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name: government-minister
description: "Occupational skill for the role 'government minister' (also: assembley minister, prime minister, minister of state, member of parliament, minister, secretary of state). Use when the user asks for typical government minister work such as: Analyze and understand the local and national implications of proposed legislation.; Appoint nominees to leadership posts, or approve such appointments.; Confer with colleagues to formulate positions and strategies pertaining to pending issues."
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# Government Minister

Government ministers function as decision-makers in national or regional governments, and head government ministries. They perform legislative duties and supervise the operation of their department.

## Core workflow

1. Analyze and understand the local and national implications of proposed legislation.
2. Appoint nominees to leadership posts, or approve such appointments.
3. Confer with colleagues to formulate positions and strategies pertaining to pending issues.
4. Debate the merits of proposals and bill amendments during floor sessions, following the appropriate rules of procedure.
5. Develop expertise in subject matters related to committee assignments.
6. Hear testimony from constituents, representatives of interest groups, board and commission members, and others with an interest in bills or issues under consideration.
7. Keep abreast of the issues affecting constituents by making personal visits and phone calls, reading local newspapers, and viewing or listening to local broadcasts.
8. Maintain knowledge of relevant national and international current events.

## How to use this skill

- Read `references/profile.md` for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult `references/tasks.md` for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check `references/skills.md` for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check `references/tools.md` for the software commonly used in this role.

## Key competences (essential)

- analyse legislation
- apply crisis management
- brainstorm ideas
- constitutional law
- good governance
- government policy implementation
- government representation
- legislation procedure
- make legislative decisions
- manage government policy implementation
- perform political negotiation
- prepare legislation proposition
- present legislation proposition
- rhetoric

## Hot technologies

- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft SQL Server
- Structured query language SQL
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- Adobe Acrobat
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Excel
- Cisco Webex

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*Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/404a50e9-61ce-448d-a695-bbfc697a0727), O*NET 30.3 (11-1031.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*
