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I'm offering you the position of Minister of the Information. Your primary duties would be website maintenance and graphic creation.  You'd be totally independent, with no one to answer to and would also get a plot of land/title of nobility. We would be working together with the other members of the government to turn this country into something truly great.
I'm offering you the position of Minister of the Information. Your primary duties would be website maintenance and graphic creation.  You'd be totally independent, with no one to answer to and would also get a plot of land/title of nobility. We would be working together with the other members of the government to turn this country into something truly great.
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===Deputy minister===
The Duke of Ravencroft briefly had a deputy minister to assist him in his duties. This post was held by Michael Whyte, who would be granted the title [[Count of Mintz]] in recognition of his work in the position.


==Current Role==
==Current Role==

Revision as of 05:43, 15 December 2018

The Minister of Information of Westarctica is a cabinet-level position within in the government of Westarctica reporting directly to Grand Duke of Westarctica. The post is currently held by the Baron of Bastanchury.

Creation of office and duties

The Ministry of Information was created on 25 March 2005. The incumbent Minister was the Marquis de Merovingi, who was a friend of Grand Duke Travis as well as a graphic designer and webmaster. The original duties of the Minister of Information were that of webmaster, responsible for updating and managing Westarctica's official website.

When the ministerial position was offered to the Marquis, the offer was phrased:

I'm offering you the position of Minister of the Information. Your primary duties would be website maintenance and graphic creation. You'd be totally independent, with no one to answer to and would also get a plot of land/title of nobility. We would be working together with the other members of the government to turn this country into something truly great.

Deputy minister

The Duke of Ravencroft briefly had a deputy minister to assist him in his duties. This post was held by Michael Whyte, who would be granted the title Count of Mintz in recognition of his work in the position.

Current Role

The next Minister of Information, the Baron of Bastanchury, was appointed on 22 March 2018 with the responsibility of assisting the recording and dissemination of information regarding Westarctica via Encyclopedia Westarctica.