Nauruan government

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National coat of arms of Nauru

The Cabinet of Nauru , English Government of Nauru is the executive branch of the state Nauru and has certain powers of the legislature .

Structure and organs

Scheme of the separation of powers of the Nauruan constitution

The structure of the government is regulated in Part III. The President and the Executive Art. 16-25 Constitution of Nauru 1968.

The government consists of the main features:

President Naurus

The President of Nauru is head of state Naurus, and as President of the Cabinet also head of government (district president). He is determined by the Nauruan Parliament from among its members: The President must be a member of Parliament - with the exception of its speaker (speaker) or deputy speaker (deputy speaker) . He can be recalled by a vote of no confidence with a simple majority of (the entire) parliament.

The president represents the state, and in turn appoints the cabinet ministers , and the chief justice and the judges to the Supreme Court of Nauru - the judiciary is sovereign.

See also: List of Presidents Naurus

Deputy Prime Minister

A deputy president is not regularly appointed, the office is only provided in the event and time when the president cannot act due to illness, the presence of Nauru or any other reason. Then the cabinet designates one of its members to hold the presidency.

government

The government, the Cabinet , consists of the President and four or five ministers.

The ministers are appointed and can be removed from office by the president and must also be members of parliament. In addition, no member of the government may hold a paid post in the civil service or in a public corporation .

The cabinet has executive state power and directs and controls the government. It is collectively responsible to Parliament. The members of the government are sworn in on loyalty and confidentiality :

"I, ... swear by Almighty God that I will faithfully carry out my duties as a member of the Cabinet and that I will not improperly reveal any matters of which I have become aware by reason of my membership of the Cabinet. So help me God. "

- Oath of member of Cabinet

Council of Ministers

The Council of Ministers (Meetings of Cabinet) , the plenary body of the President and Cabinet Ministers, is the highest decision-making body of the government. He is chaired by the President. The modalities of the cabinet meetings are the decision of the cabinet.

The Council of Ministers has certain powers with regard to legislation, in particular it can ask the Supreme Court to issue opinions on constitutional questions.

Ministries

The president is responsible for allocating the government's portfolios to cabinet members, including himself. The portfolios are:

Secretary General and Service Committee

The Chief Secretary is an independent office of the government as the chief head of administrative and executive bodies. It appoints the civil servants , has overall disciplinary supervision and removes them from their office.

He is appointed and removed by the cabinet and has to report to the cabinet on his activities. In addition, however, parliament has the right to delegate the duties of the chief secretary to a body, the Public Service Board . This then consists of the Chief Secretary as chairman and at least two other members. This ensures parliamentary control, since the Chief Secretary is also the Commander in Chief of the Nauru Police Force , the state's police force .

In contrast to the government team, the State Secretary is therefore not allowed to come from the ranks of the members of parliament, as are the other members of the Public Service Board.

Government authorities

The small state has no ministries in the European sense, the ministers have personal government offices , in which government work is carried out, depending on which ministerial department heads. They are all in the Government Building , Yaren District , the de facto capital of Naurus.
An exception is the Department of Economic Development, Trade & Investment Division - National Agency for Economic Development, Trade and Investment Department .

Subordinate agencies, including state-owned companies, include:

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b "The President shall preside at meetings of the Cabinet." Art. 22 .- (1.) Constitution of Nauru
  2. ↑ Art. 24 .- (1.) Vote of no confidence , Constitution of Nauru ; if no new president is elected within 7 days, parliament is dissolved and the president remains in office until the new election. 2 Art. 4 .- (2.) Constitution of Nauru ; the precise regulations are given in Art. 41. Prorogation and dissolution of Parliament
  3. ↑ Art. 49 .- (1.) Constitution of Nauru
  4. ↑ "[...] during any period during which the President is unable to act owing to illness, absence from Nauru or any other cause." Art. 21. Provision for Minister to act as President , Constitution of Nauru
  5. ↑ There must be at least four, and can be five. If there are fewer than four, the President has to nominate a minister. Art. 18 .- (2nd, 3rd) Constitution of Nauru
  6. ↑ Art. 20. (c) Vacation of office , Constitution of Nauru
  7. ↑ or, in the case of the dissolution of parliament: have been. Art. 19 .- (2.) Constitution of Nauru - otherwise they leave the government when they leave parliament. Art. 20. (d) Constitution of Nauru
  8. ↑ "A member of the Cabinet shall not hold an office of profit in the service of Nauru or of a statutory corporation." Art. 18 .- (3rd) Constitution of Nauru
  9. ^ "The executive authority of Nauru is vested in a Cabinet constituted as provided by this Part and the Cabinet has the general direction and control of the government of Nauru." Art. 17 .- (1.) Constitution of Nauru
  10. ↑ Art. 17 .- (2.) Constitution of Nauru
  11. ↑ "A member of the Cabinet shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, take and subscribe to the oath" Art. 18 .- (2.) Constitution of Nauru
  12. ↑ Appendix 1 Constitution of Nauru
  13. ↑ "Subject to this Constitution, the Cabinet may regulate its own procedure." Art. 22 .- (2.) Meetings of Cabinet
  14. ↑ "Legislative power is vested in Both the government and parliament." Zit. Government . commonwealth-of-nations.org> Nauru
  15. ↑ “The President or a Minister may, in accordance with the approval of the Cabinet, refer to the Supreme Court for its opinion any question concerning the interpretation or effect of any provision of this Constitution which has arisen or appears to the Cabinet likely to arise , and the Supreme Court shall pronounce in open court its opinion on the question. "Art. 55. The Cabinet may refer questions on Constitution to the Supreme Court
  16. ↑ Art. 23. Appointment of Ministers to Departments , Constitution of Nauru
  17. ^ Government Ministries . commonwealth-of-nations.org> Nauru > Government
  18. ↑ Art. 68. Appointments, etc., in the Public Service , Constitution of Nauru
  19. ↑ Art. 25. Chief Secretary , Constitution of Nauru
  20. ↑ 68 .- (4th) Constitution of Nauru
  21. ↑ Art. 69. Power of Parliament to establish Public Service Board and to make special provisions regarding police
  22. ↑ “A member of Parliament is not qualified to be appointed Chief Secretary.” Art. 25. (2.) Constitution of Nauru
  23. ↑ Art. 69 .- (1.a)
  24. ^ Nauru Bureau of Statistics
  25. ^ Nauru Utilities Corporation Act 2011 . Act No. 13 of 2011 (pdf, faolex.fao.org)
  26. ↑ nrurehab.org - Nauru Rehabilitation Corporation ( Memento of the original from August 25, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.nrurehab.org