Cabinet of Großgermania

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The Imperial Cabinet of Greater Germania (German: Reichskabinett der Großgermania) is the body formed by the various ministerial appointments of the Emperor of Großgermania, to include the Ministerpräsident. Forming the majority of the membership of the Imperial Council, only the Emperor himself and various special appointments may be members of that body without first being ministers, and all cabinet members are automatically members of the Imperial Council. The various ministers are responsible for the day-to-day operation of the Imperial Government of Großgermania.

The Constitution of Großgermania makes no direct references to the cabinet or its members; the only specific appointment enumerated therein, aside from the Emperor and the Ministerpräsident, is a non-ministerial position: the Greffier, charged with the management of citizenship, immigration, and (in practice) the administration of elections and maintenance of government registries, holds an office which is in practice part of the Interior Ministry. Despite this, the Greffier, currently Sigismund van Aalten, has since the formation of the Imperial Council been a special appointment to that body, effectively (if not officially) making it a cabinet-level position. An Imperial Treasury is also established, and by tradition, the Minister of the Treasury is a cabinet member, though this has no official protection under the Constitution. As such, cabinet appointments are an informal part of the Imperial Government's framework and function entirely under Imperial direction and at the Emperor's leisure.

As there are no official regulations on the appointment of cabinet ministers, the Emperor may appoint any person to a ministerial position. In practice, however, the majority of ministerial appointments are or were Reichstag members, usually holding prominence in the National Unionist Party of Großgermania. Ministers may be appointed at any time, and have no fixed terms. As such, Reichstag members appointed to ministerial positions may retain such positions after their terms in the Reichstag have expired. One example of such an appointment is Foreign Minister Lena Schiffer, who was appointed to her position 2 April 2009 while serving as a Reichstag member and remained in her position following the 2010 general election, in which she was ineligible to stand for election.

Cabinet members are individually responsible for their own ministries, and may establish and disestablish such offices and councils within their own ministries so as to effectively manage the portfolio of their ministry. The only exception to this is the Office of the Greffier, which, as stated above, is Constitutionally-protected.

List of Ministries

The following is a list of portfolios currently held by members of the Großgermanian cabinet, listed in the order of precedence for temporary succession to the Throne of Großgermania upon the incapacity, death, resignation, or impeachment of the current Emperor until the election of a new Emperor by the Reichstag. While many regional and provincial cabinets include many of the same posts, there are no Imperial regulations on their formation, and therefore they all vary slightly from the model used at the Imperial level.

Office of the Prime Minister

Main article: Ministerpräsident of Großgermania

The Ministerpräsident is Großgermania's head of government. Responsible primarily for the oversight of Reichstag sessions, he also holds the Throne of Großgermania in regency when the Emperor is unable to execute the duties of that office. During the 2009 coup d'état, the Ministerpräsident also held the throne of Germany in regency whilst Michael von Preußen was in exile in Italy. The current Ministerpräsident is Horst Köhler.

Foreign Ministry

See also: Diplomatic missions of Großgermania

The Reichsaußenministerium (Imperial Foreign Ministry) is the ministry responsible for the establishment and maintenance of diplomatic relations with other sovereign states. The current Foreign Minister is Lena Schiffer.

Interior Ministry

The Reichsinnenministerium (Imperial Interior Ministry) is responsible for the administration of Großgermania's immigration and citizenship laws, the organization of its elections, the maintenance of national registries, and the provision of national security. The largest office within the Interior Ministry is the Office of the Greffier, responsible for the majority of the Ministry's mandate. The current Interior Minister is Wolfgang Preußler.

Ministry of the Environment

See also: Großgermania › Environment|Großgermania#Environment|Großgermania › Environment

The Reichsministerium des Umwelt (Imperial Ministry of the Environment) is responsible for establishing the environmental policy of Großgermania, including providing for the protection and management of the Empire's natural environment. The current Minister of the Environment is Adelinda Schmidt.

Ministry for National Unity and Großgermanian Heritage

The Reichsministerium für Nationale Einheit und Germanischen Erbe (Imperial Ministry for National Unity and Großgermanian Heritage) is charged with promoting cooperation amongst the diverse populations and governments of Großgermania, usually (but not always) amongst the regional governments. The Ministry is also responsible for promotion of and research into the cultural heritage and traditions of the Großgermanian peoples, as well as funding and other regulations regarding Großgermania's arts, culture, communiations, and sport. The current Minister for National Unity and Großgermanian Heritage is Wenzeslaus von Liechtenstein und Rietberg.

Imperial Treasury

The Reichsschatzamt (Imperial Treasury) is the only cabinet-level office aside from that of the Ministerpräsident which is established by the Constitution. Unlike the other cabinet portfolios, however, the Treasury works primarily under the Witenagemot, and the Emperor has very little input into the drafting of Treasury policy. The mandate of the Treasury is specified in Articles 35 through 39 of the Constitution, which charge it with promotion of the economic and financial welfare of the people, management of foreign exchange and the exchange rate of the Großgermanian Reichsmark, design and issue of reichsmark notes and coins, and the implementation of centralized economic policies developed for equal wealth sharing.

Under the national economic plan for Gross National Happiness announced in a speech by Emperor Michael von Preußen 6 November 2009,the Treasury has been working with the Witenagemot in attempts to use the economy as a means to further the overall growth and development of the Großgermanian populace. A nationwide census planned for July 2010 has an attachment reserved for citizens to elaborate on their economic goals and desires for the next decade in order to help further this concept.

The current Minister of the Treasury is Sahra Wagenknecht, having been appointed to the position in January 2009.

Ministry of Defense

The Reichsministerium der Verteidigung (Imperial Ministry of Defense) is the ministry responsible for the national defense of Großgermania from external and internal threat. The Ministry is in direct control of the Imperial Military of Großgermania, with the exception of the Reichsspezialeinheit, which is directly answerable to the Emperor. The current Minister of Defense is Niklas Böhm.

Unlike the other duties of the Emperor, which pass to the Ministerpräsident when the Emperor is unable to execute them, an Imperial decree made following the 2009 coup d'état and ratified by both the Reichstag and the Witenagemot specified that the Emperor's duties as commander-in-chief of the Imperial Military would pass jointly to the Minister of Defense and the Commander of the Imperial Military (currently Günter Kehrer) in such circumstances.