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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)
| Portfolio | Minister of State | |
|---|---|---|
 Prime Minister of Wiltshire Minister of State for the Cabinet Office Leader of the Stability Party |
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Dr. Grace Daines |
 Chancellor of the Exchequer |
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Rab Bennett |
 Minister of State for the Foreign Office |
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Mario Giordano |
 Minister of State for the Home Office |
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Lia Caturla |
 Minister of State for the Defence Office |
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Alex Callanan |
 Minister of State for the Communities Office |
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Christopher Konty |
 Minister of State for the Social Affairs Office |
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David Loynd |
 Attorney General of Wiltshire Minister of State for the Justice Office |
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Markus Horst |
Cabinet (December 22 - January 23)
| Portfolio | Minister of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister of Wiltshire Minister of State for the Cabinet Office Leader of the Stability Party |
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Dr. Grace Daines |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Wiltshire Minister of State for the Communities Office |
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Lechlan McKenna |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer |
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Rab Bennett |
| Minister of State for the Foreign Office |
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Basil Lethbridge |
| Minister of State for the Home Office |
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Lia Caturla |
| Minister of State for the Defence Office |
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Gerald Stevenson |
| Minister of State for the Social Affairs Office |
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Kenny Rushmore |
| Attorney General of Wiltshire Minister of State for the Justice Office |
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Markus Horst |
List of Ministers of State and Junior Ministers
Bold represents Ministers of State
| Portfolio | Minister | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister of Wiltshire
Minister of State for the Cabinet Office |
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Dr. Grace Daines | December 3022 until present |
| Leader of the National Assembly
Junior Minister for Intergovernmental Relations |
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Abigail Went AM | December 3022 until January 3023 |
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Kenny Rushmore AM | January 3023 until present | |
| Junior Minister for the Civil Service
Terrace Street Chief of Staff |
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Maebh Ardern | December 3022 until present |
| Portfolio | Minister | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | |
Rab Bennett AM | December 3022 until present |
| Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Junior Minister for Budget Responsibility |
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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 | ||
| 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 |
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Helen Blair | December 3022 until present |
| 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 |
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Madeline Ross AM | December 3022 |
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Bernard Canterbury | December 3022 until January 3023 | |
| Madeline Ross AM | January 3023 until present | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |