is usually also appointed as minister for special affairs. Details are laid down in the government's rules for internal procedures (). These state, for example, that the cabinet is quorate only if at least half of the ministers including the chair (the Chancellor or in their absence the Vice Chancellor) are present. The cabinet regularly convenes on Wednesday mornings in the Chancellery. According to established practice, decisions on important armaments exports are made by the (), a cabinet committee chaired by the Chancellor. Pursuant to its (classified) rules of procedure, its sessions are confidential. According to practice, the Federal Government presents an annual report on arms exports, which contains statistical information on export permits issued and gives figures for the types of arms concerned as well as their destination. As a general rule, the Federal Government, if asked, is required to inform the Bundestag that the Federal Security Council has approved a given armaments export transaction or not. Current cabinet The current and 24th federal cabinet of Germany has been in office since 8 December 2021. It currently consists of the following ministers: See also Council of Ministers () of the German Democratic Republic (former East Germany) Federal Constitutional Court of Germany German federal election, 2021 List of ministers of the Federal Republic of Germany — an alphabetical list of former ministers List of Federal Republic of Germany governments References External links Official English names of German ministers and ministries (German Foreign Office) German cabinet website German cabinet website Germany, Cabinet