Great Council of the State

The Cabinet of Teiko or, formally, the Council of Ministers of Teiko is the collective decision-making body of the federal government of Teiko and the primary organ of its executive branch. It consists of the Premier and Deputy Premier who are appointed by the Prince after being elected by plurality popular voting, and up to twenty-five other members, called Ministers of State. The Premier although elected through popular vote must still enjoy the confidence of the Teiko Royal Council. The remaining ministers are appointed and dismissed by the Premier. Secretariat positions (heads of government ministries) however must require Central-46 approval. The Cabinet is collectively responsible to the Royal Council and must resign if a motion of no confidence is adopted by the Council through 4/5 majority.

Qualifications
Before 1985, only members of the Teiko Royal Council (Central-46) are eligible for cabinet level offices. However the current Teiko Constitution of 1985 explicitly stated that all capable Teikonians whether in the private or public sector are eligible for the offices. All people coming from the private sector must still qualify for the requirements set for running a prefectural office and must not be involved in other business outside of the government upon confirmation.

Appointment
Incumbent members of the Teiko Royal Council and other qualified natural born and honorary Teikonian born not otherwise disqualified by law are nominated by the Premier for any ministerial or other cabinet level office. The nominee will have to accept the nomination via public announcement one week after the nomination was made. The Central-46 will then have to confirm the nomination via a 1/2 majority which has been lowered down from 2/3 to allow representatives from the non-majority party to be confirmed not less than two weeks afterwards. Upon the confirmation, the reciting of oath occurs not less than a week again after the confirmation by the council. The new cabinet member will then be given administrative powers immediately.

Powers
The executive power of the government of Teiko sits on cabinet as stipulated in the Teiko constitution. In practice, much of the Cabinet's authority is exercised by the Premier. Under the Constitution, he exercises "control and supervision" over the executive branch, and no law or Cabinet order can take effect without his countersignature. While Cabinet Ministers in most other parliamentary regimes theoretically have some freedom of action (within the limits of collective responsibility), the Teikonian Cabinet is effectively an extension of the Premier's authority.

Explicit powers

 * Convocation of the Central-46.
 * Conferring of honours.
 * Execution of the law.
 * Conduct of foreign affairs.
 * Conclusion of treaties (with the consent of the Central-46).
 * Administration of the civil service.
 * Drafting of the budget (which must be adopted by the Central-46).
 * Adoption of cabinet orders.
 * Granting of general amnesty, special amnesty, commutation of punishment, reprieve, and restoration of rights.
 * Every law or cabinet order is signed by the relevant Minister of State and countersigned by the Premier.
 * Appointment of vice-ministers (who are nominated by the minister to whom they will report, nominations of vice-minister do not need Central-46 approval. However, if in case the incumbent minister is unable to continue his job, the promotion of vice-minister requires Central-46 approval).

Current Cabinet of Teiko
The individuals listed below were nominated by Premier Akashi Seijuro to form his Cabinet and were confirmed by the Teiko Royal Council on the date noted. An elected Deputy Premier does not require Council confirmation, nor does the other non-secretariat position, which are all an appointed staff position of the Executive Office of the Premier.

Cabinet
The current Cabinet includes the Deputy Premier and the heads of 14 executive ministries, listed here according to the traditional order of precedent.

Cabinet-level officials
The following officials have positions that are considered to be of Cabinet level, but which are not part of the Cabinet: