Cabinet of Cascadia
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The Cabinet of Cascadia is the chief executive body of the Republic of Cascadia. It is an advisory body consisting of the vice president of Cascadia and the heads of the executive departments of the national government of Cascadia. It is the principal official advisory body to the president of Cascadia. The president chairs the meetings but is not formally a member of the Cabinet. The heads of departments, appointed by the president and confirmed by the House of Representatives, are the members of the Cabinet.
The Cabinet does not have any collective executive powers or functions of its own, and no votes need to be taken. As of now, there are 6 department heads in the current 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 House. Like all federal public officials, Cabinet members are also subject to impeachment by the House of Representatives and trial for "treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors".
The Constitution of Cascadia establishes the Cabinet in Article IV Section 3, authorizing the vice president, together with a majority of the heads of the executive departments, to declare the president "unable to discharge the powers and duties of their office". However, the Cabinet's real role, inferred from the language of the Opinion Clause (Article IV, Section 4) of the Constitution is to provide advice to the president on matters relating to their respective duties. The heads of the executive departments are eligible in the presidential line of succession. Until September 20, 2022, the Cabinet was referred to in legal documents as the Executive Council of Cascadia.
The incumbent and twenty-eighth cabinet of Cascadia, in office since October 20, 2024, is the third Setrus cabinet.
Current Cabinet and Cabinet-rank officials
The incumbent and 28th Cabinet of Cascadia (Dracnoian II) has been in office since October 20, 2024. It consists of the following members:
Cabinet positions
Vice President
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The Vice President of Cascadia is the second-highest officer in the executive branch of the Government of Cascadia, after the president of Cascadia, and ranks first in the presidential line of succession. The vice president previously served as an officer in the legislative branch, as the President of the Legislature. In that capacity, the vice president was empowered to preside over House of Representatives deliberations at any time, but may not vote except to cast a tie-breaking vote, unless they are a directly elected member of the House of Representatives. Despite the replacement of that power with the office of Speaker of the House, the Vice President has retained the power to break ties if needed. The vice president is directly elected together with the president to a month-long term of office by the people of Cascadia via instant-runoff voting. FieryMatter is the 21st and current vice president of Cascadia. He assumed office on January 21, 2024, after being elected together with Dracnoian in the October 2024 general election.
# | Portrait | Vice president | Took office | Left office | President | Election |
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1 | EstiQT | August 17, 2022 | September 17, 2022 | SayerQT | - August 2022 | |
2 | SayerQT | September 17, 2022 | December 18, 2022 | ViolentVampire | - September 2022 | |
- October 2022 | ||||||
3 | ViolentVampire | December 18, 2022 | January 15, 2023 | TylenolEC | - December 2022 | |
4 | DaPigThatBig | January 15, 2023 | January 17, 2023 | EstiQT | - January 2023 | |
5 | AghastBlock | January 17, 2023 | February 19, 2023 | — | ||
6 | Small_Cat | February 19, 2023 | April 16, 2023 | Milgorn123 | - February 2023 | |
7 | Jo_Star | April 16, 2023 | May 21, 2023 | AghastBlock | - April 2023 | |
8 | Akeboun | May 21, 2023 | June 18, 2023 | Setrus | - May 2023 | |
9 | Paradox_1080 | June 18, 2023 | July 16, 2023 | WrestlingWithGod | - June 2023 | |
10 | EmpressCorgo | July 16, 2023 | August 12, 2023 | Bachinuni | - July 2023 | |
11 | Milgorn123 | August 12, 2023 | August 20, 2023 | EmpressCorgo | — | |
12 | Akeboun | August 20, 2023 | August 25, 2023 | - August 2023 | ||
13 | cheeseballfluffy | August 25, 2023 | September 17, 2023 | — | ||
14 | Beamz30 | September 17, 2023 | November 19, 2023 | - September 2023 | ||
15 | EmpressCorgo | November 19, 2023 | December 17, 2023 | Akeboun | - November 2023 | |
16 | WrestlingWithGod | December 17, 2023 | January 21, 2024 | Setrus | - December 2023 | |
17 | Rocksthunder | January 21, 2024 | March 17, 2024 | - January 2024 | ||
18 | Setrus | March 17, 2024 | July 23, 2024 | Paper1emur | ||
SergioTheCrafter | ||||||
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Lovelyfurball | ||||||
Position vacant from July 23 to August 18, 2024 | ||||||
19 | Dracnoian | August 18, 2024 | September 15, 2024 | Paradox_1080 | ||
20 | BarackOtamatone | September 15, 2024 | October 20, 2024 | Dracnoian | ||
21 | FieryMatter | October 20, 2024 | Incumbent | - October 2024 |
Treasurer
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The Treasurer of Cascadia is the cabinet secretary overseeing the executive department known as the Treasury of Cascadia, which is tasked with the proper functioning of financial services. The Treasurer also facilitates the proper functioning of the economy, and implements the Government's economic agenda. The Treasurer oversees the National Bank, and manages government spending with consent of the Legislature, including the proper distribution of Welfare Programs. The incumbent Treasurer is EmpressCorgo, who took office on December 18, 2023.
Deputy Treasurer
The Deputy Treasurer advises and assists the Treasurer in the supervision and direction of the Treasury and its activities, and succeeds the Treasurer in their absence or unavailability. The Deputy Treasurer is appointed by the president and confirmed by the House. The Deputy Treasurer is not apart of the Cabinet. The 3rd Deputy Treasurer Ohgizmo resigned on May 22, 2023.
Secretary of State
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The Secretary of State supervises the Cascadia foreign service and administers the Department of State. The secretary must also advise the president on Cascadia foreign matters such as the appointment of diplomats and ambassadors, advising the president of the dismissal and recall of these people. The secretary of state can conduct negotiations and interpret treaties relating to foreign policy. The secretary also can participate in international conferences, organizations, and agencies as a representative of the Republic of Cascadia. The secretary communicates issues relating to the national foreign policy to the Legislature and citizens. Historically, the Secretary of State also oversaw election integrity, but this responsibility has largely been supplanted in favor of pure foreign policy. The incumbent Secretary of State is Milgorn123, who first took office on April 16, 2023.
Assistant Secretary of State
The Assistant Secretary of State advises and assists the Secretary of State in the supervision and direction of the Department of State and its activities, and succeeds the secretary in their absence or unavailability. The Assistant Secretary of State is appointed by the president and confirmed by the House. The Assistant Secretary of State is not apart of the Cabinet. The 2nd Assistant Secretary of State, FieldsofWheat, left office on July 21, 2023.
* - FieldsofWheat also served under President Setrus
Secretary of Defense
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The Secretary of Defense supervises and administers the Department of Defense, which includes the nation's armed forces, the National Guard, and the Intelligence agencies of Cascadia. The secretary is tasked with the upkeep of both services, and to implement the government's military policy, and uphold the interests of Cascadia. Originally formed on August 17, 2022 as the Commissioner of Public Defense, it took on its current name with the passage of the Executive Reorganization Act, passed on September 20, 2022. Cheeseballfluffy is the 15th and current Secretary of Defense, and has served in that post since January 8, 2024.
Secretary of the Interior
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The Secretary of the Interior supervises and administers the Department of the Interior, which oversees the nation's roads, internal lands, forests, parks, iceways, and public infrastructure. The secretary is tasked overseeing upkeep and development of these services, and to implement the government's policies regarding to their duties. Originally formed on August 17, 2022 as the Commissioner for Public Lands, it took on its current name with the passage of the Executive Reorganization Act, passed on September 20, 2022. Since December 18, 2023, Moxicodone has served as the 7th Secretary of the Interior.
* - Falcoeur also served under President ViolentVampire
Assistant Secretary of the Interior
The Assistant Secretary of the Interior advises and assists the Secretary of the Interior in the supervision and direction of the Department of the Interior and its activities, and succeeds the secretary in their absence or unavailability. The Assistant Secretary of the Interior is appointed by the president and confirmed by the House. The Assistant Secretary of the Interior is not apart of the Cabinet. The 2nd Assistant Secretary of the Interior, Moxicodone, left office on July 21, 2023.
Attorney General
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The Attorney General of Cascadia (AG) is the head of the Cascadia Department of Justice, and is the chief law enforcement officer of the national government of Cascadia. The attorney general serves as the principal advisor to the president of Cascadia on all legal matters, and principally represents Cascadia in all legal matters. The attorney general is a statutory member of the Cabinet and has been since its creation by the Judiciary Act of February 2024.
The Justice Department is tasked with the enforcement of the laws of Cascadia and the administration of justice in Cascadia. Criminal prosecutions are pursued by the Justice Department and the DOJ acts the primary law enforcement of the Republic. The attorney general is supported in their duties by the justice department's lawyers as a whole, as well as their deputy, the Solicitor General of Cascadia. Akeboun has been the attorney general of Cascadia since February 8, 2024.
Cabinet-level officials
The president may designate additional positions to be members of the Cabinet, which can vary under each president. They are not in the line of succession and are not necessarily officers of the Republic of Cascadia.
Advisors
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Advisors are officials who advise the President on policy and decision-making. The position was created by the Advisor Creation Act. The President may choose up to two advisors or none at all, and have cabinet-level status. Advisors also serve at the pleasure of the President. The current singular presidential advisor under President Setrus is xHydre.
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Former cabinet departments and officials
The Fifth Department
Secretary of Recruitment
The Department of Recruitment, headed by the Secretary of Recruitment, was an executive department of the Government of Cascadia that existed from September 9, 2022 to January 28, 2023. The position and department was established by the Recruitment Act of September 2022 of the first legislature, signed into law by President SayerQT on September 9, 2022. The department's objectives were set out in the Recruitment Act as "increasing recruitment and citizen retention in Cascadia." While the department did deliver on many of its objectives, to many it was seen as simply a sinecure, especially under the leadership of Secretary EstiQT. In January 2023, the department was repurposed into the Department of Social Services, with many of its powers expanded to include oversight authority previously under other departments, such as the Treasury.
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Secretary of Social Services
The Department of Social Services, headed by the Secretary of Social Services, was an executive department of the Government of Cascadia tasked with overseeing all government welfare and social services, including the CascAID program. While nominally retaining oversight over the nascent Recruitment Department's task of recruitment, it's primary focus became the implementation of social programs such as CascAID that had been previously under the authority of the Treasury. The department was established by the Social Services Department Organization Act, which was signed into law by President EstiQT on January 28, 2023. The department was replaced by the Department of Labor & Recruitment in late July of that year.
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Assistant Secretary of Social Services
The Assistant Secretary of Social Services advised and assisted the Secretary of Social Services in the supervision and direction of the Department of Social Services and its activities, and succeeded the secretary in their absence or unavailability. The Assistant Secretary of Social Services was appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the House of Representatives. Like other assistant secretaries, the Assistant Secretary of Social Services was not apart of the Cabinet. The position was nominally created on October 28, 2022 under the Department of Recruitment, however the only person to ever fill the role, AghastBlock, was appointed under the Department of Social Services. He left office on July 21, 2023 and its successor posts were officially abolished by the Judiciary Act of February 2024.
Secretary of Labor & Recruitment
The Department of Labor and Recruitment, headed by the Secretary of Labor and Recruitment, was an executive department of the Government of Cascadia responsible for labor coordination and oversight, activity, and Cascaid- the then-primate social program of Cascadia. A main focus of the department, and by extension the secretary, was recruitment and bolstering of the national population. It also oversaw activity programs and events, in order to build a community and promote player activity. The department was established as a reorganization of the Department of Social Services by the Labor & Recruitment Department Organization Act and became operational on July 30, 2023 after being signed into law by President Bachinuni.
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Secretary of Local Affairs
The Department of Local Affairs, headed by the Secretary of Local Affairs, was an executive department of the Government of Cascadia responsible for community outreach and engagement, nation-town relations, recruitment initiatives, censuses, and town placement. It was established in the aftermath of a perceived inactivity and ineffectiveness of the Department of Labor & Recruitment. It was created by the Executive Organization Act of August 2023, signed into law by President EmpressCorgo on August 27, 2023, and was abolished by the Judiciary Act of February 2024, in which the entire department that had been a continuation of the original Department of Recruitment was abolished. Its powers were largely shifted to that of the Department of Defense, Department of the Interior, Treasury, or the Executive Office of the President. Its status as the "fifth department" in the cabinet was replaced by the Department of Justice, and its secretary's place in the presidential line of succession was replaced by the Attorney General of Cascadia.
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Secretary of Territory
The Department of Territory was a executive department that briefly existed in the Government of Cascadia in late August 2023. The law which established the department, known simply as the Department of Territory Act, was proposed by Vice President Akeboun as a way to address the ongoing threat of claimblock towns and a perceived lack of a concrete border to defend cascadian towns and citizens. It also granted the new department the ability to establish "Auxilliary Claim Towns" for special purposes under national jurisdiction, and granted the new Department of Territory authority over National Parks, a power previously exercised by the Department of the Interior. While it passed and was signed into law by President EmpressCorgo on August 22, 2023, it was repealed four days later. The reason for abolishing the young department was due to the perceived overlaps of authority with other departments, and the idea that the post would simply act as a sinecure. The department's powers were merged into the Department of Defense, of whom the only Secretary of Territory, Akeboun, was soon made Secretary of.
Early naming conventions
Preceding the first elections to held in Cascadia in August 2022 under the Provisional Constitution, Acting Head of State SayerQT promulgated a decree establishing several posts in the new constitutional Executive Council. These initial cabinet posts did not run formal departments, rather performed their duties directly through their office. These offices were:
- Treasurer
- Secretary of State
- Commissioner of Public Lands
- Commissioner of Public Defense
When the Executive Reorganization Act of September 2022 was passed and signed into law by President VIolentVampire on September 20, 2022, the names of just the Treasurer and Secretary of State were remained intact (although the secretary of state had its powers altered), and the posts of Commissioner of Public Lands & Defense became the secretaries of Interior and Defense respectively, heading newly established departments.