Council of Ministers is a traditional name given to the supreme executive organ in some governments. It is usually equivalent to the term cabinet. The term

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is a similar name that also may refer to a cabinet, but the terms are not equal in certain countries (for example, in

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{{Citation needed, date=May 2021). Councils of Ministers are usually composed of those government ministers who are responsible for a ministry. They are usually led by a President of the Council of Ministers, a term that is commonly translated, or used synonymously, as

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List of current Councils of Ministers

Council of Ministers of Italy The Council of Ministers (, CdM) is the principal executive organ of the Government of Italy. It comprises the President of the Council (the Prime Minister of Italy), all the Minister (government), ministers, and the Undersecretary to the Prime ...

* Council of Ministers of Jersey *

Council of Ministers of Lebanon The Council of Ministers of Lebanon () is the executive body of the Republic of Lebanon. Its president is the Prime Minister of Lebanon, and it is appointed by the President of Lebanon and the Prime Minister of Lebanon. The appointed government ...

* Council of Ministers of Mozambique * Council of Ministers of the Netherlands ** Council of Ministers of the Kingdom of the Netherlands * Council of Ministers of Peru * Council of Ministers of Poland * Council of Ministers of Portugal * Council of Ministers of Russia *

Council of Ministers of Saudi Arabia The Saudi Council of Ministers ( ''Majlis al-Wuzarā' as-Su'ūdī'') is the Cabinet (government), cabinet of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is led by the King of Saudi Arabia, King. The council consists of the king, the Crown Prince of Saudi Ar ...

* Council of Ministers of Somalia * Council of Ministers of Spain * Council of Ministers of Syria * Council of Ministers of Thailand * Council of Ministers of Turkey * Council of Ministers of Vietnam

List of former Councils of Ministers

* Council of Ministers of Afghanistan * Council of Ministers of the German Democratic Republic * Council of Ministers of the Hungarian People's Republic * Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union * Council of Ministers of the Ukrainian SSR

List of current Councils of Ministers

List of former Councils of Ministers

See also