Executive power – the Cabinet of Ministers

The Cabinet of Ministers is the government of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the executive body of power. Its members are the Prime Minister, deputy prime ministers, ministers and chairs of state committees; the head of the government of the Republic of Karakalpakstan is a member by virtue of office. The President nominates the Prime Minister and the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis considers and approves the nominee. The government conducts economic, social, financial and monetary policy, carries out programmes for science, culture, education and health, coordinates the work of ministries and state committees, ensures that laws, Oliy Majlis resolutions and presidential decrees and resolutions are carried out, and reports to the Oliy Majlis every year. The Cabinet has the right of legislative initiative and is responsible to the Oliy Majlis and the President; its decisions cannot contradict the Constitution and laws – if they do, the President suspends or cancels them and the Constitutional Court checks conformity.