Secretaries of State

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Secretaries of State in Belgium are junior federal government ministers who assist senior ministers by handling specific policy areas and administrative responsibilities.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf junior federal government position
appointedBy King of the Belgians
appointedOnProposalOf Prime Minister of Belgium
associatedWithInstitution Chancellery of the Prime Minister (Belgium)
federal public services (FPS) of Belgium
belongsToCategory Belgian political office
government ministerial positions
canBeDismissedBy King of the Belgians
canBeHeldBy members of Belgian political parties
canBeMemberOf Council of Ministers (Belgium) without voting rights on all matters
canIntroduce policy proposals within delegated competences
constitutionalSystem Belgian constitutional monarchy
country Belgium
dismissalOnProposalOf Prime Minister of Belgium
existsSince 20th century Belgian governments
governmentLevel federal
hasCollectiveResponsibilityWith other members of the federal government of Belgium
hasResponsibility administrative responsibilities
specific policy areas
hasTitleInDutch Staatssecretaris
hasTitleInFrench Secrétaire d’État
hasTitleInGerman Staatssekretär
hasTypeOf sub-ministerial office
languageRegime subject to Belgian linguistic community rules
legalStatusDefinedBy Belgian federal institutional law
mayHoldPortfolioIn administrative simplification
asylum and migration
digitalization
economic policy
environmental policy
gender equality
mobility
memberOf Federal executive branch of Belgium
mustCoordinateWith responsible federal minister
officeLocation Brussels
participatesIn federal cabinet meetings when competent
partOf Federal Government of Belgium
politicallyAccountableTo Chamber of Representatives of Belgium
Federal Parliament of Belgium
politicalSystemContext Belgian federal parliamentary democracy
rankRelativeTo below federal ministers of Belgium
reportsTo senior federal ministers of Belgium
requires Belgian nationality
taking oath before the King of the Belgians
roleInGovernment assist senior federal ministers
scopeOfAuthority limited to delegated competences from senior minister
subjectTo coalition agreements in Belgian federal politics
termLength linked to term of the federal government

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Federal Government of Belgium
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