Lazia, 30 August 2025 — Three senior Chads have been given ministerial portfolios previously held directly by Chad Lord-Stadtholder Emiel van der Huijsen, in a further stage of the government's consolidation.
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POLITICS Senior Chads given ministerial portfolios in cabinet shake-up
Ministries pass from the Lord-Stadtholder's direct control to individual ministers.
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The move follows the restructuring of the National Convention of 2019 and has been described as part of a long-term effort to standardise the executive and set out ministerial responsibilities more clearly.
Chad Hasan Çakar, Greffier-Consular of the Lazian Chamber and Deputy Lord-Grand Pensionary, becomes Minister of Defence and Veterans' Affairs. He already directs the Meme Warfare Centre, a unit of the Mahusetan Cyber Force specialising in information operations, and is expected to extend his oversight to conventional defence and to veterans' affairs.
Chad Chase Mahoning becomes Minister of Digital Affairs while remaining Lord-Grand Pensionary, an office broadly comparable to a vice-presidency. The new portfolio is intended to bring greater coordination to electronic governance and to state information systems.
Chad Zabëlle Lunarius Skye-Greys becomes Minister of Economic Affairs, continuing as Minister of Education, Culture, Sport and Science and as head of the Chad Stephen Freayth Electoral Commission. Skye-Greys has long been associated with institutional development, and the new portfolio is seen as a complement to his work in education and culture.
The redistribution marks a shift away from the highly centralised model in which the Lord-Stadtholder supervised several ministries directly. By entrusting them to senior figures, the government hopes to improve efficiency, clarify accountability and give ministries sustained leadership rather than supervision arranged case by case.
The appointments have been welcomed as a pragmatic step towards professionalising the cabinet. Some have noted the unusual concentration of offices in the hands of a small number of people, and the questions that raises about workload and the balance of responsibilities.