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The Cabinet of Tuvalu is the executive branch of the government of Tuvalu. It is drawn from, and responsible to, the legislative branch, the monocameral ''Palamene o Tuvalu''. After every legislative election, members of parliament (MPs) elect one of their own as prime minister. The latter then chooses his ministers among the MPs, to form a cabinet. (Officially, ministers are appointed by the Governor-General of Tuvalu, who represents the monarch, with the governor-general acting on the advice of the prime minister.) Initially, the Constitution provided that the number of members of cabinet (excluding the prime minister) must not be higher than one third of the number of members of parliament. This, however, was amended by the ''Constitution of Tuvalu (Amendment) Act'' 2007, which provides that up to half of the members of parliament may be appointed to cabinet (in addition to the prime minister). There are currently 15 MPs.〔("Tuvalu country brief" ), Australian Department of Foreign Affairs〕〔(Constitution of Tuvalu (Amendment) Act 2007 )〕 As there are no political parties in Tuvalu, and MPs are independent members representing the interest of their constituency, the prime minister is traditionally careful to appoint MPs from different parts of the country as his cabinet members.〔 The Constitution of Tuvalu states that the cabinet is responsible to parliament. The latter may dismiss it through a vote of no confidence.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Constitution of Tuvalu )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Constitution of Tuvalu )〕 ==Current Cabinet== (詳細はGovernor-General of Tuvalu Sir Iakoba Italeli made an unprecedented use of his reserve powers in removing prime minister Willy Telavi from office and appointed opposition leader Enele Sopoaga as interim prime minister.〔 On 4 August 2013, Sopoaga was elected as prime minister by 8 votes to 5. He was sworn in and appointed his ministers to the cabinet a day later.〔 The Tuvaluan general election, 2015 was held on 31 March. Vete Sakaio, the deputy prime minister and minister for public utilities, was not re-elected to parliament. Enele Sopoaga was sworn in as prime minister and appointed the ministers to the cabinet on 10 April. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cabinet of Tuvalu」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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