Office		Kenny Rushmore
Attorney General of Wiltshire Minister of State for the Justice Office		Markus Horst

List of Ministers of State and Junior Ministers

Bold represents Ministers of State

Cabinet Office

Portfolio	Minister		Tenure
Prime Minister of Wiltshire Minister of State for the Cabinet Office		Dr. Grace Daines	December 3022 until present
Leader of the National Assembly Junior Minister for Intergovernmental Relations		Abigail Went AM	December 3022 until January 3023
		Kenny Rushmore AM	January 3023 until present
Junior Minister for the Civil Service Terrace Street Chief of Staff		Maebh Ardern	December 3022 until present

Treasury

Portfolio	Minister		Tenure
Chancellor of the Exchequer		Rab Bennett AM	December 3022 until present
Chief Secretary to the Treasury Junior Minister for Budget Responsibility		Vic Constantine AM	December 3022 until January 3023
		TBD	January 3023 until present
Junior Minister for Infrastructure and Investment		Sana Saymanara AM	December 3022 until present
Junior Minister for Business, Corporations, and the Industrial Strategy		Alexander Callanan AM	December 3022 until January 3023
		TBD	January 3023 until present

Home Office

Portfolio	Minister		Tenure
Minister of State for the Home Office		Lia Caturla AM	December 3022 until present
Junior Minister for Policing and Fire		Grant Hale	December 3022 until present
Junior Minister for Immigration		Janet Evan	December 3022 until present
Junior Minister for Energy		Ben Bravatnik	December 3022 until present
National Security Advisor Junior Minister for Security		Helen Blair	December 3022 until present

Foreign Office

Portfolio	Minister		Appointed
Minister of State for the Foreign Office		Basil Lethbridge AM	December 3022 until January 3023
		Mario Giordano AM	January 3023 until present
Junior Minister for Trade		Doug Braisewell AM	December 3022 until January 3023
		TBD	January 3023 until present
Junior Minister for Lancastria and the North		Sam Fallwell	December 3022 until present
Ambassador to the Doggerland Covalence Mechanism Junior Minister for Multinational Corporations		Madeline Ross AM	December 3022
		Bernard Canterbury	December 3022 until January 3023
		Madeline Ross AM	January 3023 until present

Defence Office

Portfolio	Minister		Tenure
Minister of State for the Defence Office		Gerald Stevenson AM	December 3022 until January 3023
		Alex Callanan AM	January 3023 until present)
Junior Minister for the Civil Defence		Tim Ross	December 3022 until present
Junior Minister for the Navy		Rees Roscoe	December 3022 until present
Junior Minister for Defence People, Veterans, and Service Families		Stephanie Day AM	December 3022 until January 3023
		Abigail Went AM	January 3023 until present

Communities Office

Portfolio	Minister		Tenure
Deputy Prime Minister of Wiltshire Minister of State for Communities		Lechlan McKenna AM	December 3022 until January 3023
Minister of State for Communities		Christopher Konty AM	January 3023 until present
Junior Minister for the Cities		Elias Visser	December 3022 until present
Junior Minister for the Corporate Sectors		Sebastian Javier	December 3022 until present
Junior Minister for Local Government		Wanda Gallego AM	December 3022 until January 3023
		TBD	January 3023 until present
Junior Minister for Culture, Media, and Sport		Erin Martenson AM	December 3022 until January 3023
		TBD	January 3023 until present

Social Affairs Office

Portfolio	Minister		Tenure
Minister of State for Social Affairs		Kenny Rushmore AM	December 3022 until January 3023
		David Loynd AM	January 3023 until present
Junior Minister for Education		Amelio Portrez AM	December 3022 until present
Junior Minister for Health		Sol Shin Yunso AM	December 3022 until January 3023
		Dr. Edward Krushner AM	January 3023 until present
Junior Minister for Work and Welfare		Barney Speyer AM	December 3022 until January 3023
		TBD	January 3023 until present
Junior Minister for Environment and Food		Therese Anjou AM	December 3022 until January 3023
		TBD	January 3023 until present
Junior Minister for Housing		Clarence Austin AM	December 3022 until January 3023
		Sol Shin Yunso AM	January 3023 until present

Justice Office

Portfolio	Minister		Tenure
Attorney General of Wiltshire Minister of State for Justice		Markus Horst	December 3022 until present
Solicitor General of Wiltshire Junior Minister for the Courts		Breen Souter	December 3022 until present
Junior Minister for Prisons and Community Service		Kelly Lincoln	December 3022 until present