Premier proposes new ministerial posts to boost governance

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has requested the creation of two Minister of State roles and two Parliamentary Under Secretary positions to strengthen ministerial support within his government.

At a recent press conference, Dr Wheatley said he had written to the governor to seek approval for the posts.

If approved, these roles would operate within existing ministries to assist senior ministers and improve governance, particularly in vital sectors like agriculture and financial services.

“I’ve requested two ministers of state and two parliamentary undersecretaries,” Dr Wheatley said. “Ministers of state would be the more senior, using the terminology of the junior minister, that would be the more senior junior minister, and parliamentary under-secretary would be a less senior junior minister,” he explained.

He said the model follows the United Kingdom’s Westminster system, where senior ministers are supported by junior ministers within the same ministry.