Cabinet of Eldmora-Regulus

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Cabinet of Eldmora-Regulus

Volkskabinett von Eldmora-Regulus
Polity typeConfederal presidential constitutional republic & constitutional monarchy
ConstitutionConstitution of Eldmora-Regulus
FormationAugust 28, 1915; 108 years ago (1915-08-28)
Legislative branch
NameBundeskongress
TypeBicameral
Meeting placeStaatengebäude
Upper house
NameStaatskanzlei
Presiding officerRoland Schuhart, Vice-President & President of the Staatskanzlei
AppointerWahlkongress
Lower house
NameVolksforum
Presiding officerClemence Lynwood, Speaker of the Volksforum
AppointerExhaustive ballot
Executive branch
Head of State and Government
TitlePresident
CurrentlyAdam Vogt
AppointerWahlkongress
Cabinet
NameCabinet of Eldmora-Regulus
Current cabinetCabinet Vogt III
LeaderPresident
Deputy leaderVice-President
AppointerPresident
HeadquartersVolkshaus
Ministries6
Judicial branch
NameJudiciary of Eldmora-Regulus
CourtsList of Courts of Eldmora-Regulus
Oberster Gerichtshof
Chief judgeEmmerich A. Messer
SeatSeat of the Court, Maessen

The Cabinet of Eldmora-Regulus, or Confederal Cabinet, or People's Cabinet, or Confederal Government is the chief executive body of the Eldmora-Regulus Confederation. It consists of the President and cabinet members. The powers and duties of the cabinet, as well as the method of its election and appointment, as well as the procedure of its dismissal and removal, are set in the Articles of Confederation, Chapter XX, Article XX through XX.

The President appoints ministers, who are heard and confirmed by the Volksforum. The Volksforum can dismiss individual members of the cabinet by a motion of no confidence, and by impeaching the president, the entire cabinet, however in such a case, the entire Volksforum would also be disbanded. The Staatskanzlei can only move to remove a cabinet by unanimous vote of the council, in such case, the Volksforum would also be disbanded, and special elections would have to be called. A removed cabinet until the elections is a outgoing cabinet, and can only engage in basic day-to-day duties of the executive, while the Staatskanzlei and Volksforum will handle the more politically sensitive matters.

If a President is removed, the Vice-President will assume the position of Acting President until a special election, or for the remainder of the term. Lacking a VP, the Speaker would assume the role, and lacking a speaker, an appointee by the Staatskanzlei will assume the role.

The Cabinet can also move to remove a president, if deemed unfit for duty, by a 2/3rds majority vote, as laid out in Chapter XX, Article XX of the Articles of Confederation.

Members of the Cabinet are not allowed to be a member of the Volksforum or a legislature of their home state, the exception is the Vice-President, who is the President and Primary Presiding Officer of the Staatskanzlei.

Process of nomination and appointment

The President is elected by the Wahlkongress, or Electoral Congress, which votes according to the results of the General Election. Once the votes are confirmed by the Staatskanzlei and Volksforum in a Joint-Session, the President-Elect will begin a period of transition with the old government, or if re-elected will resume duties, until the day of inauguration where the president shall take the oath of office and pledge of allegiance to the confederation.

The President shall once inaugurated, nominate his members of the cabinet, who have to undergo a hearing from the Volksforum, and the simple majority confirmation vote that ensues such a hearing. A hearing takes 2 days, with the 3rd day for debate and voting.

Functioning

The President is the chief executive leader. Thus, the whole cabinet's tenure is linked to the President's tenure; the President's, and thus the cabinet's term automatically ends if a newly elected president is sworn in, or if the president is impeached by the Volksforum, removed by the Staatskanzlei, resigns, or dies, the President and their ministers stay in office as an acting or outgoing cabinet. An acting, or outgoing cabinet practically has the same powers as an ordinary cabinet, except that the members of such cabinet eventually leave, however it has become decorum to keep sensitive political matters for the next cabinet or up to the legislature.

The President is responsible for guiding the cabinet and deciding its political direction. The cabinet ministers are free to carry out their duties independently within the boundaries set by the President's political directives. The President may at any time dismiss a minister, or appoint a new minister. The Volksforum can also remove individual ministers by way of a vote of no confidence. The President also decides the scope of each minister's duties and can at their own discretion nominate ministers heading a department and ministers without a department. The President can also appoint, nominate and dismiss directors, administrators, and such from any confederal agency, and the President can also lead a department himself. The President is free to shape his cabinet as he sees fit but is limited by a few constitutional limits, a president must appoint a Minister of the Armed Forces, a Minister of the Treasury, and a Minister of Justice, the President may not lead these ministries himself, due to special constitutional powers that are only granted to these ministers, For example, while the President is still considered the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, he only becomes the supreme commander in wartime. If two ministers disagree on a particular point, the cabinet resolves the conflict by a simple majority vote, or the President decides on the case themselves. This depends on the governing style of the President.

Present Cabinet

The current and XX confederal cabinet of Eldmora-Regulus (Vogt III) has been in office since 5 February, 2024. It currently consists of the following members:

Order Office Image Incumbent Party In office Agencies, State Secretaries & Others
Particular field of responsibilities (where applicable)
1
President of the Eldmora-Regulus Confederation
Adam Vogt VfdR 5 February 2016 - present Senior Staff
Volkshaus Presidential Office
Ronald Volk
Chief of Staff
Sybille Kirch
Counselor to the President
Marco Hoffmann
Volkshaus Communications Director
Mariëlle Janssen
Volkshaus Press Secretary


Special Advisors & Liaison Officers
Marcel Curtis
National Security Advisor
Odilie Manz
L.O for Eldmora
Nathan Starr
L.O for Regulus

See also:
Political Appointments
Executive Office of the President

2
Vice-President of the Eldmora-Regulus Confederation
Roland Schuhart D70 5 February 2024 - present Senior Staff
Office of the Vice-President
Adrianna Mercer
Chief of Staff
3
Minister of Finance
Anja Größel VfdR 5 February 2020 - present State Secretaries
Denis Behrend
Deputy Minister of Finance
Hardy Wägner
State Secretary of Cyberfinances
Renata Schneider
State Secretary of Taxation & Subsidies
Franzi Wolff
State Secretary of Financial Intelligence & Crime
Markus Prinz
State Secretary of International Finance & Markets

Senior Staff
Hannes Fürst
Chief of Staff
Gerhold Bachman
Comptroller of the Currency
Adelheid Siegel
Inspector General
Alfreda Janz
Treasurer

Directors & Agencies
'Marina Mulder
Director of the Tax and Customs Administration
Joachim Langbroek
C.E.O of the Volksbank
Arnold Vogel
Director of the Financial Crime Investigation Service
Roman A. Loritz
Director of the Alder Mark Mint & Printing Company
Emiel Hermans
Director of the Securities and Exchange Commission

4
Minister of the Armed Forces
Hendrik Pfeiffer VfdR 5 February 2016 - present State Secretaries
Winfried Hagen
Deputy Minister of the Armed Forces
Cornelius Van Dael
State Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Beau Kloet
Secretary of the Army
Norbert Raskop
Secretary of the Air Force
Torben Van Asch
Secretary of the Navy
Friedrich Reis
Secretary of the Cyber Defence Force

Senior Staff
Emerens Graf
Chief of Staff
Feline Romeijn
Press Secretary
Levi Gorman
Inspector General
Arnold Kikkert
Chief Financial Officer
Engel Brand
Chief Personnel Affairs Officer
Emanuel Lorentz
Chief Research & Development Officer

Directors & Agencies
Lambert Strobel
Administrator of the Advanced Research Project Agency
Katrijn S. Reyer
Administrator of the Aeronautics and Space Administration
Cornelius Bayer
Director of the Logistics & Maintenance Department
Reinhardt Harper
Brigadier General of the Civil Defence Authority
Suzanne M.R. Gump-Brugman
Administrator of the Military Health Department
Roos Beck
Administrator of the Military Monuments and Graves Commission
Egbert Van der Zee
Director of the Military Intelligence and Security Agency

5
Minister of the Interior
Marit Aaij D70 5 February 2024 - present State Secretaries
Clemens Haase
Deputy Minister of the Interior
Benedikt Schermer
State Secretary of Digital Governance
Aafje Benscoter
State Secretary of Election Integrity & Digital Democracy
Paula Monika Kistler
State Secretary of Civil Service
Amalia West
State Secretary of Community Development

Senior Staff
Floor Berge
Chief of Staff
Ingeburg Busch
Inspector General
Thomas Spijker
Chief Financial Officer

Directors & Agencies
Louisa Förstner
Administrator of the National Safety Board
Sylvia Holzer
Administrator of the Government Archives & Records Library
Ronald Leitzke
Administrator of the Presidential Libraries Commission
Karl Arissen
Administrator of the Census Office
Wardell Gladwyn
Director of the Corruption and Bribery Investigation Agency
Gunter Benton
Director of the Civil Service

2
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Roland Schuhart D70 5 February 2024 - present Senior Staff
Office of the Vice-President
Adrianna Mercer
Chief of Staff