Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Essexia)

Foreign Ministry
Seal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Incumbent Rt. Hon. Jack since 3 May 2021
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Appointer	Emperor James on the advice of First Minister Rt. Hon. Jack MP

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Essexia is a government department in the Commonwealth of Essexia, and a key department of the Cabinet of Essexia. It is responsible for handling foreign affairs, managing diplomatic relations and representing the nation as a whole outside of the Commonwealth. The department is headed by the Foreign Minister who is currently the Rt. Hon. Jack.

The department is seen as one of the most powerful ministries in the Commonwealth of Essexia, seeing as it oversees the foreign engagements of Essexia in the micronational community, in which Essexia is renowned and respected. In 2020, Essexia placed 3rd in the GUM Member States Positivity Survey, furthering the status of the Foreign Ministry as a powerful and influential department.

List of Junior Departments

Under the Ministerial Reform Act, a small number of new departments under the Foreign Ministry were established in order to help the Foreign Ministry cope with increased workload and scope. These Junior Ministries are:

• Department of Development
• Department of Communications

The Department of Development handles affairs regarding the development of other micronations, or of Essexia by other micronations. An example would be an infrastructure project within Essexia aided in part by another micronation; The department would handle this project.

The Department of Communications is responsible for communication between Essexia and other micronations, generally outside of the Grand Unified Micronational.

Notable Laws established

• Čechsexia Act

List of Foreign Ministers

Foreign Ministers

Portrait	Term in Office	Minister	Party	Government	Notes
	27 December 2017 to 12 July 2019 562 days	Rt. Hon. Jack	National Conservative Party of Essexia Monarchist Party of Essexia Commonwealth Party of Essexia	Hawarden Ministry Essexian Political Commonwealth I Essexian Political Commonwealth II Jamie Ministry	First Foreign Minister. Longest single tenure as Foreign Minister, and in any cabinet position.
	12 July 2019 to 23 March 2020 255 days	Lord Matthew S	Royalist Party of Essexia Old Guard Party Independent Liberal Socialist and Cooperative Party of Essexia	Jamie Ministry Jacob Ministry Rhino Ministry Transferral Government Interim Giraffe Government Rhino Ministry II	First LibSoc Foreign Minister Foreign Minister under most separate Governments
	26 March 2020 to 11 May 2020 46 days	Earl Finn	Liberal Socialist and Cooperative Party of Essexia	Giraffe Ministry	Only First Minister to have become Foreign Minister after their First Minister tenure.
	11 May 2020 to 1 June 2020 21 days	Rt. Hon. Jack	Old Guard Party/Giraffe Concordat	Giraffe Ministry Rhino Ministry III	First Foreign Minister to have multiple non-consecutive terms. Shortest serving Foreign Minister
	9 July 2020 to 14 December 2020 158 days	Lord Matthew S	Progressive Workers' Party/Rhino Alliance	Rhino Ministry III	Was Vice-Chair for two terms in the GUM.
	14 December 2020 to 2 March 2021 78 days	Rt. Hon. Jack	Giraffe Concordat	Weeaboo Ministry Royalist Ministry	Became Chair of the GUM on the 1st January 2021.
	2 March 2021 to 3 May 2021 62 days	Rt. Hon. Terri	The Greens	von Uberquie Ministry	First Green Foreign Minister
	3 May 2021 to Present	Rt. Hon. Jack MP	Royalist Party of Essexia	Giraffe Ministry III Giraffe Ministry IV