The Cabinet of Egypt (Arabic: Al-Hokouma Al-Misreya) is the chief executive body of the Arabic Republic of Egypt. It consists of the Prime Minister and the cabinet ministers.

The government has a leading role in shaping the agenda of the houses of Parliament. It may propose laws to Parliament, as well as amendments during parliamentary meetings. It may make use of some procedures to speed up parliamentary deliberations.
The government is responsible only to Parliament, specifically the People’s Assembly.
The People’s Assembly may pass a motion of censure, forcing the resignation of the cabinet. Ministers have to answer questions from Members of Parliament, both written and oral; this is known as Inquiries to the Government Talebat Ihata.
In addition, ministers attend meetings of the two houses of Parliament when laws pertaining to their areas of responsibility are being discussed.

The details of the cabinet's organisation are set down in articles 153 to 160 of the constitution. Article 155 states that the members of the cabinet have to be sworn in when taking office.

The Cabinet shall exercise in particular the following functions:
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• Laying down the general policy of the State in collaboration with the President of the Republic and controlling its implementation in accordance with the laws and republican decrees.
• Directing, co-ordinating and following up the work of the ministries and their different administrations as well as public organizations and institutions.
• Issuing administrative and executive decisions in accordance with the laws and decrees and supervising their implementation.
• Preparing draft laws and decrees.
• Preparing the draft of the general budget of the State.
• Preparing the draft of the State’s overall plan.
• Contracting and granting loans in accordance with the rules of the Constitution.
• Supervising the implementation of law, maintaining State security and protecting the rights of the citizens and the interests of the State.

Traditionally, the cabinet comprises, in decreasing rank:

• The Prime Minister
• Ministers
• Ministers of State, described as ‘junior ministers’, are assigned specific responsibilities or agencies. The portfolios of ministers of state are considerably more transient, as positions may be created and dissolved to suit specific short-term government priorities or the specific qualifications of candidates without alterations to the departmental structure, e.g. the Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs.
• Ministers without portfolio, ministers who do not head specific departments and occasionally attend cabinet meetings, e.g. Minister without portfolio Omar Suleiman, the current Chief of the Egyptian Intelligence Services.
• Chairmen of Departments, who head certain important departments that do not fall under the jurisdiction of any of the ministers and answer directly to the Prime Minister, e.g. The Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority.
• Ministers-Delegate, who assist ministers in areas of their duties and rarely attend cabinet meeting.

Present Egyptian Cabinet

As of 31 December 2005, The current cabinet consists of the following ministers. The Prime Minister is Dr. Ahmed Nazif. Dr. Ahmed Nazif (Arabic: أحمد نظيف ; born 1952) has served as the Prime Minister of Egypt since 14 July 2004. ...

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External links

• Egyptiancabinet:[1]
• Cabinet of Egypt
• More Information about cabinet ministers