14-556: Executive Council may refer to: Government [ edit ] Executive Council (Commonwealth countries) , a constitutional organ that exercises executive power and advises the governor Executive Council of Bern , the government of the Swiss canton of Bern Executive Council of Catalonia , the government of the Spanish autonomous community of Catalonia Executive Council of Vojvodina ,
28-705: A council that advises and assists the Chief Executive of Macau Massachusetts Governor's Council , an executive body of the US state of Massachusetts Executive Council of New Hampshire , an executive body of the US state of New Hampshire Executive Council of New South Wales , the cabinet of New South Wales, consisting of the Ministers, presided over by the Governor Executive Council of New Zealand , formed by ministers and others under
42-454: A number of Commonwealth countries, where it exercises executive power and (notionally) advises the governor, governor-general, or lieutenant governor, and will typically enact decisions through an Order in Council . In several Commonwealth countries, the executive council is usually referred to as the cabinet . However, the use of the word cabinet as a synonym for the executive council
56-531: Is no formal president of the executive council, although meetings are held in the presence of the governor-general, governor or president (except in rare cases) and decisions require his or her assent. These councils have almost the same functions as the privy councils in Canada and the United Kingdom , and decisions of the cabinet gain legal effect by being formally adopted by the executive council, if
70-547: Is not universally practised throughout the Commonwealth of Nations, with some Commonwealth countries using the term cabinet to refer to a distinct group of high-ranking officials. Executive councillors are informally called "ministers". Some executive councils, especially in Australia and the provinces and territories of Canada , are chaired by a President or a Vice-President . In other Commonwealth countries there
84-510: The Ghana Football Association See also [ edit ] Federal Council (disambiguation) Council of Ministers Council of Ministers (India) Council of State Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Executive Council . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
98-1104: The Isle of Man Council of Ministers of Italy Council of Ministers of Jersey Council of Ministers of Lebanon Council of Ministers of Mozambique Council of Ministers of the Netherlands Council of Ministers of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Council of Ministers of Peru Council of Ministers of Poland Council of Ministers of Portugal Council of Ministers of Russia Council of Ministers of Saudi Arabia Council of Ministers of Somalia Council of Ministers of Spain Council of Ministers of Syria Council of Ministers of Thailand Council of Ministers of Turkey Council of Ministers of Vietnam List of former Councils of Ministers [ edit ] Council of Ministers of Afghanistan Council of Ministers of
112-607: The Straits Settlements (c. 1877) and replaced by the Council of Ministers of Singapore (ceased to exist during 1963–1965) Executive Council of Sikkim , 1953–1974 replaced by State Government of Sikkim after joining India Federal Executive Council (Yugoslavia) Viceroy's Executive Council , an advisory body during the time of British rule in India Executive Council, part of
126-412: The cabinet itself is not also the executive council. Council of Ministers Name for the supreme executive in some countries Council of Ministers is a traditional name given to the supreme executive organ in some governments. It is usually equivalent to the term cabinet . The term Council of State is a similar name that also may refer to a cabinet, but
140-458: The executive branch of the government of Anguilla; see Politics of Anguilla Other fields [ edit ] Alberta College and Technical Institute Student Executive Council , a coalition of college and technical institute students' associations Stock Exchange Executive Council , a financial regulation council in the People's Republic of China Executive Council, the governing body of
154-556: The government of the Serbian province of Vojvodina Executive Council (South Africa) , the name of the cabinet in the governments of South African provinces Executive Council of Hong Kong , a council that advises and assists the Chief Executive of Hong Kong Executive Council of the Irish Free State , cabinet and de facto executive branch of government of the 1922–1937 Irish Free State Executive Council of Macau ,
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182-429: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Executive_Council&oldid=1259459754 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Executive Council (Commonwealth countries) An executive council is a constitutional organ found in
196-1029: The terms are not equal in certain countries (for example, in Spain and India ). Councils of Ministers are usually composed of those government ministers who are responsible for a ministry . They are usually led by a President of the Council of Ministers , a term that is commonly translated, or used synonymously, as prime minister or premier . List of current Councils of Ministers [ edit ] Council of Ministers of Albania Council of Ministers of Algeria Council of Ministers of Belarus Council of Ministers of Belgium Council of Ministers of Bhutan Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina Council of Ministers of Bulgaria Council of Ministers of Cambodia Council of Ministers of Colombia Council of Ministers of Cuba Council of Ministers of Ethiopia Council of Ministers of France Council of Ministers of Guatemala Council of Ministers of India Council of Ministers of
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