Council of Ministers (Romaia)
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| Council of Ministers | |
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| Yπουργικό Συμβούλιο | |
 Logo of the Romaian Government | |
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| Established | 1 October 1805 (Kingdom of Romaia) |
| State | Romaia |
| Leader | President of the Council |
| Appointed by | Emperor |
| Responsible to | Romaian Parliament |
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The Council of Ministers, officially called the Ministerial Council (Greek: Yπουργικό Συμβούλιο), constitutes the Government of Romaia (Greek: Κυβέρνηση της Ρωμανίας). It is the main collective decision-making body of the government and the only one constitutionally recognized but ministers can also meet through other government bodies such as the Government Delegated Committees. The Delegated Committees are created by the Council and composed by ministers and secretaries of state which deal with minor issues that may affect more than one ministry.
The ministers are proposed by the Prime Minister and formally appointed by the Emperor. There is no requirement for the Prime Minister nor the ministers to be MPs. The ministers are the heads of a ministerial department and receive the title of "Minister". In addition to the ministers that are the head of a department, there may be ministers without portfolio, who are entrusted responsibility for certain government functions.
Meetings of the council
The Council of Ministers, as a general rule, meets weekly every Tuesday morning. Its meetings, from which minutes will be drawn up, may be deliberative and/or decision-making. The minutes will include, exclusively, the circumstances related to the time and place of its celebration, the list of attendees, the resolutions adopted and the reports presented. Therefore, the deliberations that the different members of the Government maintain, since these by law are of a secret nature, can not be collected.
The meetings of the Council are convened and chaired by the Prime Minister also on exceptional occasions, the cabinet can be chaired by the Emperor of Romaia: in that event the meeting is solely consultative.
Location of council meetings
The Council of Ministers meetings are held at the official residence of the Prime Minister and the headquarters of the government.
Collaboration and support bodies
There are two bodies with the mission of collaborate or give support to the Council of Ministers. These are the General Commission of Secretaries of State and Undersecretaries and the Government Secretariat.
General Commission
The General Commission of Secretaries of State and Undersecretaries is an auxiliary body of the Council of Ministers composed by all the secretaries of state and undersecretaries of the different ministries. The General Commission has as purpose to study the matters that must to be dealt in the Council of Ministers.
List of current Romaian Ministers
The current Romaian government is led by Leon Sakellarios. As of February 2021[update], the government has 22 Ministers.
