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[[Category:Packilvania]]
{{Politics of Packilvania}}
The [[Council of Ministers of Packilvania|'''Council of Ministers of Packilvania''']] ([[Packilvanian]]: ''luMijhalis aleVazeer aBakhilfaniya'') is the highest advisory body to the [[Sultan of Packilvania]]. It runs the administration of the country and executes decrees. Members of the Council of Ministers are called Ministers and they oversee executive government departments. They also have the power to issue regulations and rules as determined by decree. Most of the decrees issued by the Sultan are drafted by the members of the Council of Ministers. In reality, the Council of Ministers composes and proposes decrees for the approval of the Sultan. The Sultan appoints all the members of the Council of Ministers and can dismiss them at will.
== Members ==
All members of the Council of Ministers are Princes of the [[Bedonite dynasty|House of Bedon]] and bear the style of His Imperial Highness.
{| class="wikitable"
|+List of members of the Council of Ministers
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!Portfolio
!Name
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!Direct translation
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|[[File:Prince Luwadeen Bedon.jpg|146x146px]]
|[[Prime Minister of Packilvania]]
|[[Prince Luwadeen a-Harim Bedon]]
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|Desk of the Great Official
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| [[File:Prince Yahawadun.png|100px]]
|Deputy Prime Minister
|Prince Yahawadun Bedon
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|Desk of the Great Official
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|[[Crown Prince of Packilvania]]
|''Vacant''
|Heir apparent and advisor to the Sultan
|Office of the Crown Prince
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|Desk of the Great Prince
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|Deputy Crown Prince of Packilvania
|''Vacant''
|Advise, assist and stand in for the Crown Prince of Packilvania
|Office of the Crown Prince
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|Desk of the Great Prince
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|[[File:Prince Alawadun.jpg|100x100px]]
|[[Foreign relations of Packilvania|Minister of Foreign Affairs]]
|[[Prince Alawadun]] a-Jibrael Bedon
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|Imperial Gate of Foreigners
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|[[File:Prince Kiran.jpg|100px]]
|[[Packilvanian Armed Forces|Minister of Defence]]
|[[Prince Kiran]] a-Idesh Bedon
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|Imperial Gate of War
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|Minister of Home Affairs
|''Vacant''
|Manages population registration and local government affairs
|Imperial Department of Home Affairs
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|Imperial Gate of Internal Affairs
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|[[Judiciary of Packilvania|Minister of Justice]]
|''Vacant''
|Manages
|Imperial Department of Justice
|''luBawaab luShahitishme aluQadimishme''
|Imperial Gate of Justice
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|[[File:Prince Binhameen.png|100px]]
|[[Imperial Treasury|Minister of Finance]]
|Prince Binhameen Amhoud Bedon
|Manages state finances and economic policy
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|Imperial Gate of the Treasury
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|[[File:Prince Ravad.png|100px]]
|Minister of Education
|Prince Ravad a-Amhoud Bedon
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|Imperial Gate of Institutional Education
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|[[File:Prince Madawaheen.png|100px]]
|Minister of Health
|Prince Madawaheen a-Jibrael Bedon
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|Imperial Gate of Life
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|[[File:Prince Isakhar.png|100px]]
|Minister of Transport
|Prince Isakhar a-Idesh Bedon
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|Imperial Gate of Transport
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|[[File:Prince Malakhai.png|100px]]
|Minister of Housing and Urban Development
|Prince Malakhai a-Uhayed Bedon
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|Imperial Gate of Houses and the Growth of Settlements
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|[[File:Prince Udahid.png|100px]]
|Minister of Energy
|Prince Udahid a-Sajahal Bedon
|Manages mining and electricity
|Imperial Department of
|''luBawaab'' ''luShahitishme'' ''aluBaraq''
|Imperial Gate of Electricity
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|[[File:Prince Lohadek.png|100x100px]]
|[[Intelligence agencies of Packilvania|Minister of State Security]]
|Prince Lohadek a-Juber Bedon
|Manages the [[Packilvanian State Security Agency]]
|Imperial Department of State Security
|''luBawaab'' ''luShahitishme aluHimay aluSuvraan''
|Imperial Gate of the Protection of the State
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|[[File:Prince Sawadel.png|100px]]
|Minister of Environment and Food Security
|Prince Sawadel a-Uhayed Bedon
|Manages environmental affairs and food production and distribution
|Imperial Department of the Environment and Food Security
|''luBawaab'' ''luShahitishme aluBidhamloheem nadine luBab weleTagidh''
|Imperial Gate for Nature and Access to Nourishment
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|[[File:Prince Jahalal.png|100px]]
|Minister of Tourism, Recreation and Sport
|Prince Jahalal a-Juber Bedon
|Manages tourism, public recreation facilities and sporting sector.
|Imperial Department of Tourism, Recreation and Sport
|''luBawaab luShahitishme aleYazurishme, lePajeerishme'' ''nadine leLayeeb''
|Imperial Gate of Visitations, Enjoyment and Games
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|[[File:Prince Ashal.png|100px]]
|Minister for Legislative Affairs
|Prince Ashal a-Luwadeen Bedon
|Managing and overseeing the running of the [[Parliament of Packilvania]]
|Imperial Department of Legislative Affairs
|''luBawaab luShahitishme aleKhanoniyat''
|Imperial Gate of
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|[[File:Princess Abdina.png|100px]]
|Minister of Women, Children and People with Disabilities
|Princess Abdina a-Usman Bedon
|Advising the government on and implementing policies with respect to women, children and people with disabilities.
|Imperial Department of Women, Children and People with Disabilities
|''luBawaab luShahitishme ameFamiy, meTafeel nadine'' ''meMayaq''
|Imperial Gate of Women, Children and the Disabled
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|[[File:Princess Zulayka.png|100px]]
|Minister of Public Enterprises
|Princess Zulayka a-Hedan Bedon
|Oversees state owned entities
|Imperial Department of Public Enterprises
|''luBawaab luShahitishme aleChubaal'' ''aluSuvraan''
|Imperial Gate of the Companies of the State
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|[[File:Princess Yadika at Thumim's Coronation.png|100px]]
|Minister of Natural Resources
|[[Princess Yadika]] a-Namdun Bedon
|Oversees natural resources
|Imperial Department of Natural Resources
|''luBawaab luShahitishme aleSawlid leBidhamloheemlishme''
|Imperial Gate of Natural Resources
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|[[File:Duchess Ilawa of Gurin.png|100px]]
|Minister of Religious Affairs
|Duchess Ilawa of Gurin
|Oversees religion in Packilvania
|Imperial Department of Religious Affairs
|''luBawaab luShahitishme aleSlamiya''
|Imperial Gate of Religions
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|[[File:Duchess Mawara of Tashkar.png|100px]]
|Minister of Public Safety
|Duchess Mawara of Tashkar
|Oversees law enforcement
|Imperial Department of Public Safety
|''luBawaab luShahitishme aluHimayfiyishme aluMulak''
|Imperial Gate of the Safety of the Nation
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|[[File:Countess Rubal of Mavad.png|100px]]
|Minister of Worker's, Social Welfare and Pensions
|Countess Rubal of Mavad
|Oversees worker's, social welfare, and pensions
|Imperial Department of Worker's, Social Welfare and Pensions
|''luBawaab luShahitishme ameShugul, luBenaan aluMulak nadine leBazrataqud''
|Imperial Gate of Workers, the Good of the Nation and Retirement Payments
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Formally known as Imperial Departments (''leBawaab leShahitishme'' which directly translates to "the Imperial Gate" in [[Packilvanian]]), departments are helmed by a Minister of the Crown (''muVazeer aluKhroon'' which directly translates to "Vizier of the Crown"). They are responsible for supporting the Minister to whom they are assigned, drafting legislation and regulations for that Minister to issue, conducting research and reporting on issues within the scope of the competence of the Minister to whom they are assigned, and overseeing the work of the other government entities under the purview of their Minister.
Most of these Departments took over from Commissariates of the Politburo of the [[Packilvanian Communist Party]] in 1985 after the Second Packilvanian Civil War. Many Commissariates were abolished namely Population Control, Propaganda, Party Disciplinary Inspectorate. The types of Departments remained the same during the reigns of Sultans [[Amhoud I]], and [[Amhoud II]]. Sultan [[Namdun III]] raised 2 junior ministers in the Office of the Prime Ministers to Council of Minister level and appointed the first female Minister. Sultan [[Thumim V]] added
===Office of the Prime Minister===
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=== Imperial Department of State Security===
{{Main|Department of State Security}}
The [[Department of State Security|Imperial Department of State Security]] (''luBawaab luShahitishme aluHimay aluSuvraan'') is headed by the Minister of State Security, currently Prince Lohadek. This department oversees 3 of 5 [[intelligence agencies of Packilvania]], namely the [[Packilvanian State Security Agency]], the Cyber and Telecommunications Security Agency, and the [[Foreign Intelligence Agency of Packilvania|Foreign Intelligence Agency]]. It is the ''de facto'' pillar on which [[surveillance and censorship in Packilvania]] is built. The department is thus responsible for drafting policy with respect to intelligence and holding them accountable for their work.
The Minister also has the power to authorise certain types of operations as delineated by the ''Intelligence Community Consolidation and Regulation Act'' and related Decrees issued by the Sultan. The Office of the Intelligence Inspectorate (part of the department) audits, reviews, appraises and reports on the intelligence agencies to the Minister. Although the Sultan has the power to appoint and dismiss directors of these agencies, the Minister can make recommendations with respect to their appointment and has the power to order the dismissal of various senior members and to regulate the appointment of junior personnel.
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The most controversial part of its work, according to several authors such as Dumeed Shalbaar in his book ''Friend or Foe: the Non-State Belligerent'', is the oversight of the [[Packilvanian Expeditionary Force]]. This is a paramilitary organisation with quasi-intelligence functions that supports and develops non-state belligerents and revolutionary movements, interferes in the internal and political affairs of other nations and eliminates foreign leaders among other functions.
=== Imperial Department of Education ===
This Department (''luBawaab luShahitishme aleMadrasifiya'') is responsible for researching and reporting on, recommending policies and legislation and issuing regulations regarding education. Because provincial governments have substantial control over education in the country, this department is in charge of coordinating them and creating frameworks for educational matters spanning the entire nation.
This includes control over the Packilvanian Qualifications Authority which is responsible for registering and recognising qualifications and creating the Packilvanian Qualifications Framework which enables comparison of qualifications between provinces and with foreign nations. Additionally it controls the Council for Tertiary Education which is responsible for ensuring that tertiary qualifications and the bodies that control them meet the minimum standards set by the ''Imperial Education Act''.
It oversees the Packilvanian Language Board which is responsible for regulating the [[Packilvanian language]] including orthography, grammar and vocabulary.
=== Imperial Department of Home Affairs ===
The Imperial Department of Home Affairs (''luBawaab luShahitishme aleDhakeel'') is responsible for population registration and management of relationships with local and provincial governments. This was arguably the most powerful department in the country after the Department of Defence because it formerly controlled social welfare, pensions, and labour relations, functions that were transferred to a dedicated department In December 2022.
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It also works with provinces to develop policies, regulations and legislation around gambling, and protected cultural sitesIt is the primary authority when Packilvania hosts an international sporting event like the [[2022 Packilvanian Grand Prix]]. .
=== Imperial Department of Finance ===
{{Main|Imperial Treasury}}
The [[Imperial Treasury|Imperial Department of Finance]] (''luBawaab luShahitishme aluKhazeen'') is arguably the oldest government department because it traces its heritage to the Imperial Treasury of [[Ishak I|Ishak the Great]], the first High King of Packilvania of the [[Zubraynite dynasty]] in the 13th century [[Common Era calendar|CE]]. Hence its Packilvanian name actually means "Imperial Gate of the Treasury".
It is responsible for developing and proposing the annual budget and the country's fiscal policy. This includes oversight of and proposing new government borrowing, spending and taxation. It also controls the finances of the government including authorising the Packilvanian Central Bank to disburse funds to government departments, provincial governments and state-owned entities.
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(luBawaab luShahitishme aluShareedishme)
=== Imperial Department for Workers, Social Welfare and Pensions ===
Known in Packilvanian as ''luBawaab luShahitishme ameShugul, luBenaan aluMulak nadine leBazrataqud'', this department was founded in December 2022 and assumed some of the functions of the Department of Home Affairs. It is responsible for proposing legislation and policy, conducting research and reporting on, and issuing regulations with respect to social welfare, workers and pensions. This includes setting the retirement age, regulating pensions funds, issuing social welfare payments to vulnerable communities and issuing government pensions to civil servants employed by the imperial government.
It also issues regulations with regard to occupational health and safety standards, overtime payment, maximum and recommended working hours, worker training and professional development, dismissal, retirement, resignation and appointment of workers. It oversees the Commission for Labour Relations Dispute Resolution which is responsible for mediating and arbitrating disputes between employers and employees. Furthermore it oversees the Office for the Worker's Rights Inspectorate which is responsible for receiving, investigating, reporting on and making recommendations with respect to complaints about employers.
=== Imperial Department of Natural Resources ===
Known as ''luBawaab luShahitishme aleSawlid leBidhamloheemlishme'' in Packilvanian, this department was established in December 2022, to oversee and regulate mineral exploration and extraction in the country. Although provincial governments have the power to issue mining licenses and own the land on which mining activities take place, this department is responsible for creating regulations regarding mineral extraction. This function was previously vested in the Department of Energy. Environmentalists such as the Coalition for Combating Climate Change had lobbied then Prince-Regent Thumim to move these powers to the Department of the Environment and Food Security. Instead this department was created to focus on mining issues.
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This Department was part of the Office of the Prime Minister before December 2022. Thereafter it was declared standalone department and its scope was widened. Known in Packilvanian as ''luBawaab luShahitishme aleKhanoniyat,'' it is helmed by the Minister of Legislative Affairs. This Department administers all the elections, lotteries and selections of legislative bodies in the country. It manages relations between the executive and legislative branch. It provides administrative support and financial management of the [[Parliament of Packilvania]]. It exercises oversight of all legislative bodies, publishes all legislation in the country and receives reports from all presiding officers of legislative bodies.
=== Imperial Department of
This Department (which is formally known as ''luBawaab luShahitishme aleChubaal aluSuvraan'') was founded in December 2022 and is responsible for coordinating and overseeing the government's management and control of state-owned companies. Except for a few companies placed directly under the control of a different department or owned by a subsidiary entity of the government, it is the government's representative shareholder on state-owned companies. Thus, it votes on matters reserved for shareholders such as approving the annual budget, major projects, appointment of the Boards and CEOs, liquidation, mergers, acquisitions and cessations etc. Where another department has oversight, it exercises these functions according to frameworks emanating from that department.
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