Profession 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.

Personality Type

• Enterprising / Social

Knowledge

• Rhetoric

  The art of discourse that aims at improving the ability of writers and speakers to inform, persuade or motivate their audience.

• Government representation

  The legal and public representation methods and procedures of the government during trial cases or for communication purposes, and the specific aspects of the governmental bodies being represented in order to ensure accurate representation.

• Legislation procedure

  The procedures involved in the making of laws and legislation, such as which organisations and individuals are involved, the process of how bills become laws, the proposal and reviewing process, and other steps in the legislation procedure.

• Constitutional law

  The regulations dealing with the fundamental principles or established precedents which govern a state or organisation.

• Government policy implementation

  The procedures related to the application of government policies at all levels of public administration.

Skills

• Present legislation proposition

  Present the proposition for new items of legislation or changes to existing legislation in a manner which clear, persuasive, and compliant with regulations.

• Prepare legislation proposition

  Prepare the necessary documentation in order to propose a new item of legislation or a change to existing legislation, according to regulations.

• Perform political negotiation

  Perform debate and argumentative dialogue in a political context, using negotiation techniques specific to political contexts in order to obtain the desired goal, ensure compromise, and maintain cooperative relations.

• Brainstorm ideas

  Pitch your ideas and concepts to fellow members of the creative team in order to come up with alternatives, solutions and better versions.

• Manage government policy implementation

  Manage the operations of the implementation of new government policies or changes in existing policies on a national or regional level as well as the staff involved in the implementation procedure.

• Make legislative decisions

  Decide independently or in collaboration with other legislators on the acceptance or rejection of new items of legislation, or changes in the existing legislation.

• Analyse legislation

  Analyse the existing legislation from a national or local government in order to assess which improvements could be made and which items of legislation could be proposed.

• Apply crisis management

  Take control over plans and strategies in critical circumstances showing empathy and understanding to achieve resolution.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB