Federation Platinum Jubilee Commission
| Federation Platinum Jubilee Commission | |
| Formed | 1753 AN |
|---|---|
| Type | Royal commission |
| Jurisdiction | Nouvelle Alexandrie |
| Headquarters | Cárdenas, Federal Capital District |
| Employees | approximately 280 |
| Annual budget | NAX€4.5 billion |
| Chair | Crown Princess Sayari |
| Vice-Chair | Lord Anglés |
| Executive Director | Estela Marchena-Quispe |
| Footnotes | The budget figure is the 1755 AN Federation Platinum Jubilee appropriation administered by the Commission. |
Federation Platinum Jubilee Commission (Alexandrian: Commission du Jubilé de platine de la Fédération; Martino: Comisión del Jubileo de Platino de la Federación) was the body that planned and delivered the Federation Platinum Jubilee, the commemoration held across 1755 AN for the seventieth anniversary of the Proclamation of Punta Santiago. It was constituted by royal decree in 1753 AN and chaired throughout by Crown Princess Sayari. The Commission administered an appropriation of NAX€4.5 billion voted by the Cortes Federales and oversaw a program of about 1,200 events across the Federation's regions, including the NAX€2.4 billion Federation Heritage Program of regional capital projects.
History
The Commission was created by royal decree in 1753 AN, the year the Royal Coronation and State Ceremonies Act, 1750 required a planning committee to be formed at least twelve months before a major royal anniversary.[1] Crown Princess Sayari was appointed Chair on 14.VI.1753 AN, and the Commission held its first meeting on 1.VIII.1753 AN, meeting monthly thereafter. It carried the Jubilee from its opening at Federation Park in Cárdenas on 21.I.1755 AN to the closing ceremony on 20.XV.1755 AN. After the Jubilee closed, the Commission continued in reduced form to oversee the capital projects still under construction, with its dissolution to follow their completion. Its final report and a full accounting of the NAX€4.5 billion appropriation were laid before the Cortes Federales in 1756 AN.[2]
Structure
The Commission consisted of twenty-four members. Four were appointed by the Crown, among them the Chair and the Vice-Chair, Lord Anglés, the Lord President of the Chamber of Peers. Twelve were appointed by the regional governors, one from each region; four by the Cortes Federales, two from each chamber and chosen for cross-party representation; two by the Council of State from the senior civil service; and two by the Premier from figures in cultural, scientific, and civic life. Day-to-day work was run by a professional staff of about 280, divided between a central office in Cárdenas and twelve regional liaison offices. Estela Marchena-Quispe, a former Permanent Secretary of the Department of the Interior, served as Executive Director.
See also
- Federation Platinum Jubilee
- Sayari, Princess of Rimarima
- Proclamation of Punta Santiago
- Sapphire Jubilee of Nouvelle Alexandrie
- Monarchy of Nouvelle Alexandrie
