Cabinet of Aumarea
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 12 March 2023 |
| Headquarters | Kosa Federal District |
| Minister responsible | |
| Parent agency | Federal Government |
The Cabinet of the United Federation is a body consisting of the Vice President of the United Federation and the heads of the executive branch's departments in the Federal Government of Aumarea. It is the principal official advisory body to the president of the United States. The president chairs the meetings of the cabinet. The heads of departments, appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate, are members of the Cabinet, and acting department heads also participate in Cabinet meetings whether or not they have been officially nominated for Senate confirmation. The president may designate heads of other agencies and non-Senate-confirmed members of the Executive Office of the President as members of the Cabinet.
The members of the Cabinet serve at the pleasure of the president, who can dismiss them at any time without the approval of the Senate.
The cabinet is headquartered in the Presidential Palace in Kosa Federal District.
The Constitution of the United Federation does not explicitly establish a Cabinet. The Cabinet's role, inferred from the language of the Opinion Clause (Article II, Section II, Clause 1) of the Constitution is to provide advice to the president.
The current president is Luke Knight, who is a member of the Federalist Party.
History
The cabinet was officially founded on 12 March 2023, when the United Federation Constitution was ratified. The first cabinet was formed on 12 March 2023 under the presidency of Luke Knight but it was later than that when ministers were appointed.
Confirmation Process
The heads of the executive departments and all other federal agency heads are nominated by the president and then presented to the Senate for confirmation or rejection by a simple majority. The senate can outright reject candidates or prolong the selection by filibuster that the nomination is dropped.
If when a president is elected the senate isn't currently sitting the president can appoint acting heads of the executive departments until someone can be confirmed for office.
Current Cabinet
Ministers
The Cabinet permanently includes the vice president and the heads of 17 executive departments.
| Incumbent | Assumed | Office | Department | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vacant | N/A | Vice President of the United Federation | Office of the Vice President | N/A |
| Vacant | N/A | Minister of Agriculture | Department of Agriculture | N/A |
| Vacant | N/A | Minister of Commerce | Department of Commerce | N/A |
| Vacant | N/A | Minister of Culture | Department of Culture | N/A |
| Dylan Rings | 14 March 2023 | Minister of Defence | Department of Defence | Independent |
| Vacant | N/A | Minister of Education | Department of Education | N/A |
| Vacant | N/A | Minister of Energy | Department of Energy | N/A |
| Vacant | N/A | Minister of Foreign Affairs | Department of Foreign Affairs | N/A |
| Vacant | N/A | Minister of Health | Department of Health | N/A |
| Vacant | N/A | Minister of Homeland Security | Department of Homeland Security | N/A |
| Vacant | N/A | Minister of Internal Affairs | Department of Internal Affairs | N/A |
| Vacant | N/A | Minister of Justice | Department of Justice | N/A |
| Vacant | N/A | Minister of Labour | Department of Labour | N/A |
| Vacant | N/A | Minister of Tourism | Department of Tourism | N/A |
| Vacant | N/A | Minister of Transport | Department of Transport | N/A |
| Vacant | N/A | Minister of Treasury | Department of Treasury | N/A |
| Vacant | N/A | Minister of Union Affairs | Department of Union Affairs | N/A |
| Vacant | N/A | Minister of Veteran Affairs | Department of Veteran Affairs | N/A |
Cabinet-Level Officials
The president may designate additional positions to be members of the Cabinet, which can vary under each president. However, as they are not ministers they are not included in the Presidential Line of Succession.
| Incumbent | Assumed | Office | Agency | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vacant | N/A | Presidential Chief of Staff | Executive Office of the President | N/A |
| Vacant | N/A | Director of National Intelligence | Intelligence Community | N/A |
| Vacant | N/A | Paymaster General | Office of the Paymaster General | N/A |
Styles of Ministers
All executive department heads are granted styles by virtue of their position in the cabinet. All ministers are formally given the style 'The Honourable' but are also colloquially known as 'Mr/Madam [Portfolio] Minister'.
The President and Vice President are sightly different, however. The president is informally known as 'Mr/Madam President' and the Vice President is informally known as 'Mr/Madam Vice President' or 'Mr/Madam President' when presiding the Senate.