In a classic parliamentary system, a foreign minister can potentially exert significant influence in forming foreign policy but when the government is dominated by a strong prime minister the foreign minister may be limited to playing a more marginal or subsidiary role in determining policy.
在一个典型的议会制政府内，外交部长可能会对外交政策的制定产生重大影响力；但是当政府被强势总理所主导时，那外交部长在外交政策制定时仅限边缘或辅助作用。