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Government
Costa Rica
- EnglishThe President of the Republic and the Ministers of Government[,] with the character of obligated collaborators[,] exercise the Executive Power in the name of the People. (Art. 130)
- SpanishEl Poder Ejecutivo lo ejercen, en nombre del pueblo, el Presidente de la República y los Ministros de Gobierno en calidad de obligados colaboradores. (Art. 130)
Government
Ecuador
- EnglishThe President of the Republic performs the duties of the Executive Branch of Government and is the Head of State and Government and is in charge of public administration.
The Executive Branch is comprised of the Office of the President and the Office of the Vice-President of the Republic, the Ministries of State and the other organizations and institutions needed to fulfill, in the framework of their competence, the attributions of Leadership, planning, implementation and evaluation of national public policies and plans that are created to implement them. (Art. 141) - SpanishLa Presidenta o Presidente de la República ejerce la Función Ejecutiva, es el Jefe del Estado y de Gobierno y responsable de la administración pública.
La Función Ejecutiva está integrada por la Presidencia y Vicepresidencia de la República, los Ministerios de Estado y los demás organismos e instituciones necesarios para cumplir, en el ámbito de su competencia, las atribuciones de rectoría, planificación, ejecución y evaluación de las políticas públicas nacionales y planes que se creen para ejecutarlas. (Art. 141)
Government
El Salvador
- English[It] corresponds to the President of the Republic to appoint, remove, accept the resignations [of] and grant [the] leaves of absence [licencias] to the Ministers and Vice-Ministers of State, as well as [to] the Head [Jefe] of Public Security and [to that] of the Intelligence [Organ] of the State. (Art. 162)
- SpanishCorresponde al Presidente de la República nombrar, remover, aceptar renuncias y conceder licencias a los Ministros y Viceministros de estado, asi como al Jefe de Seguridad Publica y al de Inteligencia de Estado. (Art. 162)
Government
Haiti
- EnglishWith the approval of the President, the Prime Minister shall choose the members of his Cabinet of Ministers and shall go before Parliament to obtain a vote of confidence on his declaration of general policy.
… (Art. 158) - FrenchLe Premier Ministre en accord avec le Président choisit les membres de son Cabinet ministériel et se présente devant le Parlement afin d'obtenir un vote de confiance sur sa déclaration de politique générale.
… (Art. 158)
Government
Panama
- EnglishNo person may be appointed Minister of State who is a relative of the President of the Republic within the fourth degree of consanguinity or the second degree of marital relations, or by person of those relationships be members of the same Cabinet Council. (Art. 197)
- SpanishNo podrán ser nombrados Ministros de Estado los parientes del Presidente de la República dentro del cuarto grado de consanguinidad o segundo de afinidad, ni ser miembros de un mismo Gabinete personas unidas entre si por los expresados grados de parentesco. (Art. 197)
Government
Trinidad and Tobago
- English(1) There shall be a Cabinet for Trinidad and Tobago which shall have the general direction and control of the Government of Trinidad and Tobago and shall be collectively responsible therefor to Parliament.
(2) The Cabinet shall consist of the Prime Minister and such number of other Ministers (of whom one shall be the Attorney General), appointed in accordance with the provisions of section 76, as the Prime Minister may consider appropriate. (Sec. 75)
Government
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- EnglishTo be designated a Minister, a person must meet the following requisites: satisfy the general requirements for entering public service, be twenty five years of age on the day of his or her nomination, not be a member of the Pluri-National Legislative Assembly, nor a director, shareholder or owner of financial entities or enterprises that have a contractual relationship or conflicts of interest with the State; not be the spouse or natural parent or related in the second degree to the acting President or Vice President of the State. (Art. 176)
- SpanishPara ser designada o designado Ministra o Ministro de Estado se requiere cumplir con las condiciones generales de acceso al servicio público; tener cumplidos veinticinco años al día del nombramiento; no formar parte de la Asamblea Legislativa Plurinacional; no ser directivo, accionista ni socio de entidades financieras o empresas que mantengan relación contractual o que enfrenten intereses opuestos con el Estado; no ser cónyuge ni pariente consanguíneo o afín dentro del segundo grado de quienes se hallaren en ejercicio de la Presidencia o la Vicepresidencia del Estado. (Art. 176)
Government
Cuba
- EnglishThe Council of Ministers is the maximum executive and administrative organ and it constitutes the Government of the Republic. (Art. 133)
- SpanishEl Consejo de Ministros es el máximo órgano ejecutivo y administrativo y constituye el Gobierno de la República. (Art. 133)
Government
Guatemala
- EnglishFor conducting the businesses of the Executive Organ, there will be the ministries established by the law, with the attributions and the competence established therein. (Art. 193)
- SpanishPara el despacho de los negocios del Organismo Ejecutivo, habrá los ministerios que la ley establezca, con las atribuciones y la competencia que la misma les señale. (Art. 193)
Government
Jamaica
- English1. There shall be in and for Jamaica a Cabinet which shall consist of the Prime Minister and such number of other Ministers (not being less than eleven) selected from among Ministers appointed in accordance with the provisions of section 70 of this Constitution, as the Prime Minister may from time to time consider appropriate.
2. The Cabinet shall be the principal instrument of policy and shall be charged with the general direction and control of the Government of Jamaica and shall be collectively responsible therefor to Parliament.
3. Not less than two nor more than four of the Ministers selected pursuant to subsection (1) shall be persons who are members of the Senate. (Sec. 69)