Balfour Ministry (Wiltshire)

Jim Balfour formed the Balfour Ministry as a minority National government on September 9, 3019 following the resignation of Director Fillmore Grey after the September 3019 Election. The Balfour Ministry did not win a majority in the September 3019 Election. In addition, this Ministry is the first ever elected National Ministry (as the National Party hadn't formed by the formation of the Grey Ministry). It would continue to be in service until November 6, 3019 when Prime Minister Balfour was declared officially missing following the September Mutiny. New elections are to be held on November 29 for a new government.
== History and formation ==
The Grey Ministry was formed as a 'National Coalition' between the parties of Wiltshire First, the Liberal Alliance and the Green Party. This centrist political alliance invited Fillmore Grey to form a government (due to none of the party leaders having the wide-spread popularity to form a government). Grey did this and the National Coalition was born. This National Coalition did two major things which shaped the country and the National Party;
* Introduced, pass and implement the Green Society Act
* Arrange and hold the Wiltshire Independence Referendum
The first made Fillmore Grey incredibly popular. The second led to his resignation as Party Leader. This is because Grey, following the formation of the National Party, had named himself leader of the "Yes" campaign. Though the referendum was much to his credit, he was unable to win the referendum and Wiltshire voted not to become an independent country. 
His resignation triggered the August 3019 National Party Leadership Election. This election saw Balfour win a majority on the first ballot - defeating opponents such as Deputy Director Lucy Hobbs and Transport Minister Amy Raab - due to the unexpected last minute dropping out and support from the Leader of the Assembly - Bernard Canterbury. Balfour's election as National Leader led him to running the National Party's campaign in the next election - which didn't go well.
The National Party lost its majority in the Assembly and Balfour was forced to form a minority government - following the resignation of Director Grey.
== Cabinet ==
Portfolio 	Minister 	Party 	Appointed
Director
Minister for the Civil Service
Leader of the National Party	Jim Balfour AM 	National	September 9
First Minister of State
Leader of the Assembly 	Jacob Erin-Strife AM 	National	September 10
Minister for the Cabinet Office 	Zach Rees AM 	National	September 9
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Minister for Finance 	Jack Bone AM 	National	September 10
Minister for Foreign and Novanite Affairs 	Bernard Canterbury AM 	National	September 10
Minister for Trade and International Development 	Gerald Stevenson AM 	National	September 10
Chancellor of the Authority of Juneville
Minister for the Environment	Fillmore Grey AM 	National	September 9
Paymaster General
Minister for Transport 	Ray Banes AM 	National	September 10
Minister for the Home Office
Minister for Internal Affairs	Michele Yarner AM 	National	September 10
Minister for Health and Social Care 	Peter M. Johnson Jr. AM	N/A 	N/A
Minister for Education, Children and Young People	Amy Raab AM 	N/A 	N/A
Minister for Work and Pensions 	William Walker AM 	N/A 	N/A
Chief Secretary to the Treasury 	Moon-See Park AM 	N/A 	N/A
Minister for the Walkerton Office 	Wes Bennett AM 	N/A 	N/A
Minister without Portfolio
Chairwoman of the National Party	Susanne Scarlett AM 	National	September 10
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