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The Royal Council or Cabinet is the primary governing body of Westarctica and reports directly to the Grand Duke.

History

The Royal Council is the successor body to the Grand Ducal Cabinet, which was created in June 2004 and dissolved during the 2010 coup.

Although Grand Duke Travis invited several ministers to advise the Crown after returning to power in 2010, it wasn't until March 2018 that His Royal Highness formally created the Royal Council as an actual institution and invested the cabinet ministers with autonomous powers beyond merely serving as advisers.

Composition

The Royal Council is comprised of positions in two categories: Ministries and other Council-Level Positions.

Appointments to Ministry postings are made by the Prime Minister, with confirmation by the Grand Duke. Other Council-Level Positions (often called Directors or Commissioners, but also military appointments) are made solely at the discretion of the Grand Duke. These typically cover, but are not limited to, areas of concern not already addressed by an existing Ministry.

As the position of Prime Minister is currently vacant, this distinction is essentially meaningless. It has been speculated that this process may be reevaluated and overhauled before another Prime Minister is elected.

The current Prime Minister

The role of Prime Minister is currently the only elected position within Westarctica's government. The Prime Minister's primary function is to represent the citizens of Westarctica to the Crown and to speak on their behalf during sessions of the Royal Council. In accordance with the Charter of Westarctica, the Prime Minister is responsible for presenting laws and ordinances to the Crown for approval. The Prime Minister is also responsible for suggesting new and replacement Ministers to the Grand Duke.

The current Prime Minister, Jordan Farmer, was elected in February of 2019 to a term of four years.

Position	Current Appointee	Portrait	Since
Prime Minister of Westarctica	Jordan Farmer		11 February 2019

Current Ministries and Council-Level Positions

Position	Current Appointee	Portrait	Since	Additional Council-Level Posts Held
Minister of Technology	Prince Dinny, the Marquis of Sarnoff		5 December 2014	Captain of the Guard for the Westarctican Royal Guard
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Count Stefan of Goldstream		February 2018
Minister of Blockchain	Hon. Brian Erdelyi		January 2018
Minister of Information	Baron of Bastanchury		22 March 2018	Commissioner of the Treasury
Minister of Defense	Duke Wolf of Waesche		29 July 2005
Minister of Communications	Danni Michele	200px	29 June 2018
Ellsworth King of Arms	Hon. Michael Richards		March 2015
Commissioner of Elections	Baron of Abele	200px	18 December 2018

Former ministries and council-level positions

Position	Appointee	Term of Office
Minister of Finance	Polly Wilson	5 December 2014 - June 2016
Minister of Citizenship & Immigration	Duke Jordan of the Bear Peninsula	9 March 2018 - 11 February 2019
Commissioner of the Westarctica Civilian Corps	Duke Jordan of the Bear Peninsula	1 April 2018 - 11 February 2019

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 As the position of Prime Minister is currently vacant, this distinction is essentially meaningless. It has been speculated that this process may be reevaluated and overhauled before another Prime Minister is elected.
+==The current Prime Minister==
+The role of [[Prime Minister of Westarctica|Prime Minister]] is currently the only elected position within Westarctica's government. The Prime Minister's primary function is to represent the citizens of Westarctica to the Crown and to speak on their behalf during sessions of the [[Royal Council]]. In accordance with the Charter of Westarctica, the Prime Minister is responsible for presenting laws and ordinances to the Crown for approval. The Prime Minister is also responsible for suggesting new and replacement Ministers to the Grand Duke.
+The current Prime Minister, [[Duke of the Bear Peninsula|Jordan Farmer]], was [[2019 Prime Minister election|elected in February of 2019]] to a term of four years.
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+!Position
+!Current Appointee
+!Portrait
+!Since
+|-
+|[[Prime Minister of Westarctica]]
+|[[Duke of the Bear Peninsula|Jordan Farmer]]
+|[[File:Duke_Jordan_of_the_Bear_P.jpg|200px]]
+|11 February 2019
+|}
 ==Current Ministries and Council-Level Positions==
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 |5 December 2014
 |Captain of the Guard for the [[Westarctican Royal Guard]]
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-|[[Minister of Citizenship & Immigration]]
-|[[Duke of the Bear Peninsula|Duke Jordan of the Bear Peninsula]]
-|[[File:Duke_Jordan_of_the_Bear_P.jpg|200px]]
-|9 March 2018
-|Commissioner of the [[Westarctica Civilian Corps]]
 |-
 |[[Minister of Foreign Affairs]]
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+===Former ministries and council-level positions===
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 |[[File:PollyWilson.jpg|200px]]
 |5 December 2014 - June 2016
+|-
+|[[Minister of Citizenship & Immigration]]
+|[[Duke of the Bear Peninsula|Duke Jordan of the Bear Peninsula]]
+|
+|9 March 2018 - 11 February 2019
+|-
+|Commissioner of the [[Westarctica Civilian Corps]]
+|[[Duke of the Bear Peninsula|Duke Jordan of the Bear Peninsula]]
+|
+|1 April 2018 - 11 February 2019
 |}
 [[Category:Government of Westarctica]]