Teiko National Security Council

The Teiko National Security Council (TNSC) is the principal forum used by the Premier of the Socialist Republic of Teiko for considering national security and foreign policy matters with his senior national security advisers and cabinet officials and is part of the Executive Office of the Premier of the Socialist Republic of Teiko. Since its inception a year after the 1986 Teiko Constitutional Crisis, the function of the council has been to advise and assist the president on national security and foreign policies. The council also serves as the president's principal arm for coordinating these policies among various government agencies. The Council has counterparts in the national security councils of many other nations.

Membership
The National Security Council is chaired by the Premier. Its members are the Vice Premier (statutory), the Minister of Internal and External Communications (statutory), the Minister for Defense (statutory), the Teiko National Security Adviser (non-statutory), and the Minister for Budget and Finance (non-statutory).

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the statutory military adviser to the Council, the Teiko Special Advisory Board Commissioner is the statutory intelligence adviser, and the Director of Dangerous Drugs Board is the statutory drug control policy adviser. The Executive Secretary to the Premier, Counsel to the Premier, and the Minister for Regional Economic Planning and Development are also regularly invited to attend TNSC meetings. The Minister for Justice, the Teiko Regional Statistics Office Commissioner and The Director of the Teiko National Bureau of Investigation are invited to attend meetings pertaining to their responsibilities. The heads of other executive departments and agencies, as well as other senior officials, are invited to attend meetings of the NSC when appropriate.