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The Cabinet of Germany is the chief executive body of the Federal Republic of Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
. It consists of the Chancellor and the cabinet ministers.

The details of the cabinet's organization are set down in articles 62 to 69 of the Basic Law
Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany

The Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany is the constitution of Germany. It was formally approved on May 8, 1949 and, with the signature of the Allies, came into effect on May 23, 1949 as the de facto constitution of West Germany....
. Article 64 Paragraph 2 states that the Chancellor and the ministers have to be sworn in
Oath of office

An oath of office is an oath or Affirmation in law a person takes before undertaking the duties of an office, usually a position in government or within a religious body, although such oaths are sometimes required of officers of other organizations....
 when taking office.

The Chancellor is responsible for guiding the cabinet; the Chancellor decides what direction their policies will take and bears the responsibility.






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The Cabinet of Germany is the chief executive body of the Federal Republic of Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
. It consists of the Chancellor and the cabinet ministers.

The details of the cabinet's organization are set down in articles 62 to 69 of the Basic Law
Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany

The Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany is the constitution of Germany. It was formally approved on May 8, 1949 and, with the signature of the Allies, came into effect on May 23, 1949 as the de facto constitution of West Germany....
. Article 64 Paragraph 2 states that the Chancellor and the ministers have to be sworn in
Oath of office

An oath of office is an oath or Affirmation in law a person takes before undertaking the duties of an office, usually a position in government or within a religious body, although such oaths are sometimes required of officers of other organizations....
 when taking office.

The Chancellor is responsible for guiding the cabinet; the Chancellor decides what direction their policies will take and bears the responsibility. The cabinet ministers have the freedom to carry out their duties independently but must follow the Chancellor's directive. This is known as the Ressortprinzip or principle of departmentalization. The Chancellor decides the scope of each minister's duties.

If two ministers disagree on a particular point, the cabinet resolves the conflict by majority vote (Kollegialprinzip or principle of deference).

The Chancellor directs the government's administrative affairs. Details are laid down in the government's Geschäftsordnung (rules for internal procedure) which states, for example, that the cabinet has quorum
Quorum

In law, a quorum is the minimum number of members of a deliberative body necessary to conduct the business of that group. Ordinarily, this is a majority of the people expected to be there, although many bodies may have a lower or higher quorum....
 if at least half of the ministers including the chair are present.

Present German Cabinet

See also Cabinet Merkel
Cabinet Merkel

The cabinet of Angela Merkel is the current government of Germany since November 22 2005, during the 16th legislature of the Bundestag. Led by the Christian-democrat Angela Merkel , it is supported by a grand coalition of the Christian Democratic Union , Christian Social Union of Bavaria , and the Social Democratic Party of Germany ....


The current federal cabinet (in office since November 22, 2005), consists of the following Ministers:

See also

  • List of ministers of the Federal Republic of Germany
    List of ministers of the Federal Republic of Germany

    List of past Political ministers of the Federal Republic of Germany *Irmgard Adam-Schwaetzer, Free Democratic Party of Germany *Konrad Adenauer, Christian-Democratic Union of Germany ...
     - an alphabetical list of former ministers
  • Ministerrat
    Ministerrat

    The Council of Ministers of the German Democratic Republic was the chief executive body, or government, of the German Democratic Republic from November 1950 until the GDR joined the Federal Republic of Germany on 3 October 1990....
     of the German Democratic Republic
    German Democratic Republic

    The German Democratic Republic was a self-declared socialist state created in the Soviet Zone of occupied Germany and the East Berlin of Allied Occupation Zones in Germany....


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