Cabinet of Volkia
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| Current: Cabinet of Kirill Kovalenko | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | August 6, 1888 |
| Type | Advisory body |
| Jurisdiction | Federal government of Volkia |
| Headquarters | Cabinet Room, Presidential Palace, Volkgoroda, Volkia |
| Employees | 28 members, plus the Vice President: |
| Agency executive | |
| Key document | |
The Cabinet of the Volkian Federative Republic is an advisory body made up of the Vice President of Volkia and the heads of the federal ministries that make up the federal government of Volkia. The cabinet is regarded as the principal advisory body to the president of Volkia. The heads of the federal ministries are appointed by the president and confirmed by a majority vote in the Federal Council. Acting ministerial heads may sit in on Cabinet meetings whether or not they have been officially confirmed by the Federal Council. The president may designate heads of other agencies and unconfirmed members of the Executive Office of the President as Cabinet-level members of the Cabinet.
There are no collective executive powers or functions of the Cabinet, and no votes need to be taken due to the Cabinet's advisory body status. As of August 25, 2024 there are 29 members (including the Vice President): 20 ministry heads and 8 Cabinet-level members, all of whom have received Federal Council confirmation. The Cabinet meets with the president a room adjacent to the Presidential Office. The members sit in the order in which their respective ministries were created, with the earliest being closest to the president and the newest farthest away.
Cabinet members serve at the pleasure of the president, who may dismiss them at any time without the approval of the Federal Council. The president may also downgrade their Cabinet membership status. The president may organize the Cabinet as they see fit, such as instituting committees. Cabinet members, like all federal public officials, are subject to impeachment by the Chamber of Deputies and trial in the Federal Council.
History
Federal law
Confirmation process
The president nominates the heads of federal ministries and other federal agencies, submitting them to the Federal Council for approval or rejection by a simple majority vote. Once confirmed, they receive their commission, take the oath of office, and assume their responsibilities. When the Federal Council is not in session, the president has the authority to appoint acting heads of federal ministries, including at the start of their term.
Neither the elected vice president nor the Presidential Chief of Staff—an appointed position within the Executive Office of the President—requires Federal Council confirmation.
| Office | Federal Council confirmation review committee |
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| Minister of Internal Affairs | Internal Security, Law Enforcement, and Civil Protection Committee |
| Minister of National Defense | Defense and National Security Committee |
| Minister of Justice and Attorney General | Judiciary Committee |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Foreign Relations Committee |
| Minister of Emergency Situations | Internal Security, Law Enforcement, and Civil Protection Committee |
| Minister of Finance | Finance and Budgetary Committee |
| Minister of Health and Social Affairs | Health, Social Services, and Welfare Committee |
| Minister of Agriculture | Agriculture and Rural Development Committee |
| Minister of Education | Education Committee |
| Minister of Energy | Energy and National Resources Committee |
| Minister of Labor | Labor and Employment Committee |
| Minister of Commerce | Commerce, Trade, and Industry Committee |
| Minister of Land Management | Land and Urban Development Committee |
| Minister of Economic Development | Economic Development and Planning Committee |
| Minister of Veterans Affairs | Veterans Affairs Committee |
| Minister of Culture | Cultural and Historical Affairs Committee |
| Minister of Sport | Sport, Leisure, and Recreation Committee |
| Minister of Tourism | Tourism and National Heritage Committee |
| Minister of Transportation and Communications | Infrastructure, Transportation, and Communications Committee |
| Minister of Housing and Urban Development | Land and Urban Development Committee |
| Director of the Office of Budget and Management | Budget and Governmental Affairs Committee |
| Director of National Intelligence | Permanent Committee on Intelligence |
| Trade Representative | Commerce, Trade, and Industry Committee |
| Ambassador to the International Forum | Foreign Relations Committee |
| Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers | Economic Development and Planning Committee |
| Director of the Office of Science and Technology | Science, Technology, and Innovation Committee |
| Director-General of External Affairs | Permanent Committee on Intelligence |
Salary
Heads of federal ministries and most other senior federal officers at the cabinet or sub-cabinet level are compensated according to a fixed six-level pay scale called the Federal Compensation Schedule. Twenty-six positions, including the heads of federal ministries, are designated Level I, while 53 positions are categorized under Level II as specified in the Volkian Federal Code. As of August 2024, the annual salary for Level I is $253,500 (Ӄ390,000).
The vice president's annual salary is $325,000 (Ӄ500,000). This salary level was established by the Civil Service Salary Reform Act of 1993, which includes an automatic cost-of-living adjustment for federal employees. Additionally, the vice president receives the same pension as other members of the National Assembly, holding the position of president of the Federal Council.
Current Cabinet and Cabinet-rank officials
The individuals below were nominated by President Kirill Kovalenko to form his Cabinet and were confirmed by the Federal Council on the date noted or are serving as acting ministerial heads, pending the confirmation of his nominees.
Vice President and the heads of the executive departments
The Cabinet permanently includes the vice president and the heads of 20 federal ministries, listed here according to their order of succession to the presidency. The Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies and the President pro-tempore of the Federal Council follow the vice president and precede the Minister of Internal Affairs in the order of succession, but both are in the legislative branch and are not part of the Cabinet.
| Office | Incumbent | Took office |
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| Vice President | Tatyana Alikhanova | August 6, 2024 |
| Minister of Internal Affairs | Viktoriya Synenka | August 8, 2024 |
| Minister of National Defense | Artur Borysenko | August 8, 2024 |
| Minister of Justice and Attorney General | Polina Tymchenka | September 17, 2024 |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Lesya Karpova | August 9, 2024 |
| Minister of Finance | Vadim Cherepanov | September 21, 2024 |
| Minister of Health and Social Affairs | Valeriya Popova | August 22, 2024 |
| Minister of Agriculture | Anastasia Kravtsova | October 16, 2024 |
| Minister of Education | Liliya Dronova | September 4, 2024 |
| Minister of Energy | Larysa Hrytsenka | October 10, 2024 |
| Minister of Labor | Oksana Rudenka | August 15, 2024 |
| Minister of Commerce | Yaroslav Bondarenko | August 9, 2024 |
| Minister of Land Management | Leonid Grigoriev | September 11, 2024 |
| Minister of Economic Development | Sofiya Romanova | October 23, 2024 |
| Minister of Culture | Oleksandr Lysenko | September 25, 2024 |
| Minister of Sport | Daniil Kozlov | October 2, 2024 |
| Minister of Tourism | Marina Ponomareva | September 30, 2024 |
| Minister of Transportation and Communications | Dmitri Korolenko | October 7, 2024 |
| Minister of Housing and Urban Development | Ivan Zaitsev | October 16, 2024 |
Cabinet-level officials
The president may designate additional positions to the members of the Cabinet, which can vary under each president. They are not in the line of succession and are not necessarily officers of Volkia.
| Office | Incumbent | Term began |
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| Director of the Office of Budget and Management | Alexander Pavlov | September 25, 2024 |
| Director of National Intelligence | Artem Polyakov | August 21, 2024 |
| Trade Representative | Sergiy Mykhailov | September 6, 2024 |
| Ambassador to the International Forum | Oleksiy Chernyshov | August 30, 2024 |
| Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers | Denys Hrynko | September 17, 2024 |
| Director of the Office of Science and Technology | Inna Frolova | September 12, 2024 |
| Director-General of External Affairs | Oksana Bondar | August 19, 2024 |
| Presidential Chief of Staff | Yelena Shapovalova | August 6, 2024 |
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Volkian Federative Republic |
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| Main article: Volkia | ||
| Important Topics: Culture ♦ Lupine ♦ Volkian language ♦ Lunarism ♦ Volkian korona ♦ Defense Forces | ||
| Government: Federal Government ♦ President ♦ Cabinet ♦ National Assembly ♦ Federal Supreme Court ♦ Political Parties | ||
| History: Grand Principality of Volkia ♦ Duchy of Volkia ♦ Kingdom of Volkia ♦ Volkian Civil War ♦ Northern Revolt ♦ Volkian Revolution | ||
| Important Figures (Past and Present): Kirill Kovalenko ♦ Yuliya Surkova ♦ Aleksey Pushkarev ♦ Stefan Gurkovsky ♦ Ivan Ogarkov ♦ Vasily Tolmachyov | ||