Government of the Torentine Empire
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The government of the Torentine Empire is a limited parliament constitutional monarchy with 4 branches of government.
Listed below are the current incumbents for major offices. To avoid confusion, we have used (F) to denote female officials.
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Imperial
The Imperial branch consists of the Emperor or Empress and their Privy Council, 'The Crown' and The Cabinet. The Cabinet is made up of the Prime Minister, the Chancellor (Minister of the Treasury), the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of the Interior and the Minister of Justice. The Cabinet and Privy Council advise the Monarch and act as their liaison to Parliament and the Ministries. This is the strongest branch of government as the monarch ultimately has supreme power.
Imperial Sovereign: Gallus Railszen - Raius , Gallus II
The Crown: Gallus Railszen - Raius , Gallus II
Privy Council
- Finance Advisor: Imamu Ransu (F)
- Foreign Advisor: Henk Odillon
- Defense Advisor: Jago Alekia
- Environment Advisor: Menno Jochem
- Justice Advisor: Donat Mauria
- Cultural Advisor: Gerda Oskachi (F)
Cabinet
- Prime Minister: Aulis Merrin
- Chancellor/ Minister of Treasury: Constance Taneli (F)
- Minister of Foreign Affairs: Kovin Tyde
- Minister of the Interior: Vincent Tumelo
- Minister of Justice: Felix Ahti
- Political Conduct Liason: Jeroen Cleneii
- Attorney General: Donat Mauria
Parliament
The parliament is bicameral, consisting of an upper house, the Hydra Council and a lower house, the House of Commons. Parliamentary decisions can ultimately be but rarely are annulled by the monarch. It serves as the voice of the populace and is usually the deciding factor on important issues.
The Hydra Council consists of the an appointed regent of the Kingdom of Torent and the 5 ruling Grand Dukes and/or Duchesses, one of which is the heir apparent (or sovereign appointed substitute) and another the heir presumptive. The Hydra Council meets in the capital 4 times a year and in the city of Enali 4 times a year.
The House of Commons is made up of elected representatives from the Kingdom of Torent and each of the 5 Grand Duchies, 1 per 200,000 population by region. Representatives serve a 4 year term with no limit on consecutive terms. The House of Commons meets in the capital and is in session 8 months out of the year. The council has power equal to that of the Hydra Council.
Hydra Council
- Kingdom of Torent: Appointed Regent†: Gebbert Morell-Raius, (born 2092)
- Grand Duchy of Charn: Grand Duke Regent: Robard Turnetere-Raius, (born 2063)
- Grand Duchy of Enali: Grand Duke Oswalt Bonichi-Chimenus, (born 2050)
- Grand Duchy of Nyame: Grand Duchess Ursula Madaria-Ialduithær , (born 2039)
- Grand Duchy of Balmix: Grand Duke Antino Corlett-Ettuditanus , (born 2094)
- Grand Duchy of Vertan: Grand Duchess Corinna Veroni-Eiinar , (born 2076)
† Appointed by Imperial Sovereign for administrative purposes.
House of Commons
- Speaker: Jeremias Wickaninn
- Leader: Diederick Patreii
- Representatives: 250
Justice
The Justice branch is made up of 13 judges; 1 Supreme Judge raised from High Judge by seniority, 6 appointed High Judges and 6 elected Chief Judges. Elected judges serve 4-year terms and appointed judges serve for life unless they choose to retire. This branch determines the constitutionality of laws and other government policies or situations.
Justice Secretary: Margriet Helmfried (F)
Attorney General: Donat Mauria
Supreme Court
- Supreme Judge: Nordmen Clellands
- 6 appointed High Judges:
- 6 elected Chief Judges:
Ministry
The Ministry is divided into 3 ministerial levels, primary, secondary and tertiary which each contain several ministerial departments. Each of these departments is led politically by a Government Minister, sometimes a member of the Cabinet and cover matters that require direct political oversight. Subordinate to these Ministerial Departments are executive agencies.
Prime Minister: Aulis Merrin*
Primary Departments
- Finance: Constance Taneli (F)*, Brice Valtteri†
- Foreign: Kovin Tyde*, Leni Siglinde†
- Defense: Atin Pakereii, Jago Alekia†
- Energy & Fuel: Gerolt Pettereii
- Interior: Vincent Tumelo*, Hanna Hilde†
- Education: Esmé Donra (F)
- Commerce & Industry: Willem Elvire
- Environment: Benedikta Munashe (F), Menno Jochem†
- Health: Meine Veikko
- Justice: Cedrine Lemare (F)*, Palto Reverro†
- Culture: Antonia Monarch (F)
- Transportation: Canton Mardallik
*Cabinet member. † Privy council advisor.
Secondary Departments
- Education: Cilla Blakkar (F)
Tertiary Departments
Political Conduct Supervisory
- Torent Office (TO): Elsara Frinshaw (F)
- Enali Office (EO): Isabella Delerenna (F)
- Balmix Office (BO): Dax Garnier
- Nyame Office (NO): Cabilla Frontenac (F)
- Vertan Office (VO): Hameshal Slade
- Charn Office (CO): Milix Jett
