Council of State of Talenore

The Council of State is a formal body composed of the most senior government ministers chosen by the Governor General, and functions as the executive branch of the state. With the exception of the Governor General, all members of the council have the title Chancellor, if head of a government department, or minister, if a junior minister in a department. Since the executive power is explicitly vested in the Governor General, the Council of State functions primarily as a deliberative and consultative body. The Governor General also delegates certain powers to each individual chancellor.

Constitutional basis

The executive power is vested in the Governor General, not the Council of State. The members of the council are appointed by the Governor General and serve at their pleasure. All decisions of the council have to be signed by the Governor General to come into effect. The constitution requires that all decrees are first discussed in the Council of State. The most senior staff of the civil service belong to the State Chancellery and are organized into different departments supporting the Council of State, headed by the most senior members. The distribution of responsibilities between the various department of the chancellery is decided by the Governor General.

Functions and mandate

The Council of State convenes to deliberate and issue decisions on matters of state and policy. All decisions finally rest with the Governor General. However, the power of the Governor General depends on their ability to control their party and the majority in the National Assembly.

Composition 1665-1668

The current Council of State is a majority coalition between the National Development Party and the National Front. The third party of the Sadrist Alliance, the Conservative Party, is not represented in the Council of State since NDP and NF has a majority in the National Assembly in their own right.

Department	Position	Incumbent	Party	In office since
Department of the Governor-General	Governor General	Mahmood Sadri Maleki	NDP	1665
	Minister of Policy Coordination	Robert Williams	NDP	1665
Department of Justice	Chancellor of Justice Deputy Governor General	Dr. Eric Kalani	NDP	1665
	Minister of Nationality Affairs	John Mohsen	NF	1665
	Minister of Gender Equality	Saara Kilkaadexar	NDP	1665
Department of National Security	Chancellor of National Security	Sean Abbasi, Lt. Gen. (ret)	NDP	1665
Department of the Interior	Chancellor of the Interior	Laleh Haddad	NDP	1665
	Minister of Public Works	Malliki Shula	NDP	1665
Department of Labor	Chancellor of Labor	Ali Fahad	NDP	1665
Department of Culture and Sports	Chancellor Culture and Sports	Fatima Merwadeh	NF	1665
	Minister of Sports and Leisure	Tanilo Kulahi	NDP	1665
Department of Public Health	Chancellor of Public Health	Dr. Zahra Hosseini	NDP	1665
	Minister of Primary Care	Nahid Homayoun	NDP	1665
	Minister of Disease Control	Dr. Andrew Smith	NDP	1665
Department of Infrastructure	Chancellor of Infrastructure	Elin Shila	NDP	1665
	Minister of Communication	Peter Gul	NF	1665
Department of Finance	Chancellor of Finance	Dr. Daniele Gjanocca	NDP	1665
	Minister of Financial Markets	Reza Farrokhzad	NDP	1665
Department of Education	Chancellor of Education	Prof. Kiki Pjetro Tosha	NDP	1665
	Minister of Primary and Secondary Education	Dr. Yasmin Vipani	NF	1665
	Minister of Higher Education and Research	Dr. Zand Hosseini	NDP	1665
Department of Social Affairs	Chancellor of Social Affairs	Mahmood Sassani	NDP	1665
	Minister of Senior Citizens Issues	Jonah van Venegoor	NDP	1665
	Minister of Children, Youths and Families	Firuzeh Khadem	NF	1665
Department of Energy and the Environment	Chancellor of Energy and the Environment	Taki Toliko	NDP	1665
	Minister of the Environment	Mikas Annike	NDP	1665
	Minister of Fisheries, Food and Agriculture	James Winkleman	NDP	1665
Department of Trade and Industry	Chancellor of Trade and Industry	Tanilo Lla'i	NDP	1665
	Minister of Foreign Trade and Commerce	George Maleki	NF	1665
	Minister of Science	Jonah Bevaaq	NDP	1665