College of State (Montecara)

Il Colegio di Stado
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Role	Executive cabinet
Established	12th century CE
Total members	7
Term length	2 years, renewable
College
Term began	1 January 2020
Term ends	31 December 2021
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. Nevertheless, she has been described by commentators as "the face of Montecara" due to the relatively high profile of the office in the Montecaran political scene, which is dominated by committees and consensus. Although the Secretary of State acts alone only when managing her secretariat, she nevertheless holds a considerable degree of "soft power" as the first in the Colegio's order of precedence and the official most immediately in charge of foreign policy. The Secretary represents Montecara at international conferences and is informally considered the nation's top diplomat. Because Montecaran nationality law also falls under the remit of the Secretariat of State, she has immediate responsibility for matters of naturalization and citizenship, and Montecaran passports are issued under her authority.

Current composition

In order of precedence

Office Portfolio	Incumbent	Term began
Secretary of State Secretària di stado Secretariat of State	Odeta Luciàn	1 January 2010
Secretary of Finance Secretària da finànsa Secretariat of Finance	Ansèlma di Meglie	1 January 2010
Secretary of Defense and Security Secretària da difèsa eia segurèsa Secretariat of Defense and Security	Tulio Brucàt	1 January 2016
Secretary of Trade and Industry Secretària di tràfego eia endùstria Secretariat of Trade and Industry	Emilio Grèce	1 January 2010
Secretary of Social Protection Secretària da protexòn soçiàl Secretariat of Social Protection	Teodòr Marelucè	1 January 2012
Secretary of Planning and the Environment Secretària da urbanìsma eia anbiènt Secretariat of Planning and the Environment	Francesca Zetici	1 January 2014
Secretary of Education and Culture Secretària da creànça eia cultùra Secretariat of Education and Culture	Gemma Antolìn	1 January 2020