1
Dispatch → Factbook → Politics
by 
The Empire of Artarum.
.
1 reads.
Imperial Cabinet
The Imperial Cabinet is the senior decision-making body of the Imperial Government which is a committee of the Imperial Council. It is chaired by the Prime Minister and its members include Ministers of State and other senior ministers. Members of the Cabinet are appointed by the Prime Minister and are, by convention, members of the House of Commons. Ministers are bound by the convention of collective ministerial responsibility. A single minister can hold more than one portfolio, but this is uncommon in modern Artarumen politics.The Prime Minister decides the membership and attendance of the Cabinet. As the Cabinet is a committee of the Imperial Council, all Cabinet ministers are required to be Councillors as well. Members of the Cabinet are chosen from the House of Commons by convention, though appointments were made from both houses of the Imperial Parliament until 1867.
Upon the Prime Minister's approval, senior civil servants and advisers may attend Cabinet meetings, but may not take part in discussions.
Almost all Cabinet meetings take place in the Prime Minister's Offices at 8 Halford Avenue in Liudan; they have rarely been held in other places, usually due to inconvenience or natural disasters.
Traditionally, regular Cabinet meetings are held on Mondays and usually last around one and a half hours to two hours. Under Prime Minister William Rumsworth, they have been known to take as little as half an hour on occasion.
As of 1 January 2024, the current Cabinet in order of traditional precedence is as follows:
Position | Minister | Took office | Political party |
Prime Minister | William Rumsworth | 8 April 2019 | Labour |
Deputy Prime Minister | Malcolm Heseltine | 8 April 2019 | Labour |
Chancellor of the Exchequer | Frederick Black | 8 April 2019 | Labour |
Minister of State for Defence | Lowerniel Arkwright | 8 April 2019 | Labour |
Minister of State for Home Affairs | Joseph Blackmoore | 8 April 2019 | Labour |
Minister of State for Justice | Stephen Strider | 8 April 2019 | Labour |
Minister of State for Energy | Anthony Bishop | 8 April 2019 | Labour |
Minister of State for Business and Trade | Alastair Somerset | 8 April 2019 | Labour |
Minister of State for Science and Research | Jonathan Duncan | 8 April 2019 | Labour |
Minister of State for Education | Philip Osbourne | 8 April 2019 | Labour |
Minister of State for Infrastructure and Transport | Gregory Atkinson | 8 April 2019 | Labour |
Minister of State for Youth and Sport | Benjamin Brad | 8 April 2019 | Labour |
Minister of State for Culture and Media | Christopher Stevens | 8 April 2019 | Labour |
Minister of State for Public Health | Richard Dour | 8 April 2019 | Labour |
Minister of State for Labour | Alan Wakeford | 8 April 2019 | Labour |
Minister of State for Social Affairs | Neil Atkins | 8 April 2019 | Labour |
Minister of State for Environmental Affairs and Fisheries | Logan Burghardt | 8 April 2019 | Labour |
Minister of State for International Development and Aid | Andrew Henning | 8 April 2019 | Labour |
