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 16 cabinet positions, consisting of 14 ministries including the Chancellery and two Ministers of State who can interchangeably serve as Deputy Chancellors.

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 Thursdays 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, and two Ministers of State. The Ministers of State are individuals who can both serve as Deputy Chancellor and do so interchangeably. 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. Additional ministerial positions can be created in the form of ad-hoc ministries or ministers without portfolio.

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: Minister of the Interior, Foreign Minister, 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
	Elena Skjæran	Chancellery	15 May 2021
	Matthias Støre	Ministry of the Interior First Minister of State	13 May 2019
	Alexander Storeng	Ministry of Defence	21 June 2020
	Elena Skjæran	Ministry of Foreign Affairs Second Minister of State	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