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.
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) ==
Cabinet of the Daines Ministry (January 3023 until February 3023)
Portfolio	Minister of State	Minister of State
----Prime Minister of Wiltshire
----Minister of State for the Cabinet Office
----Leader of the Stability Party	 	Dr. Grace Daines
----Chancellor of the Exchequer	 	Rab Bennett
----Minister of State for the Foreign Office	 	Mario Giordano
----Minister of State for the Home Office	 	Lia Caturla
----Minister of State for the Defence Office	 	Alex Callanan
----Minister of State for the Communities Office	 	Christopher Konty
----Minister of State for the Social Affairs Office	 	David Loynd
----Attorney General of Wiltshire
----Minister of State for the Justice Office	 	Markus Horst
== Cabinet (December 22 - January 23) ==
Cabinet of the Daines Ministry (December 3022 until January 3023)
Portfolio	Minister of State	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	Minister 	Tenure
Prime Minister of Wiltshire
----Minister of State for the Cabinet Office	 	Dr. Grace Daines 	December 3022 until present
Leader of the National Assembly
----Junior Minister for Intergovernmental Relations	 	Abigail Went AM 	December 3022 until January 3023
Leader of the National Assembly
----Junior Minister for Intergovernmental Relations	 	Kenny Rushmore AM	January 3023 until present
Junior Minister for the Civil Service
----Terrace Street Chief of Staff	 	Maebh Ardern 	December 3022 until present
Treasury
Portfolio 	Minister	Minister 	Tenure
Chancellor of the Exchequer 	 	Rab Bennett AM 	December 3022 until present
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
----Junior Minister for Budget Responsibility	 	Vic Constantine AM 	December 3022 until January 3023
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
----Junior Minister for Budget Responsibility	 	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
Junior Minister for Business, Corporations, and the Industrial Strategy	 	TBD 	January 3023 until present
Home Office
Portfolio 	Minister	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	 	Helen Blair 	December 3022 until present
Foreign Office
Portfolio 	Minister	Minister 	Appointed
Minister of State for the Foreign Office 	 	Basil Lethbridge AM	December 3022 until January 3023
Minister of State for the Foreign Office 	 	Mario Giordano AM 	January 3023 until present
Junior Minister for Trade 	 	Doug Braisewell AM 	December 3022 until January 3023
Junior Minister for Trade 	 	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	 	Madeline Ross AM 	December 3022
Ambassador to the Doggerland Covalence Mechanism
----Junior Minister for Multinational Corporations	 	Bernard Canterbury 	December 3022 until January 3023
Ambassador to the Doggerland Covalence Mechanism
----Junior Minister for Multinational Corporations	 	Madeline Ross AM 	January 3023 until present
Defence Office
Portfolio 	Minister	Minister 	Tenure
Minister of State for the Defence Office 	 	Gerald Stevenson AM	December 3022 until January 3023
Minister of State for the Defence Office 	 	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
Junior Minister for Defence People, Veterans, and Service Families	 	Abigail Went AM 	January 3023 until present
Communities Office
Portfolio 	Minister	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
Junior Minister for Local Government 	 	TBD 	January 3023 until present
Junior Minister for Culture, Media, and Sport	 	Erin Martenson AM 	December 3022 until January 3023
Junior Minister for Culture, Media, and Sport	 	TBD 	January 3023 until present
Social Affairs Office
Portfolio 	Minister	Minister 	Tenure
Minister of State for Social Affairs 	 	Kenny Rushmore AM 	December 3022 until January 3023
Minister of State for Social Affairs 	 	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
Junior Minister for Health 	 	Dr. Edward Krushner AM	January 3023 until present
Junior Minister for Work and Welfare 	 	Barney Speyer AM 	December 3022 until January 3023
Junior Minister for Work and Welfare 	 	TBD 	January 3023 until present
Junior Minister for Environment and Food	 	Therese Anjou AM 	December 3022 until January 3023
Junior Minister for Environment and Food	 	TBD 	January 3023 until present
Junior Minister for Housing 	 	Clarence Austin AM 	December 3022 until January 3023
Junior Minister for Housing 	 	Sol Shin Yunso AM 	January 3023 until present
Justice Office
Portfolio 	Minister	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