The return to Cabinet of three old faces, a shake-up of Government ministries and pledges to make huge cuts in spending and improve accountability marked the beginning of the Paula Cox era.New Education Minister Dame Jennifer Smith outside Cabinet since resigning as Premier seven years earlier earned the biggest cheer of the day as Ms Cox unveiled her new team at Government House on the first day of November.Terry Lister runner-up to Ms Cox in the leadership race four days earlier was back as Transport Minister, while Patrice Minors was put in charge of a new Business Development and Tourism Ministry.The House of Assembly's newest MP, Michael Weeks, was promoted to Minister without Portfolio as, with Elvin James the only person to leave Cabinet, the numbers in the team climbed from 11 to 13.Ms Cox said a host of new ministries had been created to streamline processes and make Government more efficient as she tried to get to grips with the economic downturn.Former Attorney General Kim Wilson was moved to a new Economy, Trade and Industries Ministry, tasked with expanding economic empowerment zones, helping small businesses and taking over work permit responsibilities from Senator David Burch.This allowed Sen Burch to concentrate on the Island's spiralling violence problems as part of a new National Security Ministry, under which he would have the new duty of border controls and Customs.Glenn Blakeney switched from Environment and Sports to Youth, Families, Sport and Community, where he was given black empowerment issues previously under the now-defunct Social Rehabilitation.Zane DeSilva replaced Walter Roban in Health, with Mr Roban moving to a new Environment, Planning and Infrastructure Strategy Ministry, from which he was expected to push the green industry.Michael Scott was promoted from Energy Minister to Attorney General, where corrections, court services, probation and justice were brought together under one Ministry for the first time.Neletha Butterfield was put in charge of a new Public Information Services Ministry, responsible for libraries and archives and some public buildings issues previously under Works and Engineering, which now became simply Works under Deputy Premier Derrick Burgess.Marc Bean, Walton Brown and Thaao Dill were all out of the Senate, replaced by former Progressive Labour Party chairman David Burt, Worker's Voice editor LaVerne Furbert and community activist Cromwell Shakir.Much of the entourage that characterised Ewart Brown's reign was immediately gone, with Beverle Lottimore, head of the Department of Communication and Information, now doubling up as press secretary, and Mr Burt Chief of Staff.But there were no more bodyguards, whom Dr Brown had claimed followed him around at the police's insistence, despite opponents saying they were there to make him look important.In her first Throne Speech, Ms Cox repeated her pledge to make savings of at least $150 million in her first year as Premier by focusing on “needs” as opposed to “wants”.“We must live within our means and this Government will lead by example,” she promised, following much public criticism of Dr Brown maintaining high personal travel expenses while instructing others to tighten their belts.Rejecting the notion of business as usual, Ms Cox said disciplined and effective financial management would be applied across all Ministries.She set up a new Procurement, Contracts and Management Office, under her own watch, to oversee contract tendering previously done by Works and Engineering, in an effort to secure value for money.And she revealed a new Gang Task Force, made up of police, Government, Customs and prisons, would share intelligence with the US Consulate to tackle gun violence.Ms Cox was widely praised by MPs from all three sides of the House of Assembly for the tone in her first few days as Premier, which they note have passed without any of the provocation and bickering the public had grown weary of.