| Countries (A to Z) |
Description |
| Afghanistan |
25 ministers; note - under the new constitution, ministers are appointed by the president and approved by the National Assembly |
| Albania |
Council of Ministers proposed by the prime minister, nominated by the president, and approved by parliament |
| Algeria |
Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president |
| American Samoa |
Cabinet made up of 12 department directors |
| Andorra |
Executive Council or Govern designated by the Executive Council president |
| Angola |
Council of Ministers appointed by the president |
| Anguilla |
Executive Council appointed by the governor from among the elected members of the House of Assembly |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
Council of Ministers appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister |
| Argentina |
Cabinet appointed by the president |
| Armenia |
Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister |
| Aruba |
Council of Ministers elected by the Staten |
| Australia |
prime minister nominates, from among members of Parliament, candidates who are subsequently sworn in by the governor general to serve as government ministers |
| Austria |
Council of Ministers chosen by the president on the advice of the chancellor |
| Azerbaijan |
Council of Ministers appointed by the president and confirmed by the National Assembly |
| Bahamas, The |
Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the prime minister's recommendation |
| Bahrain |
Cabinet appointed by the monarch |
| Barbados |
Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister |
| Belarus |
Council of Ministers |
| Belgium |
Council of Ministers formally appointed by the monarch |
| Belize |
Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister |
| Benin |
Council of Ministers appointed by the president |
| Bermuda |
Cabinet nominated by the premier, appointed by the governor |
| Bhutan |
Council of Ministers (Lhengye Shungtsog) nominated by the monarch, approved by the National Assembly; members serve fixed, five-year terms; note - there is also a Royal Advisory Council (Lodoi Tsokde), members nominated by the monarch |
| Bolivia |
Cabinet appointed by the president |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Council of Ministers nominated by the council chairman; approved by the National House of Representatives |
| Botswana |
Cabinet appointed by the president |
| Brazil |
Cabinet appointed by the president |
| British Virgin Islands |
Executive Council appointed by the governor from members of the Legislative Council |
| Brunei |
Council of Cabinet Ministers appointed and presided over by the monarch; deals with executive matters; note - there is also a Religious Council (members appointed by the monarch) that advises on religious matters, a Privy Council (members appointed by the monarch) that deals with constitutional matters, and the Council of Succession (members appointed by the monarch) that determines the succession to the throne if the need arises |
| Bulgaria |
Council of Ministers nominated by the prime minister and elected by the National Assembly |
| Burkina Faso |
Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister |
| Burma |
Cabinet is overseen by SPDC; military junta assumed power 18 September 1988 under name State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC) |
| Burundi |
Council of Ministers appointed by president |
| Cambodia |
Council of Ministers in theory appointed by the monarch; in practice named by the prime minister |
| Cameroon |
Cabinet appointed by the president from proposals submitted by the prime minister |
| Canada |
Federal Ministry chosen by the prime minister usually from among the members of his own party sitting in Parliament |
| Cape Verde |
Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister |
| Cayman Islands |
Executive Council (three members appointed by the governor, four members elected by the Legislative Assembly) |
| Central African Republic |
Council of Ministers |
| Chad |
Council of State, members appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister |
| Chile |
Cabinet appointed by the president |
| China |
State Council appointed by the National People's Congress (NPC) |
| Colombia |
Cabinet consists of a coalition of the three largest parties that supported President URIBE's reelection - the PSUN, PC, and CR - and independents |
| Comoros |
Council of Ministers appointed by the president |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
Ministers of State appointed by the president |
| Congo, Republic of the |
Council of Ministers appointed by the president |
| Cook Islands |
Cabinet chosen by the prime minister; collectively responsible to Parliament |
| Costa Rica |
Cabinet selected by the president |
| Croatia |
Council of Ministers named by the prime minister and approved by the parliamentary Assembly |
| Cuba |
Council of Ministers proposed by the president of the Council of State and appointed by the National Assembly or the 31-member Council of State, elected by the Assembly to act on its behalf when it is not in session |
| Cyprus |
Council of Ministers appointed jointly by the president and vice president |
| Czech Republic |
Cabinet appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister |
| Côte d'Ivoire |
Council of Ministers appointed by the president; note - under the current power-sharing agreement the prime minister and the president share the authority to appoint ministers |
| Denmark |
Council of State appointed by the monarch |
| Djibouti |
Council of Ministers responsible to the president |
| Dominica |
Cabinet appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister |
| Dominican Republic |
Cabinet nominated by the president |
| East Timor |
Council of Ministers |
| Ecuador |
Cabinet appointed by the president |
| Egypt |
Cabinet appointed by the president |
| El Salvador |
Council of Ministers selected by the president |
| Equatorial Guinea |
Council of Ministers appointed by the president |
| Eritrea |
State Council is the collective executive authority; members appointed by the president |
| Estonia |
Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister, approved by Parliament |
| Ethiopia |
Council of Ministers as provided for in the December 1994 constitution; ministers are selected by the prime minister and approved by the House of People's Representatives |
| Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) |
Executive Council; three members elected by the Legislative Council, two ex officio members (chief executive and the financial secretary), and the governor |
| Faroe Islands |
Landsstyri appointed by the prime minister |
| Fiji |
Cabinet appointed by the prime minister from among the members of Parliament and is responsible to Parliament; note - coup leader Commodore Voreqe BAINIMARAMA has appointed an interim cabinet |
| Finland |
Council of State or Valtioneuvosto appointed by the president, responsible to parliament |
| France |
Council of Ministers appointed by the president at the suggestion of the prime minister |
| French Polynesia |
Council of Ministers; president submits a list of members of the Territorial Assembly for approval by them to serve as ministers |
| Gabon |
Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister in consultation with the president |
| Gambia, The |
Cabinet appointed by the president |
| Georgia |
Cabinet of Ministers |
| Germany |
Cabinet or Bundesminister (Federal Ministers) appointed by the president on the recommendation of the chancellor |
| Ghana |
Council of Ministers; president nominates members subject to approval by Parliament |
| Gibraltar |
Council of Ministers appointed from among the 15 elected members of the House of Assembly by the governor in consultation with the chief minister |
| Greece |
Cabinet appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister |
| Greenland |
Home Rule Government is elected by the parliament (Landstinget) on the basis of the strength of parties |
| Grenada |
Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister |
| Guam |
heads of executive departments; appointed by the governor with the consent of the Guam legislature |
| Guatemala |
Council of Ministers appointed by the president |
| Guernsey |
Policy Council elected by the States of Deliberation |
| Guinea |
Council of Ministers appointed by the president |
| Guyana |
Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president, responsible to the legislature |
| Haiti |
Cabinet chosen by the prime minister in consultation with the president |
| Holy See (Vatican City) |
Pontifical Commission appointed by the pope |
| Honduras |
Cabinet appointed by president |
| Hong Kong |
Executive Council consists of 14 official members and 15 non-official members |
| Hungary |
Council of Ministers elected by the National Assembly on the recommendation of the president |
| Iceland |
Cabinet appointed by the prime minister |
| India |
Cabinet appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister |
| Indonesia |
Cabinet appointed by the president |
| Iran |
Council of Ministers selected by the president with legislative approval; the Supreme Leader has some control over appointments to the more sensitive ministries |
| Iraq |
37 ministers appointed by the Presidency Council, plus Prime Minister Nuri al-MALIKI, and Deputy Prime Ministers Barham SALIH and Salam al-ZUBAI |
| Ireland |
Cabinet appointed by the president with previous nomination by the prime minister and approval of the House of Representatives |
| Israel |
Cabinet selected by prime minister and approved by the Knesset |
| Italy |
Council of Ministers nominated by the prime minister and approved by the president |
| Jamaica |
Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister |
| Japan |
Cabinet appointed by the prime minister |
| Jersey |
Cabinet (since December 2005) |
| Jordan |
Cabinet appointed by the prime minister in consultation with the monarch |
| Kazakhstan |
Council of Ministers appointed by the president |
| Kenya |
Cabinet appointed by the president |
| Kiribati |
12-member cabinet appointed by the president from among the members of the House of Parliament |
| Korea, North |
Naegak (cabinet) members, except for Minister of People's Armed Forces, are appointed by SPA |
| Korea, South |
State Council appointed by the president on the prime minister's recommendation |
| Kuwait |
Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister and approved by the amir |
| Kyrgyzstan |
Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister; note - following legislative elections under the constitution, the legislature will propose and the president appoint the prime minister, and the prime minister will propose and the president appoint members of the Cabinet, except for ministers in charge of defense and security, who will be appointed solely by the president |
| Laos |
Ministers appointed by president, approved by National Assembly |
| Latvia |
Council of Ministers nominated by the prime minister and appointed by the Parliament |
| Lebanon |
Cabinet chosen by the prime minister in consultation with the president and members of the National Assembly |
| Lesotho |
Cabinet |
| Liberia |
Cabinet appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate |
| Libya |
General People's Committee established by the General People's Congress |
| Liechtenstein |
Cabinet elected by the Parliament, confirmed by the monarch |
| Lithuania |
Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the nomination of the prime minister |
| Luxembourg |
Council of Ministers recommended by the prime minister and appointed by the monarch |
| Macau |
Executive Council consists of one government secretary, three legislators, four businessmen, one pro-Beijing unionist, and one pro-Beijing educator |
| Macedonia, Republic of |
Council of Ministers elected by the majority vote of all the deputies in the Assembly; note - current cabinet formed by the government coalition parties VMRO/DPMNE, NSDP, PDSh/DPA, and several small parties |
| Madagascar |
Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister |
| Malawi |
46-member Cabinet named by the president |
| Malaysia |
Cabinet appointed by the prime minister from among the members of Parliament with consent of the paramount ruler |
| Maldives |
Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president |
| Mali |
Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister |
| Malta |
Cabinet appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister |
| Man, Isle of |
Council of Ministers |
| Marshall Islands |
Cabinet selected by the president from among the members of the legislature |
| Mauritania |
Council of Ministers |
| Mauritius |
Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister |
| Mexico |
Cabinet appointed by the president; note - appointment of attorney general requires consent of the Senate |
| Micronesia, Federated States of |
Cabinet includes the vice president and the heads of the eight executive departments |
| Moldova |
Cabinet selected by president, subject to approval of Parliament |
| Monaco |
Council of Government is under the authority of the monarch |
| Mongolia |
Cabinet nominated by the prime minister in consultation with the president and confirmed by the State Great Hural (parliament) |
| Montserrat |
Executive Council consists of the governor, the chief minister, three other ministers, the attorney general, and the finance secretary |
| Morocco |
Council of Ministers appointed by the monarch |
| Mozambique |
Cabinet |
| Namibia |
Cabinet appointed by the president from among the members of the National Assembly |
| Nauru |
Cabinet appointed by the president from among the members of Parliament |
| Nepal |
Cabinet historically appointed by the monarch on the recommendation of the prime minister; note - the prime minister selected the Cabinet in May 2006 in consultation with the political parties |
| Netherlands |
Council of Ministers appointed by the monarch |
| Netherlands Antilles |
Council of Ministers elected by the Staten (legislature) |
| New Caledonia |
Consultative Committee consists of eight members chosen from leading figures on the island to advise the High Commissioner |
| New Zealand |
Executive Council appointed by the governor general on the recommendation of the prime minister |
| Nicaragua |
Council of Ministers appointed by the president |
| Niger |
26-member Cabinet appointed by the president |
| Nigeria |
Federal Executive Council |
| Niue |
Cabinet consists of the premier and three ministers |
| Norfolk Island |
Executive Council is made up of four of the nine members of the Legislative Assembly; the council devises government policy and acts as an advisor to the administrator |
| Northern Mariana Islands |
the cabinet consists of the heads of the 10 principal departments under the executive branch who are appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the Senate; other members include Special Assistants to the governor and office heads appointed by and reporting directly to the governor |
| Norway |
State Council appointed by the monarch with the approval of parliament |
| Oman |
Cabinet appointed by the monarch |
| Pakistan |
Cabinet appointed by the prime minister |
| Panama |
Cabinet appointed by the president |
| Papua New Guinea |
National Executive Council appointed by governor general on recommendation of prime minister |
| Paraguay |
Council of Ministers nominated by the president |
| Peru |
Council of Ministers appointed by the president |
| Philippines |
Cabinet appointed by the president with consent of Commission of Appointments |
| Poland |
Council of Ministers responsible to the prime minister and the Sejm; the prime minister proposes, the president appoints, and the Sejm approves the Council of Ministers |
| Portugal |
Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister |
| Puerto Rico |
Cabinet appointed by the governor with the consent of the legislature |
| Qatar |
Council of Ministers appointed by the monarch |
| Romania |
Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister |
| Russia |
Ministries of the Government or "Government" composed of the premier and his deputies, ministers, and selected other individuals; all are appointed by the president |
| Rwanda |
Council of Ministers appointed by the president |
| Saint Helena |
Executive Council consists of the governor, three ex-officio officers, and five elected members of the Legislative Council |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Cabinet appointed by the governor general in consultation with the prime minister |
| Saint Lucia |
Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister |
| Samoa |
Cabinet consists of 12 members appointed by the chief of state on the prime minister's advice |
| San Marino |
Congress of State elected by the Great and General Council for a five-year term |
| Saudi Arabia |
Council of Ministers is appointed by the monarch every four years and includes many royal family members |
| Senegal |
Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister in consultation with the president |
| Serbia and Montenegro |
Federal Ministries act as cabinet; Kosovo - ministry heads act as cabinet; some ministry functions are controlled by the UNMIK |
| Seychelles |
Council of Ministers appointed by the president |
| Sierra Leone |
Ministers of State appointed by the president with the approval of the House of Representatives; the cabinet is responsible to the president |
| Singapore |
appointed by president, responsible to parliament |
| Slovakia |
Cabinet appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister |
| Slovenia |
Council of Ministers nominated by the prime minister and elected by the National Assembly |
| Solomon Islands |
Cabinet consists of 20 members appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister from among the members of Parliament |
| Somalia |
Cabinet appointed by the prime minister and approved by the Transitional Federal Assembly |
| South Africa |
Cabinet appointed by the president |
| Spain |
Council of Ministers designated by the president |
| Sri Lanka |
Cabinet appointed by the president in consultation with the prime minister |
| Sudan |
Council of Ministers appointed by the president; note - the National Congress Party or NCP (formerly the National Islamic Front or NIF) dominates al-BASHIR's cabinet |
| Suriname |
Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president |
| Swaziland |
Cabinet recommended by the prime minister and confirmed by the monarch |
| Sweden |
Cabinet appointed by the prime minister |
| Switzerland |
Federal Council or Bundesrat (in German), Conseil Federal (in French), Consiglio Federale (in Italian) elected by the Federal Assembly usually from among its members for a four-year term |
| Syria |
Council of Ministers appointed by the president |
| São Tomé and Príncipe |
Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the proposal of the prime minister |
| Taiwan |
Executive Yuan - (ministers appointed by president on recommendation of premier) |
| Tajikistan |
Council of Ministers appointed by the president, approved by the Supreme Assembly |
| Tanzania |
Cabinet appointed by the president from among the members of the National Assembly |
| Thailand |
Council of Ministers |
| Togo |
Council of Ministers appointed by the president and the prime minister |
| Tokelau |
the Council for the Ongoing Government of Tokelau, consisting of three Faipule (village leaders) and three Pulenuku (village mayors), functions as a cabinet |
| Tonga |
Cabinet consists of 14 members, 10 appointed by the monarch for life; four appointed from among the elected members of the Legislative Assembly, including two each from the nobles' and peoples' representatives serving three-year terms |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
Cabinet appointed from among the members of Parliament |
| Tunisia |
Council of Ministers appointed by the president |
| Turkey |
Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the nomination of the prime minister |
| Turkmenistan |
Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president |
| Turks and Caicos Islands |
Cabinet consists of the governor, the premier, six ministers appointed by the governor from among the members of the House of Assembly, and the attorney general |
| Tuvalu |
Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the recommendation of the prime minister |
| Uganda |
Cabinet appointed by the president from among elected legislators |
| Ukraine |
Cabinet of Ministers selected by the prime minister; the only exceptions are the foreign and defense ministers, who are chosen by the president |
| United Arab Emirates |
Council of Ministers appointed by the president |
| United Kingdom |
Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the prime minister |
| United States |
Cabinet appointed by the president with Senate approval |
| Uruguay |
Council of Ministers appointed by the president with parliamentary approval |
| Uzbekistan |
Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president with approval of the Supreme Assembly |
| Vanuatu |
Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister, responsible to Parliament |
| Venezuela |
Council of Ministers appointed by the president |
| Vietnam |
Cabinet appointed by president based on proposal of prime minister and confirmed by National Assembly |
| Wallis and Futuna |
Council of the Territory consists of three kings and three members appointed by the high administrator on the advice of the Territorial Assembly |
| Yemen |
Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister |
| Zambia |
Cabinet appointed by the president from among the members of the National Assembly |
| Zimbabwe |
Cabinet appointed by the president; responsible to the House of Assembly |
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