SECOND CARTWRITHER COUNCIL OF MINISTERS

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE:

DEPARTMENT OF THE IMPERIAL FEDERATION-ISLANDS: (1967-)

In the General Election in 1965, the Congregationist Party won a landslide victory and retained an increased number of seats in the Chamber of Deputies. The day after the election result were confirmed, the Chairman of the People's Government Joseph Cartwrither announced his and his Councils resignation to the President of the Chamber of Deputies and his intention of creating a new one-party, Congregationist Council of Ministers.

Changes were made in the Second Cartwrither Government. In the campaign manifesto which the Congregationist Congress had established before the 1965 election, in spite of Cartwrithers own reservations a promise were made to merge the former Economic Development, Transportation and Agriculture and Fisheries Departments to a new, more powerful and significant - the Department of Development. Cartwrither saw it as an attempt to intervene in his authority as Chairman and his unanimity over the establishment of organization by the Council of Ministers. Potentially, it would also violate the Constitution because in the end, the Chairman of the People's Government had always the reserved power to organize his Government as he wished.

After the election, he however followed the decision of the Congress but with the highlight of that he decision were made in the national interest, not in party's interest. The merging were made to keep the numbers of Departments few and the Government expenditures thereby low. There were also an interest to strengthen the power of the other ministerial portfolios in comparison to the powerful Department of Finance.

In may 1967, after the 1967 riots in the Imperial Federation-Islands an new department were created to manage the conflicts at the Imperial Federation-Islands. Herman Bentsen; long-time Superintendent of the SPF Lastrage, Chief Superintendent of the SPF Imperial Federation-Islands and most recently President of the Imperial Federation-Islands Police Forces, also an personal friend of Cartwrither who were known for his hard-line strategies and tough attitudes to criminals; were appointed to be the first Minister-General of that Department. Bentsen were an member of the Congregationist Party, however he had not held any political offices before and were a popular character in conservative, right-wing and christian democratic spheres.

A lot of former Councilors of State, especially them serving already under the Brathwell Government, left before the 1965 general election or in the midterm re-shuffle in 1967. Arne Mitchell who served as Enterprise Minister during the Brathwell Government and Power Minister-General under the first Cartwrither Government announced his plans of retirement already in 1964. Albert De Santos, Minister-General by Education both during the Brathwell Government and the first Cartwrither Government (as well as with tourism, sports and cultural affairs in his portfolio) retired before the 1965 Government creation. As well did long time Justice Minister-General Ivan Manuel Armstrong, serving in the Brathwell Government at the same portfolio.

An unprecedented number of Councilors of State retired and resigned in the 1967 midterm re-shuffle. Most of them were the Minister-Generals serving in the Brathwell Government and the First Cartwrither Government (which in difference of the earlier mentioned had stayed in the Council of Ministers). Foreign Minister-General Aldo McConnaughay, Interior Minister-General Nicola Coleman-Patternson as well as Labor and Pensions Minister-General Giacinto San'Buchanan all left the Council of Ministers after a long and faitfull service in 1967.

Ernst Montemayor were one of few Councilors of State serving in the Brathwell Government (as Minister by Revenue) which served in both the first and the second Cartwrither Government. Montemayor served as Industry and Business Minister until the reshuffle in 1967 where he returned to his former Revenue and Taxation portfolio. 

Many of the Councilors of State serving in the first Cartwrither Government however stayed in the Council of Ministers. Employment Minister Thad Contreras got a promotion as first Economic Affairs Minister with responsibility over financial services, budget preparations, growth and industrial development. In 1966 after Warner Marquéz resignation; he got the prestigiously position as head of the Council of state. Mario Crawford, the former successful Campaign Manager continued as Permanent Secretary of the Council and did also got the position as Housing and Planning Minister after the 1967 reshuffle. Renard Sampson, former Finance Minister of the Imperial Federation-Islands and most recently Overseas Development Minister in the first Cartwrither Government got moved to the Employment portfolio which he held until march 1969 where he resigned to become Ambassador to the French Republic. Associate Cabinet Minister Gerth Allen-Sanchéz former Secretary-General of the Party continued his service until 1968 when he, at own request, stepped down and continued his public service as Chairman of the Board for the Comms Development Incorporation in addition to his retirement. Carl M Tilden continued as Defence Minister-General after he in 1967 (after the general reshuffle) took over the General Secretariat.

Keith Leyland continued at the Interior and Home Affairs Department; even though a changed portfolio. 1965-1967 he served as Immigration and Border Control Minister and 1967-1970 as Security and Corrections Minister. Natural Resources Minister Odd Bianchello did also continue in the Council of Ministers but got the new portfolio as Social Security Minister; which he held until 1968 where he resigned to become President and CEO of the multinational Kingsley VVH Bank. Aviation Minister Giulio Acosta continued as Councilor of State with the Housing and Planning portfolio until the 1967 reshuffle where he got sacked after several crashes with Chairman Cartwrither. Roberto Bichler, former Business and Enterprise Minister got the important Transportation portfolio until 1968 where Odd Bianchello resigned and he took over the position as Social Security and Protection Minister.

Patrick Kemerny, former Revenue Minister continued in his office until the 1967 reshuffle where he became Health and Public Welfare Minister-General. Mattias Galloways did so as well and kept the job as Security and Corrections Minister. After the 1967 reshuffle, Galloways got an own Department and joined the Executive Committee as head of the Justice Department. Agriculture and Fisheries Minister-General Frank Marlon did also switch portfolio and became Education and Science Minister-General instead and in 1968 he became Defence Minister-General and member of the powerful Executive Committee.

Most of the 1963 freshmen Ministers stayed in the Council of Ministers and some even got an promotion. Housing and Research Minister Eelia Michaelsen, surprisingly, got an own Department to head which launched much criticism towards her and Cartwrither and allegations of nepotism. Michaelsen, as head of the Power and Energy Department got an heavy and important positions many others had been longing after. Alan Navarro-Salazar, Social Security and Pensions Minister during the first Cartwrither Government got the Health and Public Welfare Department and became it's Minister-General. After the 1967 reshuffle, he were moved to the Labor and Pensions Department as it's Chief. Most prominently promotion got Anderson Scott (another member of Cartwrithers advocacy group; the Committee of Christian Democracy), former Foreign Trade and Commerce Minister. In 1965 he were promoted to become Justice Minister-General; a mighty position within the Executive Committee. After the general reshuffle he got the powerful Interior and Home Affairs Department. Norman Di'Sacramento, former Price Control Minister held several positions in the second Cartwrither Government. He were both Foreign Trade Minister, Industry and Business Minister and finally Education and Science Minister-General: an crucial post at that time with growing student riots and protests.

The Second Cartwrither Government introduced several important politicians who joined the Council of Ministers. Fritz Paulinger served as both Public Administration and Local Government Minister as well as Economic Affairs Minister during the Government. He had previously been Chairman of the Deputies Finance Committee and Deputy Leader in the Deputies. Senator Ian Haeley joined after great amounts of persuasion from Cartwrither, the Executive and was one of few Councilors who held the same portfolio during the whole session. Haeley served as Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Affairs Minister. Edward Sanchesta were an other example of a Councilor who held the same portfolio all five years. He was a former Social Services Counsel in a small Autumn Islands municipality and had been a Deputy for quite of a time. During the first Cartwrither Government he however was Secretary of State at the Health and Public Welfare Department. Now he became Childcare, Families and Elderly Minister. Overseas Development Minister Felipe Turnbull did as well serve all five years. He were a long time diplomat and had served as both Ambassador to Chile, Denmark, Peru and Korea. He had previously been Departmental Governor (General Secretary of State) at the General Secretariat and were asked to join the Council of Ministers as he were both a diplomat with long experience as a former member of the Congregationist Party.

Other persons joining the Council were Abraham Monroney who became the new Permanent Secretary of the Council and Second Cabinet Minister of State, after Councilor Crawford got the Housing portfolio. Monroney had previously been serving in Cartwrithers Staff both as Chief of Staff and most recently Secretary of State with responsibility for Public Administration, Investments and Banking Policy.  Neil Goodlatte was another new person joining the Council and served as Natural Resources Minister until the general reshuffle where he got the important Industry and Enterprise portfolio. Goodlatte was an educated Economics Professor who were previously the Minister of Finance in the Canton of Metropolium. Here had served on the Congregationist Party Executive since the 1940s and were known for being and efficient economist with focus on results and deliverance. Deputy Reginald Sheehan joined the Council of Ministers 1969 after the resignation of Renard Sampson. Sheehan had served as an Deputy since 1960 and earlier in a local City Assembly in Guardenia. 

Felix Pallone was another new face joining the Council of Ministers; served as Science, Sports ans Culture Minister between 1965 and 1967 and Foreign Trade Minister between 1967 and 1970. Pallone had served as both Education Minister in Mercani and as a Deputy, heading the Subcommittee of Culture and Fine Arts  since the same year. Another Deputy joining the Council were Patricia Gyllenhaal - one of only two female Councilors of State, taking over Pallones first portfolio when he got promoted. She had served in the Adenport City Council during the late 1950s and were elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 1960. Since 1965 she led the Committee on Education and served as an Assistant Chair of the Joint Party Caucus. CEO of the Citroën Company: Magnus Kilgore-Aynard had not any public experience but were an reputed business figure, well-known in the public. In 1968 he were offered a position as Natural Resources Minister and joined the Council of Ministers.

Senator Arthur Moynihan became Transportation Minister in 1968 and were a familiar but new face in the context, Senator Thomas Wallace already in 1966 as Public Administration Minister. Counsel Joaquin Malone of the Velvet Department of Security got the position as Immigration Minister after the 1967 reshuffle and Wolf Ikinger, Chief of the Congregationist General Assembly Secretariat did in 1968 take over the position as Associate Cabinet Minister and head of the Government policy function; the Strategic Development Programme.