Federal Ministers with portfolio

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Federal Ministers with portfolio are senior members of the German federal government who head specific ministries and are responsible for distinct policy areas.

All labels observed (3)

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cabinet position
executive branch office
government office
appointedBy Federal President of Germany
canBe member of the Bundestag
canBeHeldBy member of a political party
canIssue ministerial regulations
collectiveResponsibilityWith other federal ministers
constitutionalArticle Article 65 of the Basic Law
country Germany
distinctFrom Federal Minister for Special Tasks
Parliamentary State Secretary
linked to: State Secretary

State Secretary (Germany)
linked to: State Secretary
eligiblePerson German citizen
governmentBranch executive branch
hasExample Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
Federal Minister of Defence
Federal Minister of Finance
Federal Minister of the Interior and Community
hasJurisdictionOver federal ministry
hasPower political leadership of a federal ministry
hasRank senior member of the federal government
heads Federal Ministry
introduced with the creation of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1949
legalBasis Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
mayBeRepresentedBy Parliamentary State Secretary
linked to: State Secretary

civil service State Secretary
mayHaveSeatIn Bundesrat of Germany
linked to: Bundesrat
memberOf Bundeskabinett
mustObserve cabinet principle (Kollegialprinzip)
chancellor principle (Kanzlerprinzip)
departmental principle (Ressortprinzip)
nominatedBy Federal Chancellor of Germany
oathAdministeredBy Federal President of Germany
officeLocation Berlin
oversees subordinate federal agencies
participatesIn cabinet meetings
formulation of federal legislation
partOf Cabinet of Germany
Federal Government of Germany
removedBy Federal President of Germany on proposal of the Federal Chancellor
reportsTo Federal Chancellor of Germany
responsibleFor drafting bills in their policy area
implementation of federal laws in their portfolio
specific policy area
scopeOfAuthority federal level
subordinateTo overall policy guidelines of the Federal Chancellor
termLength serves at the pleasure of the Federal Chancellor
titleInGerman Bundesminister mit Geschäftsbereich

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German Federal Cabinet canInclude Federal Ministers with portfolio
Article 62 of the Basic Law mentions Federal Ministers
linked to: Federal Ministers with portfolio
Federal Minister with portfolio titleInGerman Bundesminister mit Geschäftsbereich
linked to: Federal Ministers with portfolio
Article 64 of the Basic Law appliesTo Federal Ministers
linked to: Federal Ministers with portfolio
Article 65 of the Basic Law bindingOn Federal Ministers
linked to: Federal Ministers with portfolio