Home Secretary (Austenasia)
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The Home Secretary of Austenasia is the member of Cabinet who is in charge of the Home Office of the Empire of Austenasia. The Home Secretary is therefore responsible for many of the internal affairs of Austenasia, including giving approval for any new land claims, as well as updating the Census and overseeing the administration of the Border Enforcement Agency and State Intelligence Agency. They also have the power to appoint the Under-Secretary for the Environment.
The Home Secretary was originally known as the Minister of Residents and Immigration before January 2009. Under the 2008 Constitution, the Home Secretary was elected by the other Representatives, but under the 2011 Constition is appointed by the Monarch, although the requirement to be a Representative remained until January 2018. The incumbent, since 27 February 2021, has been Lord William Wilson.
List of Home Secretaries
Number | Picture | Name | Political party | Took office | Left office | Notes |
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HIH Crown Prince Jonathan | Independent (considered Monarchist) |
8 Nov 2008 | 24 Dec 2011 | Founder of Austenasia and Representative of Wrythe. Held office during the foundation of the Austenasian Police, the Austenasian Civil War and the War of the Orlian Reunification. Re-elected as Home Secretary by Cabinet on 1 January 2009, 1 January 2010 and 1 January 2011, and confirmed as Home Secretary by the Monarch on 21 September 2011. Lost office after failing to be re-elected as Representative of Wrythe. |
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Lord Marshal William K., Baron of Zephyria | Independent (considered a conservative militarist) |
24 Dec 2011 | 19 Nov 2013 | Representative of Zephyria, appointed to the position of Home Secretary by the Monarch. Held office during the passage of the Police Act 2013, which set out the modern structure of the Austenasian Police. |
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Lord John Gordon, Baron of Palasia | Independent | 19 Nov 2013 | 13 May 2014 | Representative of Palasia, appointed to the position of Home Secretary by the Monarch. Resigned from the Cabinet (but remained a Representative) so as to be better able to focus on a non-political career path. |
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Lord Charles Clarke, Duke of Grantabridge | Conservative Party | 13 May 2014 | 17 Oct 2014 | Representative of Lichtenstein, appointed to the position of Home Secretary by the Monarch. Resigned so as to instead become Secretary-General. |
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HIM Emperor Jonathan I | Independent (considered a Romanitist monarchist) |
17 Oct 2014 | 15 May 2017 | Representative of Wrythe; appointed himself Home Secretary upon the resignation of the Duke of Grantabridge. Resigned in favour of Lady Admiral Hewitt. |
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HIH Lady Admiral Brooklyn Hewitt, Duchess of Bohemia | Imperial Party | 15 May 2017 | 20 Mar 2019 | Representative of New Richmond, appointed to the position of Home Secretary by the Monarch. Resigned in favour of Lord Friedrich. |
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Lord Karl Friedrich, Baron of Aurora | Imperial Party | 20 Mar 2019 | 13 Feb 2020 | Governor of Aurora. Appointed to the position of Home Secretary by the Monarch, and the first holder of the post to not also be a Representative. Oversaw the creation of the Border Enforcement Agency. |
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Lord Edward Gunderson, Count of New Grémmia | Fatherland Party (until May 2020) | 13 Feb 2020 | 29 May 2020 | Representative of Dragovina, appointed to the position of Home Secretary by the Monarch. Removed from office by Emperor Jonathan I after his assumption of emergency powers in the context of the secession of Dragovina, having de facto resigned earlier in the day. |
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HG Bradley, Duke of Dullahan | None | 29 May 2020 | 25 Aug 2020 | Princeps Senatus. A non-Representative who had just been removed from the emergency office of Proconsul, the Duke of Dullahan was appointed Home Secretary by Jonathan I in the context of the assumption of emergency powers by the latter, with the aim of keeping a mature and respected politician at the heart of government as a stabilizing influence. Resigned just under three months later, taking up a less political role upon the return of stability. |
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Lord William Wilson, Count of Oribrazos | None | 25 Aug 2020 | 27 Feb 2021 | Representative of Nahona, appointed to the position of Home Secretary by the Monarch. Resigned six months later. |
11 | Lord Richard Hytholoday, Count of Maritimae | None | 27 Feb 2021 | Incumbent | A non-Representative appointed by the Monarch after the resignation of Lord Wilson. Only the second Cabinet minister not to initially hold Austenasian subjectship, being granted said status by Parliament on 3 March. |