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Originally Posted by SebC
And herein lies one of the deepest flaws in our political system. What does a former education minister know about running a healthcare system? The skillset required to run a ministry and the skillset required to get into one aren't the same. Or to broaden it futher, the skillset required to govern well isn't the same as the skillset required to get elected. One of the reasons why democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried.
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Originally Posted by Slava
Well the ministers don't actually "run" anything. They speak for them in the legislature and they do have a lot of influence, but the day to day running is all done by the civil servants.
troutman also doesn't do that type of law, so your fixed isn't really accurate.
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Minister's don't actually have to be an expert in their Ministry, they just act as the legislative head of it (with the exception of a Justice Minister, which by law has to be a lawyer) although the Deputy ministers are generally selected for the expertise to their respected Ministry.
Health and Education seems to switch Minister's all the time so it's not so uncommon (Iris Evans went from education to Health, Hancock and Liepert switched, and now Horner maybe coming into health).
Based on the governments plans for the year (ie Throne Speech), Minister's get fully briefed on their Ministry responsibilities and what Premier expects to focus on. It's up to us in the Civil service to provide the advice and the policy direction for the Minister and the government to act upon