<P> Ministers of the Crown , and especially Cabinet ministers , are selected primarily from the elected members of House of Commons , and from the House of Lords , by the Prime Minister . Cabinet ministers are heads of government departments , mostly with the office of `` Secretary of State for ( function ; e.g. , Defence ) '' . The collective co-ordinating function of the Cabinet is reinforced by the statutory position that all the Secretaries of State jointly hold the same office , and can exercise the same powers . </P>
<P> Ministers of the Crown , and especially Cabinet ministers , are selected primarily from the elected members of House of Commons , and from the House of Lords , by the Prime Minister . Cabinet ministers are heads of government departments , mostly with the office of `` Secretary of State for ( function ; e.g. , Defence ) '' . The collective co-ordinating function of the Cabinet is reinforced by the statutory position that all the Secretaries of State jointly hold the same office , and can exercise the same powers . </P>
in the british system a member of the cabinet is called
in the british system a member of the cabinet is called
Cabinet ministers
Cabinet ministers