Federal Government of Belgium
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Logo used by the government | date_established = | state = Kingdom of Belgium | address = Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 16, Brussels | leader_title = Prime Minister | appointed = King of the Belgians | budget = | main_organ = Cabinet of Belgium | ministries = 15 | responsible = Belgian Federal Parliament | url = }}
The Federal Government of Belgium (, , ) exercises executive power in the Kingdom of Belgium. It consists of ministers and secretary of state ("junior", or deputy-ministers who do not sit in the Council of Ministers) drawn from the political parties which form the governing coalition. The federal government is led by the prime minister of Belgium, and ministers lead ministries of the government. Ministers together form the Council of Ministers, which is the supreme executive organ of the government (equivalent to a cabinet).
Formally, executive power is vested in the king, who formally appoints the ministers. However, under the Constitution of Belgium, the king is not politically responsible for exercising his powers, but must exercise it through the ministers. The king's acts are not valid unless countersigned by a minister, and the countersigning minister assumes political responsibility for the act. Thus, in practice, the ministers do the actual day-to-day work of governing. Provided by Wikipedia
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