Executive branch of the government of Honduras explained

The Republic of Honduras is organized according to Title I: On the State^[1] of the Honduran Constitution of 1982. According to Title V: Branches of the Government,^[2] the three administrative branches are the legislative, executive and judicial. The legislative branch is the Congress of Deputies, which is elected by direct vote. Executive power is held by the president of Honduras or, in their absence, by one of the three vice-presidents. The judicial branch is composed of a supreme court, a court of appeals and other courts specified by the law.^[3]

President

The president, the head of state, of government and supreme administrative authority, is chosen by its citizens. The current president is Xiomara Castro who was preceded by Juan Orlando Hernández. The vice-presidents are Salvador Nasralla, Doris Gutiérrez, and Renato Florentino.

Responsibilities

To comply with and enforce the Constitution, treaties and conventions, laws, and other legal provisions
To represent and direct the policies of the state
To safeguard the independence and honor of the republic and the integrity and inviolability of its territory
To maintain the peace and internal security of the republic and to repel attacks or external aggression
To freely appoint and dismiss secretaries and deputy secretaries of the cabinet, along with other officials and employees whose appointment is not assigned to other authorities
To convene the national congress in special sessions (through the permanent committee) or to propose the continuance of regular sessions
To restrict or suspend the exercise of rights in agreement with the Council of Ministers, subject to the constitution
To send messages to the congress at any time by personal appearance, and in writing when each legislative session begins
To participate in the enacting of laws by introducing bills in the congress through the secretaries of the cabinet
To give to the legislative and judicial powers and the supreme electoral tribunal the aid required to make their resolutions effective
To issue directives, decrees, regulations and resolutions according to law
To direct foreign policy and relations
To conclude treaties and agreements and to ratify (following approval by the congress) international treaties of a political and military nature, those relating to national territory and sovereignty and concessions, those entailing financial obligations for the public treasury, those requiring amendment or repeal of a constitutional or legal provision and those requiring legislation for implementation
To appoint (in accordance with the foreign-service law) the heads of diplomatic and consular missions, who shall be Honduran nationals by birth except for honorary posts or joint representatives of Honduras with other states
To receive the heads of foreign diplomatic missions and representatives of international organizations; to issue the exequatur to (and withdraw it from) consuls of other states
To command the armed forces the commander-in-chief and adopt measures necessary for the defense of the republic
To declare war and make peace during a recess of the congress, which must be subsequently convened
To oversee the official behavior of public officials and employees for the security and prestige of the government and state
To administer the public treasury
To adopt economic and financial measures when the national interest so requires and to give an account to the congress
To negotiate loans and conclude contracts following approval by the congress, when appropriate
To draw up the national development plan, discuss it with the council of ministers, submit it to the national congress for approval and direct and execute it
To regulate tariffs according to law
To pardon and commute sentences according to law
To confer declarations according to law
To ensure that state revenues are collected and to regulate their investment according to law
To publish a quarterly statement of income and expenditure of public revenue
To organize, direct, orient and promote public education, eradicate illiteracy and provide and improve technical education
To adopt measures for the promotion, recovery and rehabilitation of public health and the prevention of disease
To direct the economic and financial policy of the state
To supervise and control banks, insurance companies and investment houses through a national banking and insurance commission whose membership and operation shall be governed by law, and to appoint the president and vice-presidents of the state banks according to law
To prescribe measures and provisions to promote agrarian reform and improve productivity in rural areas
To sanction, veto, promulgate and publish laws approved by the congress
To direct and support economic and social integration, national and international, to improve the living conditions of the Honduran people
To create, maintain and suppress public services, taking necessary measures for their efficient operation
To confer military ranks from second lieutenant to captain, inclusive
To see that the armed forces are apolitical, professional and obedient
To issue and cancel naturalization papers authorized by the executive branch, according to law
To award pensions, bonuses and allowances, according to law
To confer legal status on civil organizations, according to law
To ensure harmony between capital and labor
To fix and revise the minimum wage, according to law
To permit or deny, following authorization by the congress, transit through Honduran territory of foreign troops
To permit (following authorization by the congress) the departure of Honduran troops to serve in foreign territory, in accordance with international treaties and conventions for the maintenance of peace
Other powers and duties conferred by the constitution and legislation^[4]

Ministries and secretaries

Ministry	Current
Presidential designates (Vice-presidents)
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Eduardo Enrique Reina
Minister of Finance	Marlon David Ochoa Martinez
Minister of Economic Development	Pedro Barquero
Minister of Education	Daniel Esponda
Minister of Health	José Manuel Matheu
Minister of Agriculture and Farming	Laura Suazo
Minister of the Interior, Justice, and Decentralization	Tomás Vaquero
Minister of Security	Gustavo Sánchez
Minister of Defense	Angel Edmundo Orellana Mercado
Minister of Infrastructure and Public Services	Mauricio Ramos
Minister of Development and Social Inclusion	José Carlos Cardona
Council of Ministers	Rodolfo Pastor de María Campos
Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment	Lucky Medina
Minister of Work and Social Security	Sarahí Cerna
Minister of Tourism	Yadira Gómez
Advisor Minister on Transparency and Fight against Corruption	Edmundo Orellana Mercado
Private Secretary	Héctor Zelaya Castro
Minister of Human Rights	Natalie Roque
Minister of the Press	Ivis Alvarado
Advisor Minister on Communications	Milton Benítez
Head of the Income Administration Service (SAR)	Christian Duarte
Advisor Minister to the Presidency on Labor Matters	Olvin Rodríguez
Minister of Youth	Zulmit Rivera
Minister of Women	Doris García

General budget

In January 2014, the government of Honduras approved a general budget of 183,635,281,000 lempiras ($9 billion), allocated as follows:

179.681 million for the executive branch
1.864 million for the judicial branch
2.089 million for the legislative branch^[5]

External links

Notes and References

Web site: In Spanish, TITULO I: DEL ESTADO. "Title 1: On the State.".
Web site: In the original Spanish, "Titulo V: De Los Poderes Del Estado.".
Web site: Constitute Project - Constitution of Honduras.
Web site: Constitute Project - Article 245 of Constitution of Honduras.
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