List of Government Offices of Meriad

The executive branch of the Meriadni government is subdivided into a series of 15 offices, which are tasked with overseeing specific areas of government policy. These offices, many of which have representatives on the Meriadni Royal Cabinet, employ the majority of the workforce employed by the government.

Office of the Prime Minister

The Office of the Prime Minister is a political and bureaucratic office that assists the Royal Cabinet and the Prime Minister of Meriad in the leadership of the Royal Cabinet and Government. The office, which is directly overseen by the Prime Minister, has about 70 employees, many of whom are appointed by the Prime Minister immeidiately following his or her appointment. The Office of the Prime Minister is by far the smallest executive office, and is oranized entirely around the Prime Minister. Template:Infobox Government agency

Office of International Relations

Main article: Office of International Relations

Template:Infobox Government agency The Office of International Relations is the Meriadni executive department tasked with the foreign relations of Meriad. The Office of International Relations was established in 1765, and was the first office subservient to the Prime Minister created. It creates, maintains, and exercises diplomatic relations with foreign entities on behalf of the whole of the Meriadni government.

Office of Foreign Intelligence

Main article: Office of Foreign Intelligence

Template:Infobox Government agency The Office of Foreign Intelligence is the Meriadni executive department tasked with obtaining, processing, and analyzing information on extra-national entities around the world. It historically has worked in close conjunction with the Office of International Relations, and Office of the Armed Forces, and the Civil Police Service.

Office of Education

Template:See Template:Infobox Government agency The Office of Education in the Meriadni executive department tasked with overseeing public and private education in Meriad.

Office of Transportation and Communications

The Office of Transportation and Communications is the Meriadni executive department tasked with overseeing transportation and communications within Meriad. It is in charge of with maintaining such facilities as the Port of Gröstavik, the National Highway System, and other national transportation infrastructure. It is also charged with communication within the country.

Office of the Interior

Template:Infobox Government agency The Office of the Interior is the Meriadni executive department tasked with overseeing the creation, maintenance, and use of public lands within Meriad. It has the most influential role of the offices, as a result of the vast area of land owned and overseen by the government.

Office of Environmental Preservation

The Office of Environmental Preservation is a subsidiary office to the Office of the Interior, and is specifically tasked with responding to environmental crises and investigating environmental policy for the government to pursue.

Office of Natural Resources

The Office of Natural Resources is a subsidiary office of the Office of the Interior, and is specifically tasked with regulating and enforcing the consumption and renewal of Meriad's numerous natural resources, from petroleum to timber.

Office of Commerce

The Office of Commerce is the Meriadni executive department tasked with overseeing commerce, both international and interregional, in Meriad.

Office of the Armed Forces

Main article: Armed Forces of Meriad

The Office of the Armed Forces is the military organization responsible for the defense of Meriad.

Office of the Treasury

The Office of the Treasury is the Meriadni executive department tasked with overseeing the creation and use of the Meriadni national currency.

Office of Health and Public Services

The Office of Health and Public Services is the Meriadni executive department tasked with providing basic human services to Meriadni citizens, such as welfare and social security.

Office of Agriculture

The Office of Agriculture is the Meriadni executive department tasked with overseeing agriculture and aquaculture within Meriad. Until 2003, it was a subsidiary office to the Office of the Interior, but was elevated to a level standing as a result of the rapid increases in agricultural infrastructure across the country during the 1990s.

Office of Justice

The Office of Justice is the Meriadni executive department tasked with enforcing legislation passed by the Hall of Jarls and the Meriadni Royal Cabinet.

Office of Energy

The Office of Energy is the Meriadni executive department tasked with creating and regulating the consumption of energy within Meriad.