Council of Ministers
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Council of Ministers is a traditional name given to the supreme executive organ in some governments, which advises the chief executive or head of state.[1] It is usually equivalent to the term cabinet. The term Council of State is a similar name that also may refer to a cabinet, but the terms are not equal in certain countries (for example, in Spain and India[citation needed]). Councils of Ministers are usually composed of those government ministers who are responsible for a ministry. They are usually led by a President of the Council of Ministers, a term that is commonly translated, or used synonymously, as prime minister or premier.
List of current Councils of Ministers
[edit]- Council of Ministers of Albania
- Council of Ministers of Algeria
- Council of Ministers of Belarus
- Council of Ministers of Belgium
- Council of Ministers of Bhutan
- Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Council of Ministers of Bulgaria
- Council of Ministers of Cambodia
- Council of Ministers of Colombia
- Council of Ministers of Cuba
- Council of Ministers of Ethiopia
- Council of Ministers of France
- Council of Ministers of Guatemala
- Council of Ministers of India
- Council of Ministers of the Isle of Man
- Council of Ministers of Italy
- Council of Ministers of Jersey
- Council of Ministers of Lebanon
- Council of Ministers of Mozambique
- Council of Ministers of the Netherlands
- Council of Ministers of Peru
- Council of Ministers of Poland
- Council of Ministers of Portugal
- Council of Ministers of Russia
- Council of Ministers of Saudi Arabia
- Council of Ministers of Somalia
- Council of Ministers of Spain
- Council of Ministers of Syria
- Council of Ministers of Thailand
- Council of Ministers of Turkey
- Council of Ministers of Vietnam
List of former Councils of Ministers
[edit]- Council of Ministers of Afghanistan
- Council of Ministers of Burma
- Council of Ministers of the German Democratic Republic
- Council of Ministers of the Hungarian People's Republic
- Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union
- Council of Ministers of the Ukrainian SSR
See also
[edit]- Council of the European Union (informally known as the Council of Ministers)
- Policy Council of Guernsey
References
[edit]- ^ Stevenson, Angus; Lindberg, Christine A., eds. (2011). "council of ministers". New Oxford American Dictionary (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199891535.