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[[File:Marquis of Williamson1.jpg|thumb|The Duke of Sherman, the first and only Minister of the Treasury]] | [[File:Marquis of Williamson1.jpg|thumb|The Duke of Sherman, the first and as of 2018 only Minister of the Treasury of Westarctica]] | ||
'''Minister of the Treasury''' was a cabinet-level position in the government of | '''Minister of the Treasury''' was a cabinet-level position in the [[government of Westarctica]] from 2005 - 2010. | ||
==Creation of office and duties== | ==Creation of office and duties== | ||
The position was created by [[Grand Duke Travis]] specifically for [[Duke of Sherman|Jorge Fernandez Vidal]] in Jorge's capacity as head of the [[Central Bank of Westarctica]]. The primary function of the Minister of the Treasury was to design, mint, and distribute coins on behalf of the central government of Westarctica. | The position was created by [[Grand Duke Travis]] specifically for [[Duke of Sherman|Jorge Fernandez Vidal]] in Jorge's capacity as head of the [[Central Bank of Westarctica]]. The primary function of the Minister of the Treasury was to design, mint, and distribute [[Coins of Westarctica|coins]] on behalf of the central government of [[Westarctica]]. | ||
As a member of the [[Grand Ducal Cabinet]], the Minister of the Treasury reported directly to the Grand Duke. | As a member of the [[Grand Ducal Cabinet]], the Minister of the Treasury reported directly to the Grand Duke. | ||
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==Successive offices== | ==Successive offices== | ||
===Ministry of Finance=== | |||
In 2015, the [[Minister of Finance|Ministry of Finance]] was created to serve as a successor cabinet ministry to the Ministry of the Treasury, but the appointed minister decided to focus exclusively on the economy of [[Westarctica]] and played no part in the creation of additional Westarctican [[Coins of Westarctica|coins]]. | |||
===Commissioner of the Treasury=== | |||
On 28 September 2018, the [[Baron of Bastanchury]] was appointed to the position of [[Commissioner of the Treasury]] with the express goal of designing and producing the nation's first-ever paper money. | |||
[[Category:Government of Westarctica]] | [[Category:Government of Westarctica]] | ||
[[Category:Cabinet of Westarctica]] | [[Category:Cabinet of Westarctica]] | ||