Levinson ministry

Levinson ministry
2024-
Date formed	20 June 2024 (2024-06-20)
People and organisations
Monarch	John
Prime Minister	Benjamin Levinson
Member parties	Conservative    New Horizon (14 Aug. 2024–20 Sep. 2024)
Status in legislature	Majority (until 14 Aug. 2024) Coalition (14 Aug. 2024–20 Sep. 2024) Minority (from 20 Sep. 2024) 9 / 20 (45%)
Opposition cabinet	Second Burgardt shadow cabinet
Opposition party	Liberal
Opposition leader	Sir Charles Burgardt
History
Predecessor	Third Doig ministry

Benjamin Levinson formed the Levinson ministry on 20 June 2024, after being invited by King John to form a government. The ministry, a Conservative majority government is the fifteenth ministry after the appointing of Lord John Timpson as the 1st Prime Minister.

Changes

On 3 August 2024, Marquess Annattej of Pragjyotishpura was appointed as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs succeeding the Deputy Prime Minister, George Davis. He, along with former deputy prime minister Earl Lacey and Scott, formed the New Horizon Party and extended its support to the government, through a coalition, after which, the Earl Lacey and Scott was appointed as Secretary of State for Justice succeeding the former Prime Minister, Lady Ella Parker. Lady Ella Parker then succeeded Sir James Gardner in his role of Secretary of State for the Economy, who resigned from Cabinet and recived a viscounty.

Ananttej–Lacey-Scott affair

Marquess Ananttej of Pragjyotishpura was threatened with removal by the Prime Minister from the cabinet on 20 September 2024 over personal differences with the prime minister. The removal was thwarted by the King, although the Lord Annattej of Pragjyotishpura resigned anyway, following which Lord Lacey and Scott also resigned from the cabinet. The Conservative Party also disbanded the coalition with the New Horizon Party at this point.

Members of Cabinet

Current

Levinson ministry

Portfolio	Minister		Term
Cabinet ministers
Prime Minister and Lord High Treasurer Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs		The Rt Hon Benjamin Levinson	2024 – present
Deputy Prime Minister Secretary of State for Justice		The Hon George Davis	2024 – present
Secretary of State for Communications		The Hon William Perks	2024 – present
Secretary of State for Defence		The Rt Hon Lord John Timpson	2022 – present
Secretary of State for the Economy		The Rt Hon Lady Ella Parker	2024 – present
Secretary of State for the Interior		The Hon Brianna Broersma	2024 – present
Secretary of State for Maintenance		The Rt Hon Sir Oliver Doig	2024 – present
Secretary of State for Routes		The Rt Hon Sir Nick Sullivan	2024 – present
Minister without portfolio		The Hon Kanyon Paradis	2024 – present

Former

Portfolio	Minister		Term
Secretary of State for the Economy		The Hon Sir James Gardner	(2024-July-{{{day}}}) ({{{year}}}-{{{month}}}-{{{day}}})July – August 2024
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs		The Hon George Davis	(2024-July-{{{day}}}) ({{{year}}}-{{{month}}}-{{{day}}})July – August 2024
		The Most Hon The Lord Ananttej of Pragjyotishpura	(2024-August-{{{day}}}) ({{{year}}}-{{{month}}}-{{{day}}})August – September 2024
Secretary of State for Justice		The Rt Hon Lady Ella Parker	(2024-July-{{{day}}}) ({{{year}}}-{{{month}}}-{{{day}}})July – August 2024
		The Rt Hon The Lord Lacey and Scott	(2024-August-{{{day}}}) ({{{year}}}-{{{month}}}-{{{day}}})August – September 2024