Federal Council of Ministers
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The Federal Council of Ministers is Belgium’s main executive decision-making body, composed of the prime minister and federal ministers who collectively govern and implement national policy.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Federal Council of Ministers canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cabinet
ⓘ
collegial executive ⓘ federal executive body ⓘ |
| accountableTo | Chamber of Representatives of Belgium ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Federal Government of Belgium
ⓘ
surface form:
Belgian federal cabinet
Council of Ministers ⓘ |
| appointedBy | King of the Belgians ⓘ |
| canBeBroughtDownBy | motion of no confidence ⓘ |
| collectiveResponsibilityTo | Federal Parliament of Belgium ⓘ |
| composedOf |
Prime Minister of Belgium
ⓘ
federal ministers ⓘ |
| constitutionalPrinciple |
ministerial responsibility
ⓘ
parliamentary confidence ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | constitutionally regulated body ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| decisionMakingMode | collegiality ⓘ |
| distinctFrom | governments of the Communities and Regions of Belgium ⓘ |
| excludes | secretaries of state ⓘ |
| exercisesPowerInNameOf | King of the Belgians ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | executive branch ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction |
Belgium
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Belgium
|
| headedBy | Prime Minister of Belgium ⓘ |
| languageRegime | linguistic parity between Dutch-speaking and French-speaking ministers (excluding the prime minister) ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Constitution of Belgium
ⓘ
surface form:
Belgian Constitution
|
| levelOfGovernment | federal level ⓘ |
| meetsAt |
Brussels, Belgium
ⓘ
surface form:
Brussels
|
| meetsIn | federal government buildings in Brussels ⓘ |
| minimumMembers | Prime Minister plus an equal number of Dutch- and French-speaking ministers ⓘ |
| oversees |
federal agencies and administrations
ⓘ
federal public services (FPS) of Belgium ⓘ
surface form:
federal public services of Belgium
|
| partOf | Federal Government of Belgium ⓘ |
| policyArea |
defence of Belgium
ⓘ
federal finance and budget ⓘ federal internal affairs ⓘ federal justice policy ⓘ federal public health policy ⓘ foreign affairs of Belgium ⓘ social security at federal level ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | Belgian federal parliamentary monarchy ⓘ |
| role |
collective decision-maker on federal government policy
ⓘ
coordination of federal administration ⓘ implementation of federal laws and policies ⓘ main federal executive decision-making body of Belgium ⓘ preparation of federal legislation and royal decrees ⓘ |
| subjectTo | coalition agreements between governing parties ⓘ |
| typeOfCabinet | coalition cabinet (in practice) ⓘ |
| worksWith | State Secretaries of Belgium ⓘ |
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