Council of Ministers of the Isle of Man
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The Council of Ministers is similar although not exactly parallel to the United Kingdom Cabinet. Nor is the Council wholly comparable with the Policy and Resources Committee of a United Kingdom Local Authority, with this having no real executive power. It is similar to the Executive Council in a Commonwealth Realm, and this was indeed the name used on the Isle of Man until recently (see Executive Council of the Isle of Man).
The Council of Ministers exercises both statutory and non-statutory functions, such as:
- Statutory functions
- Governor-in-Council functions
- Advice to the Lieutenant Governor
- External relations
- Determining policy and priorities
- Resolving difficulties and providing information
- Chief Minister
- Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
- Minister for Education
- Minister for Health and Social Security
- Minister for Home Affairs
- Minister for Local Government and the Environment
- Minister for Tourism and Leisure
- Minister for Trade and Industry
- Minister for Transport
- Minister for the Treasury
Meetings are attended by:
- Chief Secretary
- Attorney General
- Chief Financial Officer
- Secretary to the Council
- Press relations officer