State Secretary
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A State Secretary is a senior government official who typically serves as a deputy to a minister, overseeing specific policy areas within a ministry.
Observed surface forms (7)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government office
ⓘ
public position ⓘ senior civil service role ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
head of government
ⓘ
president ⓘ |
| assistsWith |
drafting legislation
ⓘ
preparing regulations ⓘ strategic planning for a ministry ⓘ |
| associatedWith | national-level government ⓘ |
| canExistAt | subnational level in some countries ⓘ |
| canHead | specific directorates within a ministry ⓘ |
| canSign | official documents on behalf of the ministry ⓘ |
| engagesWith |
parliament on policy matters
ⓘ
stakeholders and interest groups ⓘ |
| existsIn |
parliamentary systems
ⓘ
presidential systems ⓘ semi-presidential systems ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver | civil servants in assigned policy areas ⓘ |
| hasRank | senior official ⓘ |
| hasResponsibilityFor |
advising the minister on policy options
ⓘ
monitoring policy outcomes ⓘ |
| hasRole | deputy to a minister ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
inter-ministerial coordination
ⓘ
international negotiations in their policy area ⓘ |
| mayActAs | acting minister in the minister’s absence ⓘ |
| mayBe |
career civil servant
ⓘ
political appointee ⓘ |
| mayBeMemberOf | parliament in some systems ⓘ |
| mayBeSubjectTo | parliamentary oversight ⓘ |
| mayHave | multiple incumbents within a single ministry ⓘ |
| operatesIn | executive branch of government ⓘ |
| oversees | specific policy areas ⓘ |
| participatesIn |
cabinet-related work
ⓘ
high-level administrative decisions ⓘ |
| reportsTo | minister ⓘ |
| requires | expertise in assigned policy field ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
administrative management within a ministry
ⓘ
communicating ministry policies to the public ⓘ implementation of government policy ⓘ policy coordination ⓘ |
| similarTo |
deputy minister
ⓘ
undersecretary ⓘ |
| tenureDependsOn | political system of the country ⓘ |
| termEndsWith | change of government in many systems ⓘ |
| titleVariesBy | country ⓘ |
| worksIn | ministry ⓘ |
| worksOn | budget preparation for their policy area ⓘ |
| worksWith | other ministries on cross-cutting issues ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
State Secretary for General Affairs
subject surface form:
Secretaries of State of Belgium
this entity surface form:
Staatssecretaris
this entity surface form:
State Secretary in the German Foreign Office
this entity surface form:
State Secretary of the German Foreign Office
this entity surface form:
State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of the Interior
this entity surface form:
Secretário de Estado