Changes: Cygnian federal executive ministries (Joan of What?)

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The Cygnian federal executive ministries are among the oldest primary units of the executive branch of the Cygnian Federal Government – the Ministries for Foreign Affairs, War, Justice, Home Affairs, and the Treasury all having been established within a few weeks of each other in 1792.

All ministries are led by a responsible Minister of the Crown, who are Members of Congress elected by the governing caucus to serve on Her Imperial Majesty's Cabinet. Portfolios are then distributed to Cabinet members by the Chancellor. In addition, ministerial secretaries — public servants appointed by the Queen on the advice of the Chancellor — are non-political chief executives who are charged with the day-to-day management of the ministries, and work with ministers to execute government policy.

Executive Ministries of the present

All ministries are listed by their present-day name.

Ministry	Creation	Notes	2017 Outlays in billions of pounds	Employees
Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs	1792		197.4	48,500
Treasury	1792		183.7	89,639
Justice	1792	Originally named the "Attorney-General's Ministry"	81.8	89,532
Home Affairs	1792		134.2	8,506
Agriculture and Resources	1889		54.33	7,259
Commerce	1903	Originally named the "Ministry of Commerce and Labour"; Labour later separated	115.77	43,880
Employment	1913	Initially named the "Ministry of Labour"	137.97	17,347
Veterans' Affairs	1917	Originally known as the "Ministry of Repatriation"	45.62	5,723
Health and Human Services	1921		182.35	67,000
Communications and the Arts	1943	Originally named the "Ministry of Communications"	68.29	18,692
Defence	1947	Created by the National Security Act of 1947 from a merger of the Ministries of the Army, Navy and Air Force	580.48	2,854,300
Social Services	1965		140.59	7,820
Infrastructure	1966		83.34	6,235
Environment	1970		137.25	12,360
Chancellor and Cabinet	1971	Minister responsible is the Chancellor	0.147	10,000
Energy	1972		150.31	4,487
Education	1983	First formed in 1966 as the Ministry of Education and Science, with education and science policy being separated from the Chancellor's portfolio and raised to Cabinet level. The Ministry was split into the Ministries of Education and Science in 1972. Policy relating to the nation's youth was added to the Education portfolio in 1983, creating the Ministry of Education and Youth Affairs. The Youth Affairs name was dropped in 1984, but the Education Ministry retained all functions implied by the former title.	228.5	40,000
Industry and Science	2009	Separated from Ministry of Education	138.97	25,340
Total outlays, employees:			2,661.017B	3,356,620

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Ministries of the past

Ministry	Dates of operation	Notes
Ministry of War	1792 – 1918	Split into the Ministry of the Army and Ministry of Air after the creation of the Cygnian Imperial Air Force
Ministry of Colonial Affairs	1800 – 1966	Reorganised into the Ministry of Commonwealth Affairs
Ministry of Commonwealth Affairs	1966 – 1968	Merged with Foreign Affairs to form the Ministry of Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Ministry of Commerce and Labour	1903 – 1913	Split into the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Labour
Ministry of the Army	1918 – 1947	Merged into the Ministry of Defence under the National Security Act of 1947
Ministry of the Navy	1798 – 1947
Ministry of Air	1918 – 1947
Ministry of Education and Science	1966 – 1972	Split into the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Science
Ministry of the Chancellor	1911 – 1971	Merged into the Ministry of the Chancellor and Cabinet
Ministry of the Cabinet	1968 – 1971	Merged into the Ministry of the Chancellor and Cabinet

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-The '''Cygnian federal executive ministries''' are among the oldest primary units of the executive branch of the {{JoW|Government of Cygnia|Cygnian Federal Government}} &ndash; the Ministries for {{JoW|Cygnian Ministry of Foreign Affairs|Foreign Affairs}}, War, and the {{JoW|Cygnian Ministry of the Treasury|Treasury}} all having been established within a few weeks of each other in 1792.
+The '''Cygnian federal executive ministries''' are among the oldest primary units of the executive branch of the {{JoW|Government of Cygnia|Cygnian Federal Government}} &ndash; the Ministries for {{JoW|Cygnian Ministry of Foreign Affairs|Foreign Affairs}}, War, Justice, Home Affairs, and the {{JoW|Cygnian Ministry of the Treasury|Treasury}} all having been established within a few weeks of each other in 1792.
+All ministries are led by a responsible Minister of the Crown, who are Members of Congress elected by the governing caucus to serve on {{JoW|Cabinet of Cygnia|Her Imperial Majesty's Cabinet}}. Portfolios are then distributed to Cabinet members by the {{JoW|Chancellor of Cygnia|Chancellor}}. In addition, ministerial secretaries &mdash; public servants appointed by the Queen on the advice of the Chancellor &mdash; are non-political chief executives who are charged with the day-to-day management of the ministries, and work with ministers to execute government policy.
-All ministries are led by two individuals, both nominated by the {{JoW|Chancellor of Cygnia|Chancellor}}, but appointed by different entities. Ministers are legislators &ndash; that is, Members of {{JoW|Cygnian Congress|Congress}} &ndash; appointed by the {{JoW|Emperor of the Cygnians|Emperor}} upon nomination by the Chancellor to represent their respective ministries in {{JoW|Cabinet of Cygnia|His Majesty's Cabinet}}, an executive organ that acts as an advisory body to the Chancellor and the Government. On the other hand, Ministerial secretaries &ndash; who are the chief executives of their ministries and hold seniority in this respect to the Ministers, even though they are not members of the Cabinet &ndash; are public servants nominated by the Chancellor and confirmed by the {{JoW|Cygnian Senate|Senate}}. Secretarial nominees are expected to be experienced and competent in the field for which their ministry operates. A Minister cannot concurrently be a Secretary, and vice versa, as the {{JoW|Constitution of Cygnia|Constitution}} prohibits Members of Congress from holding positions in the Cygnian Civil Service.
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+| nowrap| {{JoW|Cygnian Ministry of Home Affairs|Home Affairs}}
+| align=center| 1792
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+| align= right nowrap| 134.2
+| align=center | 8,506
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 | nowrap| {{JoW|Cygnian Ministry of Agriculture and Resources|Agriculture and Resources}}
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-| nowrap| {{JoW|Cygnian Ministry of Home Affairs|Home Affairs}}
-| align=center| 1975
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-| align= right nowrap| 134.2
-| align=center | 8,506
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 | nowrap| {{JoW|Cygnian Ministry of Education|Education}}
-| align=center| 1989
+| align=center| 1983
-| First formed in 1867, but was dissolved and succeeded by the {{JoW|Cygnian Ministry of Information and Education|Ministry of Information and Education}} in 1934. This ministry was divided into the Ministries of Education and Communication in 1943. The second Ministry of Education became the {{JoW|Cygnian Ministry of Education and Youth Affairs|Ministry of Education and Youth Affairs}} in 1955. The current {{JoW|Cygnian Ministry of Family and Youth Affairs|Ministry of Family and Youth Affairs}} was separated in 1989.
+| First formed in 1966 as the {{JoW|Cygnian Ministry of Education and Science|Ministry of Education and Science}}, with education and science policy being separated from the Chancellor's portfolio and raised to Cabinet level. The Ministry was split into the Ministries of Education and Science in 1972. Policy relating to the nation's youth was added to the Education portfolio in 1983, creating the Ministry of Education and Youth Affairs. The Youth Affairs name was dropped in 1984, but the Education Ministry retained all functions implied by the former title.
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 | nowrap| {{JoW|Cygnian Ministry of War|Ministry of War}}
 | 1792 &ndash; 1918
-| Split into the {{JoW|Cygnian Ministry of the Army|Ministry of the Army}} and {{JoW|Cygnian Ministry of the Air Force|Ministry of the Air Force}} after the creation of the {{JoW|Cygnian Imperial Air Force}}
+| Split into the {{JoW|Cygnian Ministry of the Army|Ministry of the Army}} and {{JoW|Cygnian Ministry of Air|Ministry of Air}} after the creation of the {{JoW|Cygnian Imperial Air Force}}
+|-
+| nowrap| {{JoW|Cygnian Ministry of Colonial Affairs|Ministry of Colonial Affairs}}
+| 1800 &ndash; 1966
+| Reorganised into the {{JoW|Cygnian Ministry of Commonwealth Affairs|Ministry of Commonwealth Affairs}}
+|-
+| nowrap| {{JoW|Cygnian Ministry of Commonwealth Affairs|Ministry of Commonwealth Affairs}}
+| 1966 &ndash; 1968
+| Merged with Foreign Affairs to form the {{JoW|Cygnian Ministry of Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs|Ministry of Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs}}
 |-
 | nowrap| {{JoW|Cygnian Ministry of Commerce and Labour|Ministry of Commerce and Labour}}
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 | 1798 &ndash; 1947
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-| nowrap| {{JoW|Cygnian Ministry of the Air Force|Ministry of the Air Force}}
+| nowrap| {{JoW|Cygnian Ministry of Air|Ministry of Air}}
 | 1918 &ndash; 1947
 |-
-| nowrap| {{JoW|Cygnian Ministry of Information and Education|Ministry of Information and Education}}
+| nowrap| {{JoW|Cygnian Ministry of Education and Science|Ministry of Education and Science}}
-| 1934 &ndash; 1943
+| 1966 &ndash; 1972
-| Split into the {{JoW|Cygnian Ministry of Education (1943-1955)|Ministry of Education}} and {{JoW|Cygnian Ministry of Communications and the Arts|Ministry of Communications}}
+| Split into the {{JoW|Cygnian Ministry of Education (1972-83)|Ministry of Education}} and {{JoW|Cygnian Ministry of Science|Ministry of Science}}
-|-
-| nowrap| {{JoW|Cygnian Ministry of Education and Youth Affairs|Ministry of Education and Youth Affairs}}
-| 1955 &ndash; 1989
-| Split into the {{JoW|Cygnian Ministry of Education|Ministry of Education}} and {{JoW|Cygnian Ministry of Family and Youth Affairs|Ministry of Family and Youth Affairs}}
 |-
 | nowrap| {{JoW|Cygnian Ministry of the Chancellor|Ministry of the Chancellor}}