minister
Let an agent handle ministers by portfolio, government, term and accountability, and keep the office separate from the holder; the religious minister is a different sense.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent handle ministers by portfolio, government, term and accountability, and keep the office separate from the holder; the religious minister is a different sense.
A senior government official who heads a ministry or holds a ministerial portfolio, usually as a member of the cabinet, accountable to the head of government and, in parliamentary systems, to parliament.
What it is for: Leading ministries and setting policy in a portfolio.
It can be appoint and dismiss them; hold them to account, in parliament; contact their ministry; follow their decisions and statements.
Distinguishing features
Heads a ministry or portfolio
Member of the executive
Appointed, often from parliament
Holders change frequently
What it looks like
Known through official pages, statements and parliamentary records.
How it is recognised
Titles such as Minister of Health
Government websites and gazettes
Religious ministers are clergy, a different sense
Related models
is part of - government
heads - body
is held by - holder
is confused with - a homonym
In practice
Families and kinds
cabinet ministers
junior ministers and ministers of state
ministers without portfolio
shadow ministers in opposition
Standards and regulation
Constitutional rules on government
Ministerial codes of conduct
Parliamentary accountability rules
Failure modes and hazards
Out-of-date holder records after reshuffles
Confusing portfolios across countries
Partisan descriptions
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.minister-act
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Office Portfolio and government.
The office defines responsibilities.
Portfolio
Responsibilities.
Portfolio
The portfolio.
- Which portfolio and ministry? definition
- In which government? provenance
Rank
Cabinet or junior.
Rank
Rank.
- Is it a cabinet or junior post? definition
- To whom do they report? definition
Holder Who holds it.
Holders change often.
Current
Holder and since.
Holder
Current holder.
- Who holds the office now, since when? provenance
- Were they reshuffled recently? provenance
History
Predecessors.
History
Past holders.
- Who held it before? provenance
- How long do holders typically serve? measurement
Decisions Policies and statements.
Statements must be sourced.
Policy
Decisions.
Decisions
Decisions taken.
- Which decisions has the minister taken, per official sources? provenance
- Are they in force? boundary
Statements
Public statements.
Statements
Official statements.
- What did the minister say, according to the official record? provenance
- Is the quote in context? boundary
Accountability Checks.
Ministers are accountable.
Parliament
Questions and votes.
Parliament
Parliamentary oversight.
- How is the minister held to account in parliament? definition
- Has there been a confidence vote? provenance
Conduct
Codes.
Conduct
Conduct rules.
- Which ministerial code applies? provenance
- How are breaches investigated? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should ministerial offices be instances per government?
- How should reshuffles be tracked?
- How should the religious sense be split off?