Ministries
A Ministry is a the highest organ of the Government responsible for a sector of government public administration, led by a minister.
Ministers are responsible for Government decisions and standpoints, and for policy implementation. Each minister leads and represents a ministry in accordance with accepted policies. Each is responsible for decisions relating to the direction of the ministry, as well as for the dropping of measures, which should have been approved. Each minister, in accordance with accepted policies, leads and represents his or her ministry, sets the political direction for the work of the ministry and the bodies within it, supervises the work of the ministry, issues regulations and other acts within the jurisdiction of the ministry and its bodies, and carries out other tasks within the framework of the ministry which have been determined by law or by some other regulation.
The Government comprises ministers appointed for the following areas: finance; the economy; higher education, science and technology; health; internal affairs; foreign affairs; justice; public administration; labour, family and social affairs; transport; agriculture, forestry and food; environment and spatial planning; culture; education and sports and defence.
The Government may also have ministers without portfolio. A minister without portfolio assists the Prime Minister in coordinating the work of ministries within the scope of powers granted to him by the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister may also empower a line minister to assist in coordinating the work of ministers and ministries.
