Commonweal Commission (Ventora)

The Commonweal Commission (: Comisión de Común) is the Ventoran government cabinet-level department responsible for matters of health, education, labor, culture, and social well-being. Hildaga Iria Rosalía Puga Coello is the current Commonweal Commissioner and head of the commission. It is the largest commission by employees and programs overseen as well as the one most Ventorans are directly affected by. The commission's head offices are in the People's Quadrangle (Cuadrilátero del Pueblo), a large complex built in the fundadismo style. It is located in the government quarter of Plenas, the.

History
With the rise of urbanization and its attendant effects on, King Baltasor commissioned Emilio Meléndez, Baron of Vela and a physician, as Health Commissioner on October 25, 1837. Meléndez instituted programs to provide for vaccinations against the diseases of the time. Subsequent commissioners worked to improve sanitation and provide safe water supplies in urban areas.

The First World War created shortages of workers and a need to focus the labor supply on important industries. To address this concern, King Melchor created the Labor Commission on July 5, 1906. Pascual Salcedo, Count of Tuguso, was the first Labor Commissioner. As the war progressed, the need to ensure adequate housing for military personnel mustering out of service began to affect society. King Melchor decided to combine the Health and Labor Commisions with a coordinated mission to look after the complete well-being of all citizens. He created the Commonweal Commission on March 3, 1912.

In 1918, the commission took on oversight of the educational system in Ventora. Safeguarding and promoting Ventoran culture, including encouraging sport, was added to the commision's responsibilities in 1977.