00:00Minister of State is a government title used in various countries. In some cases, it indicates a protocol preeminence of
00:06its holder within a government, France, Portugal, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Democratic Republic of Congo, Togo, Tunisia.
00:16In Belgium, it is a title granted by the king to particularly deserving political figures.
00:22In the Netherlands, the title is also honorary, but active and awarded by the king on the proposal of the government.
00:28Conversely, in countries applying the Westminster system, this is a lower title than that
00:34of minister, the holder not usually being at the head of a ministerial department.
00:39In other cases, all ministers hold this title, Brazil.
00:43Finally, in the principality of Monaco and in the Nordic countries, it is the title given to the head of government.
00:49even though, in French, the Scandinavian word statminister is generally translated as "prime minister".
