Ministry of Science (Michaelberg)

Ministry History
When the nation of Michaelberg was first created, Blitzkreig1010 created a plethora of ministries that would be responsible for various tasks. The Ministry of Science was one of these first ministries to be created and was to be responsible for all the research and development in Michaelberg and the control of technological advancements. Within the Michaelberg constitution, section 20D describes the functions and operations that the Ministry of Science would be responsible. Here is an excerpt from the Michaelberg Constitution:   ''The Ministry of Science, which shall be one of the seven ministries to be established in the sovereign nation of Michaelberg, will be responsible for all research and development activities in the sovereign nation of Michaelberg and ensuring the control of all technlogical advancements. The job of the Minister of Science, which shall be elected every five years, is to not only supervise the operations of the ministry itself, but to also hold a seat in the President's Cabinet and give regular reports about the ministry to the current President. If either of these duties are not fulfilled by the Minister of Science, the other Ministers and the President can decide to impeach them through a vote.''

MoS Directive No. 1: R&D Privatization
The first directive to ever be issued by the Ministry of Science, this directive stated that all government research and development was to be farmed out to privately owned Michaelberg corporations. The Minister of Science at the time, David Gregory, felt that the competition that would arise from this act would help Michaelberg create better technology for cheaper prices.

MoS Directive No. 2: Military Technology
The second directive to be issued by the Ministry of Science stated that a great deal of future government research and development was going to be geared to the advancement of military technologies. After this directive was issued, there was a fair bit of protest from Michaelberg citizens saying that the neutral nation should not be working on military technologies. In response to the protests, David Gregory gave a speech and said the following, "Over the past couple of weeks, I have heard a fair bit of protest against the Ministry of Science's latest directive regarding the development of military technologies. I am here to tell the populace of Michaelberg that, despite being neutral, we must have a good sized military, outfitted with some of the best technology out there in order to deter warmongers from attacking our beloved nation."

===MoS Directive No. 3: The Michaelberg Research Institute

The third directive to be issued by the Ministry of Science stated that a new research institute, known as the Michaelberg Research Institute (MRI), was to be constructed that would house a great deal of technological development and ensured that it was properly controlled. To accompany this announcement David Gregory, the Minister of Science, proclaimed that the first Head of the Michaelberg Research Institute was going to be Dr. William Percival, a military scientist from before the Michaelberg Revolution.

Notable Ministers and Others

 * David Gregory (First Minister of Science)
 * Henry Davis (First Deputy Minister of Science)
 * William Percival (First Head of the Michaelberg Research Institute)