College of State (Montecara)
| Il Colegio di Stado | |
|---|---|
| File:MontecaraCoA.png | |
| Role | Executive cabinet |
| Established | 12th century CE |
| Total members | 7 |
| Term length | 2 years, renewable |
| College | |
| Term began | 1 January 2018 |
| Term ends | 31 December 2019 |
| Administration | |
| Meeting place | Palaço Pùblico, Montecara |
| Website | |
| colegio.go.mc | |
The Colegio, in full Il Colegio di Stado de Montecara, is the collective head of government and executive cabinet of Montecara. Because consensus-based decision-making and a broad diffusion of power are deeply rooted in Montecaran culture, the city-state's government lacks a single official who has formal power over the executive; instead, the Colegio as a whole makes decisions and implements policies together. Discussions are held in private, and dissensions are not made public. Each member is a Secretary who heads a Secretariat that is concerned with some aspect of day-to-day government.
The Colegio is technically a committee of the Popular Assembly, the lower house of the legislature. Members are nominated by committee and appointed by a vote of the Popular Assembly for a two-year term. Individual members can be re-elected indefinitely. In practice, sitting members are almost always re-elected if they choose to keep serving, and most leave office only when they choose to retire after two to five terms. Retiring members of the Colegio often go on to serve in the Senate.
The Secretary of State presides at meetings of the Colegio and is first in its order of precedence, but has no formal power over the other members.
Current composition
In order of precedence
| Office Portfolio |
Incumbent | Term began |
|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State Secretariat of State |
 |
1 January 2010 |
| Secretary of Finance Secretariat of Finance |
 |
1 January 2010 |
| Secretary of Defense and Security Secretariat of Defense and Security |
 |
1 January 2016 |
| Secretary of Trade and Industry Secretariat of Trade and Industry |
 |
1 January 2010 |
| Secretary of Social Protection Secretariat of Social Protection |
 |
1 January 2012 |
| Secretary of the Environment, Transport, and Urban Development Secretariat of the Environment Secretariat of Transport Secretariat of Urban Development |
 |
1 January 2014 |
| Secretary of Education and Culture Secretariat of Education Secretariat of Culture |
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1 January 2020 |