Ministry, in government, is a body of executive officers who advise the head of a country or directly control a nation’s affairs. Often, the members are members of parliament and heads of executive departments.
Ministries are part of the governmental setup of countries that have a parliamentary form of government. The ministry of the United Kingdom has furnished the model for all nations using the parliamentary system.
The British ministry consists of the prime minister and a number of other officers known as the ministers. The monarch appoints the prime minister, usually selecting the leader of the party in control of the House of Commons. The monarch’s selections of the other ministers are based on the recommendations of the prime minister. British ministers are members of Parliament and are divided into Cabinet ministers and ministers not in the Cabinet. Cabinet ministers vary from Cabinet to Cabinet. Major bills are introduced by ministers.
The British ministry represents the political party or parties that control the House of Commons. When it can no longer get parliamentary support, the ministry resigns.
