Council of State (Resha)

The Council of State (Reshan: Statskmard), is a formal body composed of the most senior government ministers chosen by the Prime Minister, and functions as the collective decision-making organ constituting the executive branch of the Kingdom. The council simultaneously plays the role of privy council as well as government Cabinet.
With the exception of the Prime Minister and the Minister of State, who retain their ministerial ranking in their own right, all the other members of the Cabinet concurrently hold the position of statskmardmann, meaning Councillor of State, and that of Chief of the various departments, not formally being considered 'ministers', although commonly addressed as such. The Cabinet normally convenes every week, usually on Fridays at 11:00 a.m. at the Royal Palace, Hederhelm, and is presided over by the Monarch.
==Functions and mandate==
thumb|right|250px|The council meets in the Royal Palace, Hederhelm.
The Council of State convenes to formally make decisions on matters of State, passing so-called Royal Resolutions or Orders in Council. Theoretically, the Royal Resolutions themselves are the Monarch's decisions, but are practically those of the government. However, they require the contra-signature of the Prime Minister, or, in cases relating to military command, of the Minister of Defense in order to be valid. Later, entire records from the proceedings of the Council of State is signed by all its members. This is done in order to remove all personal responsibility on part of the Monarch, in keeping with the Constitution. Another feature of this system is that the Monarch, when having sanctioned a decision, is referred to as Monarch-in-Council, meaning the Monarch as well as his council.
According to the Constitution, certain cases, such as appointments and dismissals of higher office, pardons, provisional measures, church ordinances and ratifications of treaties must be administered by the Council of State. Whilst not prescribed in the Constitution, the signing of bills and other regulations into law is the most important feature of the work being conducted during sessions of the Council of State.
==Requirements of membership==
There are several requirements for becoming a member of the Council of State: they must be a member of the Assembaskgrot, must be a Reshan citizen, and must be eligible to vote (meaning they must have attained the age of 18). Until 1967, they must be registered with the Church of Resha as well. 
==Order of precedence and succession==
The order of succession to the role of Prime Minister of Resha is as follows:
*Prime Minister of Resha
**1) Minister of State
**2) Minister of Finance
**3) Minister of Defense
**4) Minister of Public Health
**5) Minister of Trade and Industry
**6) Minister of Labor
**7) Minister of the Interior
**8) Minister of Transport
**9) Minister of Energy
**10) Minister of Agriculture
**11) Minister of Justice
**12) Minister of Culture
**13) Minister of Education and Research
**14) Minister of Fisheries and Maritime Affairs
**15) Minister of Regional Development
==Current composition==
Ministry 	Position 	Incumbent 	In office since
Office of the Prime MinisterMinistermannskfremskpalar 	Prime MinisterMinisterskfrem 	Stefania Chulgrol 	5 June 2009
Ministry of StateStatskministerol 	Minister of StateStatskministermann 	Harald Jarbran 	5 June 2017
Ministry of FinanceFinanskministerol 	Minister of FinanceFinanskministermann 	Daniela Erikersk 	5 June 2013
Ministry of DefenseDefenskministerol 	Minister of DefenseDefenskministermann 	Denis Samersk 	5 June 2009
Ministry of Public HealthBalerskpubliskministerol 	Minister of Public HealthBalerskpubliskministermann 	Bet Viljam 	5 June 2013
Ministry of Trade and IndustryGersk ja industriskministerol 	Minister of Trade and IndustryGersk ja industriskministermann 	Ina Maria Karls 	5 June 2013
Ministry of LaborJunskministerol 	Minister of LaborJunskministermann 	Marko Zakkermann 	5 June 2009
Ministry of the InteriorInterskministerol 	Minister of the InteriorInterskministermann 	Daniel Tevel 	5 June 2013
Ministry of TransportTransporskministerol 	Minister of TransportTransporskministermann 	Paul Ekkermann 	16 March 2014
Ministry of EnergyEnergskministerol 	Minister of EnergyEnergskministermann 	Frank Deckhardt 	27 July 2016
Ministry of AgricultureAgriskministerol 	Minister of AgricultureAgriskministermann 	Rosanna Paromann 	5 June 2017
Ministry of JusticeJustiskministerol 	Minister of JusticeJustiskministermann 	Georgina Viktorsen	5 June 2017
Ministry of CultureKulturskministerol 	Minister of CultureKulturskministermann 	Anastasia Deffesk 	5 June 2017
Ministry of Education and ResearchEdukask ja vekkerskministerol	Minister of Education and ResearchEdukask ja vekkerskministermann	Samela Dantropp 	5 June 2017
Ministry of Maritime AffairsAffarskmaritimskministerol 	Minister of Maritime AffairsAffarskmaritimskskministermann 	Tomas Barscoff 	5 June 2017
Ministry of Regional DevelopmentDevelskregionalskministerol 	Minister of Regional DevelopmentDevelskregionalskministermann 	Hans Johannessen 	5 June 2017
Category:Government of Resha
Category:National cabinets