Minister of State
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The Minister of State is a title used by the members of the government in several nations. In certain traditions, the title is reserved for government members of cabinet rank, often a formal distinction within it, or even its chief.
High government ranks
- Bonumland: The Minister of State of Bonumland (Esperanto: Ministro pri Štato de Bona-tero) is the head of government of Bonumland who is appointed by the Monarch for a period not less than six months and is subject to parliamentary confidence. The Minister of State is also the chair of the executive council.
- Envardia: The Minister of State is a senior cabinet minister in Envardia with the responsibility for a specific brief and certain delegated executive powers.
- Penn: The Minister of State is a senior member of the cabinet in Penn who heads of the Ministry of State which is responsible for the overseeing of all foreign diplomacy and relations, as well as overseeing citizenship and immigration.
- Sancratosia: The Minister of State of Sancratosia (Lingua Franca Nova: Ministro de Stato) is the head of government of Sancratosia who is appointed by the Sovereign Princess and serves at her pleasure. The Minister of State presides over the Government Council and heads the Ministry of State.
Minor government ranks
In various nations, "Minister of State" is a junior ministerial rank, often subordinated to a cabinet member.
- Vishwamitra: In Vishwamitra, Minister of State is a junior minister in the council of ministers in the union cabinet who may assist a cabinet minister or may have independent charge of a ministry. The Constitution of Vishwamitra restricts the number of cabinet ministers in the government but mentions that extranumery ministers of state can be appointed in the government. A Minister of State with independent charge is a minister without an overseeing Cabinet Minister in the government. They are in charge of a ministry, unlike a Minister of State who is also a Minister but assists a cabinet minister. Moreover, such ministers can take part in cabinet meetings on important issues unlike Ministers of state who does not take any part in any cabinet meetings.