Daines 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.

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.

Cabinet

Cabinet of the Daines Ministry (December 3022 until present)
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
Prime Minister of Wiltshire Minister of State for the Cabinet Office		Dr. Grace Daines
Leader of the National Assembly Junior Minister for Intergovernmental Relations		Abigail Went AM
Junior Minister for the Civil Service Terrace Street Chief of Staff		Maebh Ardern

Treasury
Portfolio	Minister
Chancellor of the Exchequer		Rab Bennett AM
Chief Secretary to the Treasury Junior Minister for Budget Responsibility		Vic Constantine AM
Junior Minister for Infrastructure and Investment		Sana Saymanara AM
Junior Minister for Business, Corporations, and the Industrial Strategy		Alexander Callanan AM

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

Foreign Office
Portfolio	Minister
Minister of State for the Foreign Office		Basil Lethbridge AM
Junior Minister for Trade		Doug Braisewell AM
Junior Minister for Lancastria and the North		Sam Fallwell
Ambassador to the Doggerland Covalence Mechanism Junior Minister for Multinational Corporations		Madeline Ross AM

Defence Office
Portfolio	Minister
Minister of State for the Defence Office		Gerald Stevenson AM
Junior Minister for the Civil Defence		Tim Ross
Junior Minister for the Navy		Rees Roscoe
Junior Minister for Defence People, Veterans, and Service Families		Stephanie Day AM

Communities Office
Portfolio	Minister
Deputy Prime Minister of Wiltshire Minister of State for Communities		Lechlan McKenna AM
Junior Minister for the Cities		Elias Visser
Junior Minister for the Corporate Sectors		Sebastian Javier
Junior Minister for Local Government		Wanda Gallego AM
Junior Minister for Culture, Media, and Sport		Erin Martenson AM

Social Affairs Office
Portfolio	Minister
Minister of State for Social Affairs		Kenny Rushmore AM
Junior Minister for Education		Amelio Portrez AM
Junior Minister for Health		Sol Shin Yunso AM
Junior Minister for Work and Welfare		Barney Speyer AM
Junior Minister for Environment and Food		Therese Anjou AM
Junior Minister for Housing		Clarence Austin AM

Justice Office
Portfolio	Minister
Attorney General of Wiltshire Minister of State for Justice		Markus Horst
Solicitor General of Wiltshire Junior Minister for the Courts		Breen Souter
Junior Minister for Prisons and Community Service		Kelly Lincoln