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Government
- EnglishThe Council of Ministers is composed of the Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime Ministers, the Ministers, the Secretary, and the other members determined by the law.
… (Art. 134) - SpanishEl Consejo de Ministros está integrado por el Primer Ministro, los Viceprimeros Ministros, los Ministros, el Secretario y los otros miembros que determine la ley.
… (Art. 134)
Government
- EnglishThere will be a Council of Ministers composed of the President and [the] Vice President of the Republic and the Ministers of State or [of] those who take their places. (Art. 166)
- SpanishHabrá un Consejo de Ministros integrado por el Presidente y el Vicepresidente de la República y los Ministros de Estado o quienes hagan sus veces. (Art. 166)
Government
- EnglishTo be appointed Minister, one must:
1. be Haitian and to provide the evidence of having responded to all his obligations concerning a citizen fiscally domiciled in Haiti, and to posses real assets there, able to guarantee and protect the State and to not hold any other nationality at the moment of appointment;
2. be thirty (30) years old;
3. enjoy one’s civil and political rights and to never have been condemned to a afflictive and infamous penalty;
4. have received discharge from his management if one has been accountable for public monies. (Art. 172-1) - FrenchPour être nommé Ministre, il faut:
1. être haïtien et administrer la preuve d'avoir répondu à l'ensemble de ses obligations en tant que citoyen fiscalement domicilié en Haiti, y posséder des biens immobiliers pouvant garantir et protéger l'état et ne détenir aucune autre nationalité au moment de la nomination;
2. être âgé de trente (30) ans accomplis;
3. jouir de ses droits civils et politiques et n'avoir jamais été condamné à une peine afflictive et infamante;
4. avoir reçu décharge de sa gestion si on a été comptable des deniers publics. (Art. 172.1)
Government
- English[The following] are duties and attributions of whoever exercises the presidency of the Republic:
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6. to appoint and to remove by himself the ministers of the Executive Power, … (Art. 238) - SpanishSon deberes y atribuciones de quien ejerce la presidencia de la República:
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6. nombrar y remover por sí a los ministros del Poder Ejecutivo, … (Art. 238)
Government
- English(1) Where there is occasion for the appointment of a Prime Minister, the President shall appoint as Prime Minister—
(a) a member of the House of Representatives who is the Leader in that House of the party which commands the support of the majority of members of that House; or
(b) where it appears to him that that party does not have an undisputed leader in that House or that no party commands the support of such a majority, the member of the House of Representatives who, in his judgment, is most likely to command the support of the majority of members of that House, and who is willing to accept the office of Prime Minister.
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(3) The Ministers other than the Prime Minister shall be such persons as the President, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister, shall appoint from among the members of the House of Representatives and the Senators.
… (Sec. 76)
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)