Council of State (Norway)

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The Council of State (Norway) is the formal body of government ministers, presided over by the King, that collectively advises the monarch and exercises executive authority in the Norwegian constitutional system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cabinet
executive council
governmental body
advises King of Norway
alsoKnownAs Council of State (Norway)
surface form: Norwegian Cabinet

Statsråd
appoints certain public officials
senior civil servants
approves government bills to be submitted to the Storting
treaties and important international agreements
basedOn Constitution of Norway
canBeChairedInAbsenceOfKingBy King in Council of State
surface form: Council of State in the name of the King

Crown Prince Haakon of Norway
surface form: Crown Prince of Norway
constitutionalArticle Article 12 of the Constitution of Norway
Article 27 of the Constitution of Norway
Article 3 of the Constitution of Norway
constitutionalRole collective decision-making organ of the executive
formal body through which the King exercises executive power
country Norway
decisionForm royal resolutions
establishedBy Constitution of 17 May 1814
exercises executive authority
hasDeFactoPoliticalLeader Prime Minister of Norway
hasDeJureChair King of Norway
hasHeadOfGovernmentAsMember Prime Minister of Norway
hasMember government ministers of Norway
headedPoliticallyBy Prime Minister of Norway
historicalPrecursor Council of the Realm (Norway)
includes ministers heading government ministries
jurisdiction Kingdom of Norway
languageOfName Norwegian
legalForm collegial body
meetsAt Royal Palace, Oslo
meetsBehindClosedDoors true
meetsFrequency regularly, usually weekly
meetsInPresenceOf King of Norway
partOf Government of Norway
politicalSystemContext constitutional monarchy
parliamentary system
presidedOverBy King of Norway
primaryFunction advice to the monarch on state affairs
formalization of government decisions
recordsDecisionsIn protocols of the Council of State
relationshipToParliament politically accountable to the Storting
responsibleFor administration of the state
implementing laws
issuing royal decrees
seat Oslo
typeOfExecutive collective executive

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Council of State (Norway) alsoKnownAs Council of State (Norway)
this entity surface form: Norwegian Cabinet
Council of State alsoKnownAs Council of State (Norway)
subject surface form: Council of State (Norway)
this entity surface form: Norwegian cabinet
Article 27 of the Constitution of Norway appliesTo Council of State (Norway)
this entity surface form: Council of State of Norway
Article 31 of the Constitution of Norway appliesTo Council of State (Norway)
this entity surface form: Council of State of Norway
King of Norway appoints Council of State (Norway)
this entity surface form: Council of State (Norwegian cabinet)
Article 31 of the Constitution of Norway bindingOn Council of State (Norway)
this entity surface form: Council of State of Norway
King of Norway chairs Council of State (Norway)
this entity surface form: Council of State of Norway
this entity surface form: Council of State of Norway
this entity surface form: Council of State of Norway
King of Norway memberOf Council of State (Norway)
Prime Minister of Norway memberOf Council of State (Norway)
Article 27 of the Constitution of Norway regulates Council of State (Norway)
this entity surface form: Council of State of Norway
Kongen i statsråd relatedConcept Council of State (Norway)
Ministry of Finance (Norway) subordinateTo Council of State (Norway)
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (Norway) subordinateTo Council of State (Norway)
Ministry of Transport (Norway) subordinateTo Council of State (Norway)
Norwegian ministries subordinateTo Council of State (Norway)