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The Rau Ministry was formed on X 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.

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. The provisional government, led by Luke Ford,

First Rau Cabinet

Rau Ministry
Portfolio		Party	Appointment
Prime Minister of Wiltshire	Jan Rau	CD/R	since August 3024
Deputy Prime Minister of Wiltshire Federal Minister for the Constitution	Halpert Lipsey	R	since August 3024
First Minister of State Leader of the National Assembly	Owen Lassiter	CD	since August 3024
Chancellor of the Exchequer Federal Minister for Finance	Lucy Burgers	CD	since August 3024
Federal Minister for Foreign & Crown Affairs	Peter Panuelo	CD	since August 3024
Federal Minister for Home Affairs	Madeline Ross	R	since August 3024
Federal Minister for the Communities Local Government Coordinator	Rufus Kaine	CD	since August 3024
Federal Minister for Science, Technology, & Education	Christopher Konty	R	since August 3024
Federal Minister for Trade & Transportation	Grant Katzenmoyer	R	since August 3024
Federal Minister for Health & Social Affairs	Mac McCain	CD	since August 3024
Federal Minister for Economy, Investment, & Reconstruction	Ray Banes	R	since August 3024
Federal Minister for Food & Land Management	Riri Thasmin	CD	since August 3024
Chief Secretary to the Treasury	Kirk Ashland	R	since August 3024
Terrace Street Chief of Staff Federal Minister for the Cabinet Office	Gus Nixon	CD/R	since August 3024
Attorney General of Wiltshire Federal Minister for Justice	Markus Horst	Independent	since December 3022

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.

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 == The Debt Brake ==
-On the eve of the 3024 general election, Prime Minister Owen Lassiter announced that he 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.
+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.
-Lassiter's announcement was seen as a last minute pitch to voters, suggesting that he would be the safe pair of hands that would deliver economic stability for the first time in years. When the Conservatives won a majority at the election subsequently, Lassiter 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.
+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.