Federal Minister (Austria)
| Federal Minister | |
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| Coat of arms of the Republic of Austria | Meeting room of the Council of Ministers in the Federal Chancellery |
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| position | Supreme body of the federal government |
| State authority | executive |
| founding | October 1, 1920 with the Federal Constitutional Law , entered into force on October 10, 1920 (BM originally 1760 as Minister of State ) |
| Seat | Vienna 1 , Ballhausplatz |
| Chair |
Federal Chancellor : Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) Vice Chancellor : Werner Kogler (GREEN) |
| Guarantee of existence | Art. 19 para. 1 B-VG |
| Website | www.bundesregierung.at |
As Minister in are Austria , members of the Federal Government referred.
About the function
The federal ministers - along with the Federal President , the State Secretaries and the members of the state governments - are among the highest executive bodies of the Federation ( Art. 19 Para. 1 B-VG). The ministers form the Council of Ministers (government cabinet).
The Chancellor is known as "Chairman of the Federal Government" " primus inter pares " (German: "first among equals") among the federal ministers. He is not authorized to issue instructions to the other federal ministers. In contrast to the German Federal Chancellor (who is not referred to as a Federal Minister ), the Austrian Federal Chancellor also has no authority to issue guidelines .
The Federal Ministers are appointed or dismissed by the Federal President on the proposal of the Federal Chancellor . They are neither elected nor confirmed by the Nationalrat (the first chamber of the Austrian parliament ), but they can be voted out both jointly and individually by means of a vote of no confidence . The Federal Chancellor can propose individual Federal Ministers to the Federal President for recall.
In addition to the federal ministers commissioned, i.e. those who head a ministry , there can also be ministers of the Chancellery with or without a portfolio who act at the Federal Chancellery .
State secretaries can be added to the federal ministers for support. These are bound by the instructions of the Federal Minister and are not members of the Federal Government, but take part in the Council of Ministers meetings in an advisory capacity. In addition, they sit in parliament together with the federal ministers on the “ government bench ” and also represent their ministers there in absentia.
Current federal government
→ Main article: Federal Government Brief II
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Note: The Austrian constitution provides in Art. 19 Para. 1 B-VG: "The highest executive bodies are the Federal President, the Federal Ministers and State Secretaries as well as the members of the state governments." This is to be interpreted as meaning that federal and Vice Chancellors are among the ministers for their status as a state organ.