Sandbox:Epistalma

The Imperial Cabinet (Magonian: Epistalma) consists of the Consules Plebeii (Primus and Segundus), 18 cabinet ministers and 7 counselors, which is regarded as the chief executive body of the Empire. The Consules Plebeii are heads of government of the Empire, and are elected on December 1 of each year by the Senate. and they are elected by the Senate from among its members every December 1 for a period of 1 year. Cabinet ministers must also be members of the Senate and are elected by the committees corresponding to their jurisdictions for a period of 1 year, which can be extended for a maximum of 3 years. Counselors must be members of the High Council and are elected for a time interval defined by the council, which is often not more than 4 years. As a whole, the 27 members of the Epistalma constitute the main de facto officers of the Empire.

Composition
The First Imperial Law establishes the main functions and the general structure of the Epistalma (origin and denominations of the members), but refrains from establishing an exact number of members and confers that power on the Senate and the High Council as a whole. The Senate can create new ministries, according to the imperial requirements, and therefore incorporate new members to the Epistalma; as well as modifying the current composition by eliminating or separating the functions of any ministry. The High Council can send new counselors to Epistalma according to the priorities of the country that correspond to various ministries. The new members, according to modifications to the structure of Epistalma either by the Senate or the High Council, can join at any time of the year and regularly attend meetings of the Epistalma.

Cabinet ministers
The cabinet ministers are the members of the Epistalma who support the Consules Plebeii in the exercise of the executive power of the Empire. They are the heads of the executive ministries under the jurisdiction of their positions, must be members of the Senate and chosen by the corresponding committee for a period of 1 year, immediately renewable for 2 more years (can only exercise 3 years in the position consecutively). The 18 ministries represented in Epistalma and the Senate committees responsible for the appointment of their ministers are:

Counselors
The counselors are the members of the Epistalma who exercise an advisory role for the Consules Plebeii and cabinet ministers. They are ministers without portfolio, whose offices are attached to the Ministry of the Public Service but are not incorporated into it; must be members of the High Council and are elected "at the pleasure of the council", usually a term of no more than 4 years. Currently in the Opilio-Supera Cabinet there are 7 councilors, of which 5 are from the Principum, while the rest are from Theurgarum and Hierophantarum.

Current counselors offer advice to cabinet ministers of Epistalma for Theurgs Affairs, Religious Affairs, Icarian Affairs, Commerce and Trade, Infrastructure, Budget, Communications and Technology. Unlike cabinet ministers, counselors are nominated by the High Council as a whole based on their experience in the areas they would offer advice while in office.

Current cabinet
As of December 2021, the makeup of the Epistalma (in order of ministerial ranking) is: