Council of State (Acrea)

The Council of State (Nordic: Statsrådet) is the national cabinet of Acrea. The Council of State constitutes the executive authority of Acrea, and serves as both a cabinet and privy council to the King. It consists of 14 ministries, including the Chancellery.

With the exception of the Chancellor and Foreign Minister, all members of the Council may concurrently be Members of Parliament and Ministers. However, for the duration of their tenure as Minister, their seats in the Riksdag are deputised for the duration of their term. Being an MP is not a requirement for being eligible to be appointed to a ministerial position. The Council usually convenes weekly in a meeting convened by the Chancellor, most commonly on Fridays in either the Royal Palace or the Chancellery, and is presided over by the King.

Organisation

The Council is composed of 14 Ministers, each serving as the head of their respective government ministry. Although only the Chancellery and Foreign Ministry are traditionally considered part of the executive, in practice the entire Council is considered to be the executive. As originally established, there was no official order of precedence or succession to the Chancellor. This was changed with the passing of the Instrument of Government in 1792, which established the order of succession as: Foreign Minister, Minister of the Interior, Minister of Defence, and Minister of Justice, with all subsequent being decided by order of seniority of ministry.

Cabinet

Image	Incumbent	Ministry	In Office Since
	Malin Rasmussen	Chancellery	13 May 2019
	Alexander Skjæran	Ministry of Defence	21 June 2020
	Elena Skjæran	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	13 May 2019
	Matthias Støre	Ministry of the Interior	13 May 2019
	Peter Wilhelm Matthes	Ministry of Finance	13 May 2019
	Andreas Langenkamp	Ministry of Justice	13 May 2019
	Cecilia Bergqvist	Ministry of Education	13 May 2019
	Aimée Söderlund	Ministry of Trade	13 May 2019
[[File:|150px]]		Ministry of Health	13 May 2019
[[File:|150px]]		Ministry of Agriculture and Food	13 May 2019
[[File:|150px]]		Ministry of Climate and the Environment	13 May 2019
[[File:|150px]]		Ministry of Infrastructure	13 May 2019
	Andrea Sjøvold	Ministry of Culture	13 May 2019
[[File:|150px]]		Ministry of Labour	13 May 2019