Council of Ministers

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The Council of Ministers is the main collective decision-making body of the Spanish government, composed of the prime minister and other ministers who direct national executive policy.

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Label Occurrences
Council of Ministers canonical 2

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cabinet
executive body
alsoKnownAs Consejo de Ministros NERFINISHED
appointingAuthority King of Spain NERFINISHED
appointmentOnProposalOf Prime Minister of Spain NERFINISHED
canDeclare states of alarm, exception and siege (under constitutional conditions)
canDissolve Cortes Generales (under constitutional conditions) NERFINISHED
chairedBy Prime Minister of Spain
composedOf Deputy Prime Ministers of Spain NERFINISHED
Ministers of the Government of Spain NERFINISHED
Prime Minister of Spain NERFINISHED
country Spain
governmentBranch executive branch of Spain
headOfGovernment Prime Minister of Spain NERFINISHED
jurisdiction national executive policy of Spain
language Spanish
legalBasis Spanish Constitution of 1978 NERFINISHED
mayInclude Ministers without portfolio
meetingDay usually Tuesday
meetingFrequency usually weekly
meetsAt Palace of Moncloa NERFINISHED
nativeName Consejo de Ministros de España NERFINISHED
partOf Government of Spain NERFINISHED
predecessor Council of Ministers of the Francoist regime NERFINISHED
regulatedBy Title IV of the Spanish Constitution NERFINISHED
reportsTo Cortes Generales NERFINISHED
King of Spain NERFINISHED
responsibleTo Congress of Deputies of Spain NERFINISHED
role adopts government bills
appoints senior government officials
approves royal decree-laws
approves royal decrees
approves royal legislative decrees
coordinates ministerial actions
directs cultural policy
directs defense policy
directs domestic policy
directs economic policy
directs foreign policy
directs social policy
main collective decision-making body of the Spanish government
prepares the state budget
scope national
seat Madrid NERFINISHED
typeOfGovernmentBody cabinet of a parliamentary monarchy

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Congreso de los Diputados oversees Council of Ministers
President of the Government worksWith Council of Ministers
subject surface form: President of the Government of Spain