Chapter 24 Cabinet Members

"The Minister of Health is Bradford Dilman." Arthur continued to announce.

This is a relatively unfamiliar name. He is neither a government official nor a senior politician, but a commoner from an ordinary family.

The reason why he was elected as the Minister of Health is also very simple. He is a rare top student who graduated from a famous European medical school and is also a famous doctor in New South Wales.

Among the more than three million people in Australia, more than half are gold diggers attracted by gold mines and gold rushes, and less than one-third are talents attracted by major colonies.

In such an environment, it is not surprising that talents like Bradford Dilman, who have extremely high knowledge levels in a certain aspect, are reused.

"The Minister of Education is Richard Noble Chapman." Arthur continued to announce.

Richard Noble Chapman is the governor of Tasmania and the one with the least say among the six governors.

Compared with other states, Tasmania, with a population of only more than 70,000, is really uncompetitive. Even though Arthur has taken good care of Tasmania in the allocation of seats in the House of Commons, Tasmania has only won seven seats in the House of Commons.

But Richard Norbert Chapman did one thing very well. Knowing that it was impossible to compete with other colonies in terms of economy, Richard Norbert Chapman made a very correct decision, that is, to establish schools and develop education.

Coupled with the natural advantages brought by a small population, Tasmania's population literacy rate has reached a terrifying 80%, and the population graduating from primary school accounts for 70% of the total population, which is the best education condition among the six states in Australia.

Let him serve as Minister of Education because the parliamentarians took a fancy to his ability and experience in developing education.

Soon, Arthur announced the list of all cabinet members.

Among them, the Minister of Public Security was appointed by the former South Australian Governor Thomas Cech. This was because of his own reputation and advantages. The election was successful, needless to say.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs was held by Queensland Governor Andrew King Porter, who was the same as Governor Thomas Cech, needless to say.

The Minister of Livelihood is held by Victorian Governor Walter Blake. Walter Blake has developed livelihood well in Victoria and has a good reputation in Australia. It is natural that he can be elected as the Minister of Livelihood.

The two positions of Minister of Defense and Minister of Finance are held by Kent Claver Lawrence and Roger Joseph Ebert respectively.

Kent Claver Lawrence is the son of Butler Hunter and a talent who graduated from the British Military Academy.

Arthur is very relieved to have him as Minister of Defense.

Roger Joseph Ebert is the talent left to Arthur by Duke Arthur. Roger and Butler Hunter are responsible for all the properties of Duke Arthur, including factory properties by Roger and castles by Butler Hunter.

Roger is absolutely indispensable for the factories left by Duke Arthur to develop to their current scale.

Both of them followed Arthur to Australia from the beginning and changed their nationality to Australian at the first time, so that they could participate in the election of the House of Commons and succeed.

The most important position of Prime Minister was obtained by Governor Evan.

Governor Evan is the person with the most say in Australia's original colonial case, and he is also the leader among several governors.

Let him take the most important position of prime minister in the cabinet government, which can not only satisfy the original colonial forces, but also stabilize the situation in Australia.

Of course, Arthur will not suffer any loss by doing this, and he can also gain the favor of several governors.

After all, at the beginning, Arthur greatly weakened the power of the cabinet government, and the power of the prime minister was greatly reduced.

The current cabinet government only has administrative power, and it is also subject to the supervision of the House of Lords and Arthur.

The most powerful Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Defense in the cabinet government are also in the hands of Arthur. Under such circumstances, anyone who controls that government will not form enough resistance to Arthur. The cabinet government is just a tool for Arthur to indirectly rule Australia.

"Okay, these are all the members of the cabinet government. Let us congratulate them on their election and the formal formation of the cabinet!" Arthur said to everyone with a smile after announcing all the names.

Papa!

In an instant, warm applause rang out in the conference room, and the successful candidates showed happy and excited smiles.

The Australian cabinet is different from other monarchical cabinets. Take the cabinet government of the British Empire as an example. Generally, after the prime minister is elected, the prime minister will form all the cabinets by himself.

This means that the selection of cabinet members can be decided by the prime minister. Although the term of office of such cabinet members is basically the same as that of the prime minister, such a cabinet also has a very obvious advantage, that is, all cabinet members are united under the leadership of the prime minister, and the government can work better.

But Australia does not need this. All cabinet members are elected by the House of Commons, not appointed by the prime minister.

The advantage of doing this is that it greatly disperses the unity of the cabinet and turns the cabinet into a tool of Arthur's rule, rather than a power institution comparable to Arthur.

"After becoming a member of the cabinet, all other positions should be automatically terminated. Those of you who hold other positions should submit a letter of resignation to the original organization within a week. The governors of each state will temporarily hold concurrent positions for a period of time. After the state legislatures of each state hold elections to decide on the new governor, you will automatically lose the position of governor." Arthur said with a smile.

The position of the cabinet government is definitely greater than all other positions. Arthur will not allow officials to hold important positions in the state while holding important positions in the cabinet.

In this case, on the one hand, they will be unable to perform the duties of each position well. On the other hand, the power of individuals is too great. Although it will not threaten Arthur's power, it is easy to form political groups and breed trouble.

"Yes."

The governors of each state have actually been prepared for a long time. Compared with the powerful cabinet members, the position of governor seems to have the same power, but in fact it is controlled by Arthur, the government, the upper and lower parliaments and even the state legislatures, and the rights that can be exercised have been repeatedly reduced.

In such a situation, people with a discerning eye also know which position to choose, and it is not so regrettable to give up relatively unimportant positions.

"Okay, let's end the meeting of the House of Commons. The government election has come to an end. The current task of all members is to conduct an in-depth investigation into the current situation in Australia and fill the legal gaps in the Australian Constitution." Arthur smiled and said, "All cabinet members will take office this afternoon. Your first task is to find out the departments you are responsible for and the relevant situations. We will hold a cabinet meeting in a week."