

Ministers without Portfolio Ministry or department Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sports Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sports Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change Ministry of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change Minister of Local Government and Community Development Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development Minister of Science, Energy and Technology Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology Minister of Education, Youth and Information Ministry of Education, Youth and Information Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister of Finance and the Public Service Ministry of Finance and the Public Service Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade

Minister of Defence, Economic Growth and Job Creationĭeputy Prime Minister & Minister of National Security Ministers of Second Administration Ministry or Department

One exception exists within the current Cabinet. Ministers without portfolio, often working within the Office of the prime minister, assuming one of the prime minister's subsidiary roles (excluding that of Minister of Defence).

In the Jamaican press, Ministers of State of often referred to as Junior Ministers. Ministers of state often assume one responsibility of a ministry and are not considered as a part of the Cabinet. The most important minister, following the prime minister, is the Minister of Finance, while other high-profile ministries include foreign affairs, national security, industry and health.įurther, the prime minister may recommend the governor general appoint to Cabinet some ministers of state and ministers without portfolio. Ministers, Ministers of State, Ministers without Portfolio, and Parliamentary Secretary Įach minister of the Crown is responsible for the general administration of at least one government portfolio, and heads a corresponding ministry or ministries. This body of ministers of the Crown is the Cabinet, which has come to be the council in the phrase Queen-in-Council.
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The government of Jamaica, formally referred to as Her Majesty's Jamaican Government, is defined by the constitution as the Queen acting on the advice of her Executive Council what is technically known as the Queen-in-Council, or sometimes the Governor-in-Council, referring to the governor general as the Queen's representative.Īs the stipulations of responsible government require that those who directly advise the monarch and governor general on how to exercise the Royal Prerogative be accountable to the elected House of Representatives, the day-to-day operation of government is guided only by a sub-group of the Cabinet made up of individuals who hold seats in parliament.
