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Title: History of the Position


bweezy - April 27, 2004 07:13 PM (GMT)
The position of Minister of Regional Affairs was created on January 16, 2004, when a new constitution was adopted. Prior to that, there was no such Ministry in Canada. The position was first filled on February 8, 2004, after an election was held.

The Minister's Job Description, as stated in the Constitution, is as follows:
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The Minister of Regional Affairs shall be in charge of communicating with all member nations of Canada. The Regional Affairs Minister shall inform member nations of events of significance, including, but not limited to, upcoming Regional votes.

The Minister of Regional Affairs shall seek and gauge regional opinion on issues of importance based on both formal and informal polling methods. The Minister of Regional Affairs shall be responsible for the collection of domestic intelligence.

The Minister of Regional Affairs shall be responsible for organizing all elections and referenda, as well as the maintenance of the Region’s election schedule in the forum calendar. The Minister of Regional Affairs shall be given administrator privileges on the regional off-site board.

In addition to the responsibilities given in the above portfolio, the Minister of Regional Affairs shall also be responsible for the supervision of the Department of Immigration. The Department of Immigration will be responsible for the recruitment of new members and the greeting of members on both on the Regional off-site forum and the NationStates Regional Message Board for Canada.

The Department of Immigration shall have two departments: Internal Immigration and External Immigration. Both of these departments will be overseen and administered by the sitting Deputy Minister of Regional Affairs. Accountability and ultimate responsiblity will lie with the sitting Minister of Regional Affairs.


Minsters of Regional Affairs, Past and Present
Checkers McDog - February 8, 2004 - March 29, 2004
Saskatoon Saskatchewan - March 29, 2004 - April 11, 2004
Bweezy - April 11, 2004 - May 13, 2004
Drunken Hosers - May 13, 2004 - Jan 11th, 2005
Saskatoon Saskatchewan - Jan 11th, 2005 - May 3rd, 2005
Daemon - May 3rd 2005 - Aug 18th, 2005
kana da - Aug 18th, 2005 - Oct 3rd, 2005
canada6 - Oct 3rd, 2005 - Jan 1st, 2006 (420_Celebrants Served during the month of November)
420_Celebrants - Jan 1st - Jul 1st, 2006
Daemon - Jul 1st 2006 - Aug 17th, 2006
420_Celebrants - Aug 17th, 2006 - Jan 28th, 2007
Vacant - Jan 29th - Feb 3rd, 2007
Canada6 - Feb 4th, 2007 - Incumbent




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