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The Estonian Government. Sixtina Ladva Form 10. I’m going to talk about…. The government The government’s tasks Ministries Ministers Summary References. The Government. Wields executive power . Consist of Prime minister and ministers. Dwells in the historical Stenbock House. Tasks.
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TheEstonian Government Sixtina LadvaForm 10
I’m going to talk about… • The government • The government’s tasks • Ministries • Ministers • Summary • References
The Government • Wields executive power. • Consist of Prime minister and ministers. • Dwells in the historical Stenbock House.
Tasks • Carries out the country’s domestic and foreign policy. • Issues orders and regulations. • Submit bills. • Drafts the state budget for submission. • Effects it after adoption. • Press briefings
Sentence about goal of the government • “The greatest goal of the government is to improve people’s quality of life – to create an Estonia, a living environment, where our culture prospers, where more children are born, where life expectancy is longer and where people want to live their lives.”
Prime Minister • Assumed office on 6 April 2011 • Appointed by the Riigikogu • Chairman of the Reform Party • Political head of state • Represent the government
Ministries • 11 ministries • All fields of executive power are divided into responsibilities of the ministries.
Ministers • About 15 ministers. • A minister is the head of ministry. • Responsible to the parliament. • Only one female Minister .
Ministers • Jaak Aaviksoo – Minister of Education and Research • Kristen Michael – Minister of Justice • Mart Laar – Minister of Defence • Keit Pentus – Minister of the environment • Rein Lang – Minister of Culture • Jürgen Ligi – Minister of Finance • …
Summary • The Government doeshard work. • I got a lot of new information.
References • www.Estonica.org • http://valitsus.ee • http://en.wikipedia.org/