History of Lorell Hall

Lorell Hall was completed and established as the central building for governance in the Hapes Consortium in 2449 during the Second Antiquity Era. The Consortium had previously been controlled from the Royal Hapan Palace where the Queen-Mother and her Royal Advisors would meet with nobility, senior officials and high ranking military officers on a frequent basis.

With the massive expansion of the Hapes Consortium during the Second Expansion Era some four hundred years later, the sheer number of people travelling to the Royal Hapan Palace had rendered the Hapan government sluggish and slow-paced. The creation of Lorell Hall helped relieve some of the pressure on the Queen-Mothers.

Lorell Hall continued to function in this capacity until the final days of the Decline Era when the councils and Hapes Consortium splintered. The building was utilized by the Sword Confederacy during the Dark Age for larger meetings, but the building, along with the rest of Ta'a Chume'Dan was the target of numerous large scale attacks, making it unsafe for periods of time.

During the Phoenix Age, Lorell Hall was used for short periods of time before being renovated in the final days of King Andrew's rule.

Cabinets

Prime Minister Tylger's Cabinet (4026-4027)

King Andrew ruled the Hapes Consortium in much the same way as the historical Queen-Mothers, but kept an assembly of advisors in the Royal Hapan Palace to help smooth tensions between parties which had previously been at war. It stayed this way for much of his reign up until 4026 when he became too ill to rule. As Crown-Prince James was isolated from the rest of the Consortium, studying for his upcoming reign, King Andrew appointed Lord Tylger as Regent and Prime Minister of the Hapes Consortium. With this change in leadership, Lorell Hall was once again put to use.

Prime Minister Tylger's cabinet was small, consisting only of a few individuals he deemed necessary to run the Hapan government at the time. These were:

• Ministry of Defence
  • Minister & Grand General Harr
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • Minister Molokh
• Ministry of Finance
  • Minister Smith

The cabinet did not last long after the coronation of King James as Grand General Harr was strongly opposed to the King's method of handling things. Tensions ran high as officials on Hapes Prime were worried about having a Draconian noble as the second in command of the Hapes Consortium. To put everyone at ease, Prime Minister Tylger resigned and went in to self-imposed exile in the fall of 4027.

Grand General Harr attempted to overthrow the King in the military revolt of 4027. His attempt failed as he had little support and he was summarily banished from the Hapes Cluster shortly thereafter.

Prime Minister Black's Cabinet (4028-4029)

• Ministry of Law
  • Minister Tylger

Prime Minister Antaria's Cabinet (4029)

• Ministry of Finance
  • Minister Black

• Ministry of Law
  • Minister Tigellinus (4029)
  • Minister Antillies (4029)

• Ministry of Trade
  • Minister Khan (4029)

• Ministry of Education
  • Minister Cyrus

Prime Minister Smith's Cabinet (4029-4030)

• Ministry of the Interior
  • Minister Jaak

• Ministry of Defense
  • Minister Tyrridon - (4029-4030)

• Ministry of Intelligence
  • Minister Khan - (4030)
  • Minister Tanner - (4030)
  • Minister von Esling - (4030)

• Ministry of Culture
  • Minister Tylger - (4030-4035)

Prime Minister Jaak's Cabinet (4030-4033)

Zell Jaak was most likely the most successful Prime Minister in Hapan history. He held the office for three years from the summer of 4030 until his resignation in the fall of 4033. Gane Lant had been appointed Deputy Prime Minister some three months earlier and was voted to succeed him.

Coming from the Falleen Federation, Zell Jaak faced political opposition from several members of the Hapan leadership, most notably Lord Tylger and Lord Starfyre. Even so, his time in office was marked by frequent grandiose achievements and reforms to improve the Hapan government and bureaucracy. Several large tax planets were developed during this time period, and the civil service was created.

His cabinet consisted of the following individuals:

• Ministry of the Interior
  • Prime Minister Jaak - (4030)
  • Minister Abriel - (4030-4034)

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • Minister Starfyre - (4030-4032)
  • Minister Bayne - (4032-4033)
  • Minister al-Qadrim - (4033)

• Ministry of Finance
  • Minister Rainey - (4030-4032)
  • Minister Jade - (4032-4034)

• Ministry of Trade
  • Minister Foreman

• Ministry of Industry
  • Minister Windcloud (4032-4033)

• Ministry of Intelligence
  • Minister Tyrridon - (4030)
  • Minister Solo - (4030-4031)
  • Minister Meridius - (4031)
  • Minister Tyrridon - (4031)
  • Minister Baynos - (4031-4033)
  • Minister Kadrim - (4033-4035)

• Ministry of Culture
  • Minister Tylger

Prime Minister Lant's Cabinet (4033-)

• Ministry of the Interior (renamed to Ministry of Justice as of 4034)
  • Minister Abriel - (4033-4034)
  • Ministry Defunct from May 4034-June 4035
  • Minister Tylger (4035-present)

• Ministry of External Affairs
  • Minister al-Qadrim - (4032-4033)
  • Minister Windcloud - (4033-4035)
  • Minister Threestars - (4035-present)

• Ministry of Finance
  • Minister Jade (4032-4034)
  • Minister Badara (4034-4035)
    • Deputy Minister Jade (Acting Minister from January 4035-June 4035)
  • Minister Trepe (4035-present)

• Ministry of Industry
  • Minister Windcloud - (4032-4033)
  • Minister sa Vinitta - (4033)
  • Minister Kurov - (4033-4034)
  • Minister Amethius - (4034-present)

• Ministry of Intelligence
  • Minister Kadrim (4033-4035)
  • Minister Windcloud (4035-present)

• Ministry of Culture (Ministry downgraded to Department of Culture within Ministry of the Interior in 4035)
  • Minister Tylger (4030-4035)

• Ministry of Defence (reinstated in 4034)
  • Minister Baynos (4034)
    • Deputy Minister Tyrridon (Acting Minister from September 4034-January 4035)
  • Minister Toshikhan (4035-present)

Abolished or Renamed Ministries

Ministry of Trade

Dissolved upon resignation of Indy Foreman in (4030?). Trade is now a department of the Ministry of Industry.

Ministry of Law

Reformed and absorbed in to the new Ministry of the Interior in ca 4030.

Ministry of Justice

Shortlived and more limited version of the Ministry of the Interior that existed in 4034.

Ministry of Education

Reformed and absorbed in to the Ministry of Culture in 4030.

Ministry of Culture

Downgraded to become the Department of Culture within the Ministry of the Interior in 4035.