Council of State (Acrea)

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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 Office In Office Since
EmelieSkjaeranPortrait.jpg Elena Skjæran Chancellor 15 May 2021
MattiasStore.jpg Matthias Støre Minister of the Interior
Second Minister of State
13 May 2019
MoDSkjaeran.JPG Alexander Storeng Minister of Defence 21 June 2016
DominicRohr.jpg Dominic von Rohr Minister of Foreign Affairs
First Minister of State
15 May 2021
PeterMatthes.jpg Peter Matthes Minister of Finance 13 May 2019
AndreasLangenkamp.jpeg Andreas Langenkamp Minister of Justice 13 May 2019
CeciliaBergqvist.jpg Cecilia Rousselle Minister of Education 13 May 2019
AimeeSoderlund.jpg Aimée Söderlund Minister of Trade 13 May 2019
[[File:|150px]] Minister of Health 13 May 2019
[[File:|150px]] Minister of Agriculture 13 May 2019
[[File:|150px]] Minister of Climate and the Environment 13 May 2019
[[File:|150px]] Minister of Infrastructure 13 May 2019
AndreaSjovold.jpg Andrea Sjøvold Minister of Culture 13 May 2019
[[File:|150px]] Minister of Labour 13 May 2019