Monday, 4 May 2009

What are the functions of ministers in a parliamentary system of government?

A minister
acts as the leader or director of various organizations within a parliamentary government. The
parliament is divided into subgroups, with organizations that take care of specific areas (in
America, the president's cabinet can be seen as similar to the Ministers of Parliament, where
there is a Director of Treasury, Director of the Armed Forces, etc). Each minister presides over
a different ministry and directs its actions.

Essentially, within the
parliament, each ministry acts as its own miniature government specifically focusing on a
certain task or area. Within these groups, the minister is the ruling member, or president per
se, and acts to lead and guide the organization. They have the power to enact executive orders
in their specific areas, and all legislation, funding, and decisions typically run through that
individual.

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