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Government
- EnglishThe Chief of the Ministerial Cabinet and the other secretary ministers, whose number and powers shall be determined by a special law, shall be in charge of the business of the Nation and shall countersign and legalize the acts of the President with their signatures, without which said acts are void.
… (Sec. 100) - SpanishEl jefe de gabinete de ministros y los demás ministros secretarios cuyo número y competencia será establecida por una ley especial, tendrán a su cargo el despacho de los negocios de la Nación, y refrendarán y legalizarán los actos del presidente por medio de su firma, sin cuyo requisito carecen de eficacia.
… (Art. 100)
Government
- EnglishTo be appointed Minister [it is] required to be Chilean, have attained twenty-one years of age, and meet the general requirements for entry into the Public Administration.
… (Art. 34) - SpanishPara ser nombrado Ministro se requiere ser chileno, tener cumplidos veintiún años de edad y reunir los requisitos generales para el ingreso a la Administración Pública.
… (Art. 34)
Government
- English(1) There shall be a Cabinet of Ministers for Dominica which shall consist of the Prime Minister and the other Ministers.
… (Sec. 60)
Government
- EnglishThe following are the requirements to be a Minister of State:
a. To be Guatemalan;
b. To be in enjoyment of the rights of citizenship; and
c. To be thirty years of age or greater. (Art. 196) - SpanishPara ser ministro de Estado se requiere:
a) Ser guatemalteco;
b) Hallarse en el goce de los derechos de ciudadanos; y
c) Ser mayor de treinta años. (Art. 196)
Government
- English1. Whenever the Governor-General has occasion to appoint a Prime Minister he, acting in his discretion, shall appoint the member of the House of Representatives who, in his judgment, is best able to command the confidence of a majority of the members of that House and shall, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister, appoint from among the members of the two Houses such number of other Ministers as the Prime Minister may advise.
… (Sec. 70)
Government
- English
The President of the Republic appoints and removes the President of the Council. He appoints and removes the other Ministers, on proposal and with agreement, respectively, of the President of the Council. (Art. 122)
- Spanish
El Presidente de la República nombra y remueve al Presidente del Consejo. Nombra y remueve a los demás ministros, a propuesta y con acuerdo, respectivamente, del Presidente del Consejo. (Art. 122)
Government
- English(1) There shall be a Prime Minister of Belize who shall be appointed by the Governor-General.
(2) Whenever the Governor-General has occasion to appoint a Prime Minister he shall appoint a member of the House of Representatives who is the leader of the political party which commands the support of the majority of the members of that House; and if no political party has an overall majority, he shall appoint a member of that House who appears to him likely to command the support of the majority of the members of that House:
… (Sec. 37)
Government
- 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
- 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
- EnglishThe Executive power is vested in:
a. the President of the Republic, who is the Head of State.
b. the Government, which is headed by a Prime Minister. (Art. 133) - FrenchLe pouvoir exécutif est exercé par:
a) le Président de la République, Chef de l'Etat;
b) le Gouvernement ayant à sa tête un Premier Ministre. (Art. 133)