Minister (Austria)

In Austria, a minister (German: Bundesminister, lit. 'federal minister') is a member of the Cabinet that usually leads a ministry or a division of the Chancellery. Most ministers are responsible for a specific area of public administration. Ministers without portfolio exist and used to be common under the First Austrian Republic but are rare today. A minister is the supreme executive organ within their area of responsibility. Ministers do not report to the either the president or the chancellor. Their decisions are subject to judicial review but cannot be overruled by any other part of the executive branch. rdf:langString