The
Supreme
Council
forms the country's executive
where laws and regulations ratified by the National Assembly are executed. It
is essentially 'The Government'.
The
Supreme
Council
consists of
12 elected counsellors,
each elected for a 6 year term.
Each counsellor is elected for a specific role within the council (see below)
and heads their relevant government agency.
Supreme Council elections are held every 3 years (on the 1st Saturday of
March) where half of the Council is up for election.
-
Supreme
Counsel
for the
National Assembly (Prime minister)
-
Supreme Counsel
for Civil Liberties & Human rights
-
Supreme Counsel
for Education and Empowerment
-
Supreme Counsel
for
Trade and
Employment
-
Supreme Counsel
for Cultural Affairs and
the Arts
-
Supreme Counsel
for Health and Wellbeing
-
Supreme Counsel
for Technology and Infrastructure
-
Supreme Counsel
for Agriculture and Industry
-
Supreme Counsel
for the Environment and Natural Resources
-
Supreme Counsel
for The Treasury
-
Supreme Counsel
for External
Relations (Foreign Affairs)
-
Supreme Counsel
for
National
Security and
Law Enforcement (Attorney General)
The chair of the
Supreme Council is
rotated equally between the
Supreme Counsel
for
the National Assembly
(Prime
Minister) and the
Supreme Counsel
for
National
Security and
Law Enforcement
(Attorney General).
The Supreme
Council may not convene
if both of
these
counsellors are absent.
The role
of the Chair is to
facilitate Regional Assembly meetings and to uphold the sacred Hela values of
Humanity, Wisdom and Self-sufficiency.
The
role of the
Prime
minister
is also to advise the Supreme Council and the President of matters
before the National Assembly and introduce bills/proposal of the Supreme Council
to the National Assembly. The
role of the
Attorney General
is also to
advise the President of matters before the Supreme Council.
Supreme Council meetings take place on the
4th week of the month
(Monday
through to Friday). There are ten meetings a year. At least 10 Counsellors must
be present to convene a Supreme Council meeting. Matters before the
Supreme Council shall only be
passed or rejected on a majority conscience vote.
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