Fickolean Presidential Cabinet

The Fickolean Presidential Cabinet consists of a number of positons, all of which are chosen by the President, apart from the Vice President, who is chosen alongside the President at the time of election unless changed.

The Presidential Cabinet in Ficko is under direct control of the President, and can be altered by him or her at any point, however it usually changes every 5 years upon a new election.

The cabinet often contains members of multiple different political parties, as part of tradition, and to appease a large proportion of the population. This has occurred since the presidency of Graham Trampson, who in 1951 (Mt), completely changed his cabinet to include a number of Tap and some Fardin candidates. The change was so radical, and the senate was largely Bandi, with no Tap representation, so they voted 3/4 to require the parliament to be made up of different parties proportional to the vote. In 1954, when the senate was Bandi again, Bandi President Gordon Biggog repealed the motion, but vowed to keep some of the Tap cabinet members he had recruited.

## Current cabinet

*See: 2063 Fickolean Presidential Cabinet*

## Positions

### **President**

*See: President of Ficko*

The President of Ficko is the highest democratically elected or administrative position in Ficko and the most powerful position. The President has the power to choose their entire cabinet, agree to or decline directions and plans for policy plans. The President also has the power to introduce temporary emergency legislation, have command over the entire military, the entire civil servancy, and the power to overturn senate decisions.

### **Vice President**

The Vice President (VP) tends to take precedence over the foreign affairs of the planet by doing most of the extra-planetary visits, leading or co-leading action plans in regards to other planets or nations.

### **Secretary of State**

The Secretary of State is responsible for co-leading internal affairs, specifically overseeing problems and situations that are not as endemic into society, such as dealing with an on-going crime situation, rooting out corruption, introducing new laws and regulations into national and regional governments, et cetera.

### **Consigliere to the President**

*See: Consigliere (to the President)*

The Consigliere is the chief advisor of the President. Unlike the President's staff secretary, they do not manage staff within the President's cabinet, or the President's meetings, but advise the President and chair meetings of the President's advisors. They are considered to be the 'right-hand' of the President.

### **Secretary of Culture**

The Secretary of Culture is responsible for managing the 'Fickolean Board of Culture', which oversees film/cinema, television, music, theatre, etc, branches of the Fickolean planetary government that manage productions funded by the government, companies and brands invested in by the government or co-managed, laws and regulations in these areas, and so on.

### **Secretary of Education**

The Secretary of Education oversees the Board of Directors of Education, who decide the educational curriculum for the planet, and they also manage funding, regulation of teaching and educational laws and rules, as well as the building of schools, universities and nurseries.

### **Secretary of Healthcare**

The Secretary of Healthcare oversees the Board of Directors of Healthcare, who decide the direction and nature of medical research, the nature of medical education, and

### **Minister for Smells**

The Minister for Smells was a position created by Yove Kanib in 1934 (Mt) for the purpose of assigning someone to investigate a potent odour in his office. It was discovered by an assistant that the room next-door was being used as a 'fish decomposition station'. The assistant, Mick JK Wallop, was appointed as the Minister for Smells. The job mostly concerned the resolution of odorous problems, which subsequently extended to sanitation, and eventually to anything the Minister could claim under their jurisdiction. For instance, if something 'smelled fishy' or they 'smelled a rat', they might deem it under their authority to do such things.

The role, over the years, was largely affected by the person in the position, but mainly involved the undertaking of activities that others did not consider in their jurisdiction. It has had a continued role in sanitation and internal investigations.