Smith Ministry (Wiltshire)

Smith Ministry
Date formed	12 April 3019
Date dissolved	15 June 3019
People and organisations
Head of State	Franklin Morris
Head of Government	Rita Smith
Member Party	Labour Party Socialist Party
Status in Legislature	Majority (through coalition)
Opposition Party	Conservative Party (Wiltshire)
Opposition Leader	Dylan Rowlands AM
History
Election(s)	April 3019 Wiltshire Legislative Elections
Legislative term(s)	2nd Wiltshire Provincial Assembly
Budget(s)	April Quarterly Budget
Predecessor	Schroder Ministry (Wiltshire)
Successor	Grey Ministry (Wiltshire)

Labour Party Leader Rita Smith formed the Smith Ministry on April 12, 3019 when she was appointed the 2nd Provincial Director of Wiltshire following her victory in the April 3019 Wiltshire Legislative Elections. This was the first ever ministry not formed from one of the two traditional main parties (Conservative Party (Wiltshire) and the Socialist Party).

History and Formation

The Labour Party was formed after the Socialists' defeat in the January 3019 Wiltshire General Election. The Socialist Leader Rita Smith was forced out of the leadership and so decided to form a new political party with 4 other AMs. This party became the unofficial opposition as Smith and Hill's debates (and later Smith and Samantha Schrӧder's) were well known throughout Wiltshire.

When Samantha Schrӧder became Prime Minster (and later Director) she was plagued with scandal. She was reported to have been involved in a sex scandal and her popularity went to an all time low. In addition to this, Samantha Schrӧder's government was the one that admitted Wiltshire into the Novanite Federation, losing Wiltshire's independence (and her even more popularity). The Freedom Caucus broke away from the Conservative's majority government and then, following the April 3019 Wiltshire Legislative Elections, Smith was able to win the most seats. She was short of a majority, however, but easily formed a coalition with the Socialist Party (who were now in third place).

Smith became the 2nd Provincial Director on April 12 and would serve in government until the June elections.

Cabinet

As a result of the Labour/Socialist coalition, members of the cabinet were of these two parties (more to Labour due to their higher status).

Portfolio	Minister	Political Party	Term
Director Minister for the Civil Service Leader of the Labour Party	Rita Smith AM	Labour	April 3019 - June 3019
Deputy Director Leader of the Socialist Party	Harry Melbourne AM	Socialist	April 3019 - June 3019
First Minister of State Minister for the Cabinet Office	Peter Hay AM	Labour	April 3019 - June 3019
Chancellor of the Exchequer Minister for Finance Minister for Trade	Ionnis Kruger AM Jake Simpson AM	Labour Labour	April 3019 - June 3019 June 3019
Minister for Foriegn Affairs Minister for International Development	Jake Simpson AM Jo Stork AM Ionnis Kruger AM	Labour Socialist Labour	April 3019 - May 3019 May 3019 - June 3019 June 3019
Minister for the Home Office Minister for Internal Affairs Minister for Transport Minister for Work and Pensions	George Prichard AM	Labour	April 3019 - June 3019
Minister for Education	Tom Edwards AM	Socialist	April 3019 - June 3019
Minister for the Environment	Lucy Jones AM Julia Went AM	Socialist Labour	April 3019 - June 3019 June 3019
Minister for Health and Human Services	Jim Jackson AM	Socialist	April 3019 - June 3019
Leader of the Provincial Assembly	Ionnis Kruger AM	Labour	April 3019 - June 3019

Major Policies

• The Minimum Wage Act, 3019 (raises the minimum wage to 10 CM an hour)
• The Proportional Representation Act, 3019 (introduces MMP to Wiltshire elections and gives 16 and 17 year olds the right to vote)
• The Medi-Save Expansion Act, 3019 (expands Medi-Save by 10 billion CM)