A cabinet reshuffle or shuffle occurs when a head of government rotates or changes the composition of ministers in their cabinet, or when the Head of State changes the head of government and a number of ministers. They are more common in parliamentary systems than in systems where cabinet heads must be confirmed by a separate legislative body, and occur frequently in autocratic systems without suitable checks-and-balances.
A shadow cabinet reshuffle may take place to change positions in a shadow cabinet.[1]
Cabinet reshuffles happen in parliamentary systems for a variety of reasons. Periodically, smaller reshuffles are needed to replace ministers who have resigned, retired or died. Reshuffles are also a way for a premier to "refresh" the government,[2] often in the face of poor polling numbers; remove poor performers; and reward supporters and punish others. It is common after elections, even if the party in power is retained, as the prime minister's reading of public opinion as evidenced by the election may require some change in policy, in addition to any changes resulting from the retirement or defeat of individual ministers at the election. Similarly, prime ministers entering office from the same party as the previous one might appoint a very different ministry than their predecessor to reflect a change in policies and priorities; an example is Gordon Brown's government, formed on 28 June 2007 after the departure of Tony Blair the previous day.
A reshuffle also provides an opportunity to create, abolish and rename departments (and ministerial posts) and to reassign responsibilities among departments. This may be done to reflect new priorities or for reasons of efficiency.
Cabinet reshuffles are far less common in systems where members of the Cabinet are not drawn from the legislative branch. In such systems there is a far larger pool of viable candidates to choose a cabinet from. Members of such cabinets are usually chosen on account of their qualifications to run a specific portfolio, so moving these cabinet members to different portfolios at a later time usually makes little sense.
In France (a semi-presidential system within the framework of the contemporary French Fifth Republic), the Prime Minister may tend their resignation to the President of the Republic, who then selects a successor. The new Prime minister then proposes a list of ministers to the President, who may approve the list or request changes. After the list is approved, the new government is put in office. The same practice may be used to change several ministers in one sweep while retaining the same Prime Minister, in which case the President simply selects the incumbent as their own successor. Such successive governments with one same Prime Minister are named after the head of government and numbered (for instance "Rocard I and "Rocard II" or "Ayrault I and Ayrault II" see List of prime ministers of France).
In undemocratic systems
Cabinet reshuffles occur at the pleasure of monarchs or dictators in autocratic systems, which lack the checks-and-balances of systems with greater citizen or legislative control.
^"Labour reshuffle and policy review expected after May election losses". the Guardian. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
^MacKay, Cody (22 July 2018). "Why prime ministers and premiers shuffle their cabinet | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
External links
The dictionary definition of reshuffle at Wiktionary
May 11, 2023
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Cabinet reshuffle news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message A cabinet reshuffle or shuffle occurs when a head of government rotates or changes the composition of ministers in their cabinet or when the Head of State changes the head of government and a number of ministers They are more common in parliamentary systems than in systems where cabinet heads must be confirmed by a separate legislative body and occur frequently in autocratic systems without suitable checks and balances A shadow cabinet reshuffle may take place to change positions in a shadow cabinet 1 Contents 1 In parliamentary systems 1 1 Canada 1 2 India 1 3 United Kingdom 1 3 1 Shadow Cabinet reshuffle 2 In other democratic systems 3 In undemocratic systems 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksIn parliamentary systems EditCabinet reshuffles happen in parliamentary systems for a variety of reasons Periodically smaller reshuffles are needed to replace ministers who have resigned retired or died Reshuffles are also a way for a premier to refresh the government 2 often in the face of poor polling numbers remove poor performers and reward supporters and punish others It is common after elections even if the party in power is retained as the prime minister s reading of public opinion as evidenced by the election may require some change in policy in addition to any changes resulting from the retirement or defeat of individual ministers at the election Similarly prime ministers entering office from the same party as the previous one might appoint a very different ministry than their predecessor to reflect a change in policies and priorities an example is Gordon Brown s government formed on 28 June 2007 after the departure of Tony Blair the previous day A reshuffle also provides an opportunity to create abolish and rename departments and ministerial posts and to reassign responsibilities among departments This may be done to reflect new priorities or for reasons of efficiency Canada Edit 2018 Canadian cabinet reshuffle 2021 Canadian cabinet reshuffleIndia Edit 2021 Indian cabinet reshuffleUnited Kingdom Edit Night of the Long Knives 1962 2006 British cabinet reshuffle 2012 British cabinet reshuffle 2014 British cabinet reshuffle 2018 British cabinet reshuffle 2020 British cabinet reshuffle 2021 British cabinet reshuffle July 2022 British cabinet reshuffle September 2022 British cabinet reshuffle October 2022 British cabinet reshuffle 2023 British cabinet reshuffleShadow Cabinet reshuffle Edit 2016 British shadow cabinet reshuffle May 2021 British shadow cabinet reshuffle November 2021 British shadow cabinet reshuffleIn other democratic systems EditCabinet reshuffles are far less common in systems where members of the Cabinet are not drawn from the legislative branch In such systems there is a far larger pool of viable candidates to choose a cabinet from Members of such cabinets are usually chosen on account of their qualifications to run a specific portfolio so moving these cabinet members to different portfolios at a later time usually makes little sense In the United States a presidential system it would be very unusual for a president to reassign multiple cabinet secretaries to new positions especially since a United States Cabinet member moved to a new position within the cabinet needs to be confirmed in the new role by the United States Senate this alone is seen as a powerful deterrent against U S presidents initiating major cabinet reshuffles On an individual basis however U S Cabinet members will occasionally change departments for example Federico Pena served as Secretary of Transportation from 1993 until 1997 in the Clinton Administration and was appointed as Secretary of Energy directly afterwards serving until 1998 Likewise Norman Mineta served as Secretary of Commerce under Bill Clinton before becoming Secretary of Transportation for Clinton s successor George W Bush In France a semi presidential system within the framework of the contemporary French Fifth Republic the Prime Minister may tend their resignation to the President of the Republic who then selects a successor The new Prime minister then proposes a list of ministers to the President who may approve the list or request changes After the list is approved the new government is put in office The same practice may be used to change several ministers in one sweep while retaining the same Prime Minister in which case the President simply selects the incumbent as their own successor Such successive governments with one same Prime Minister are named after the head of government and numbered for instance Rocard I and Rocard II or Ayrault I and Ayrault II see List of prime ministers of France In undemocratic systems EditCabinet reshuffles occur at the pleasure of monarchs or dictators in autocratic systems which lack the checks and balances of systems with greater citizen or legislative control See also Edit2006 United Kingdom Cabinet reshuffle List of people who have held multiple United States Cabinet level positions Musical chairs Night of the Long Knives 1962 References Edit Labour reshuffle and policy review expected after May election losses the Guardian 8 May 2021 Retrieved 8 May 2021 MacKay Cody 22 July 2018 Why prime ministers and premiers shuffle their cabinet CBC News CBC Retrieved 3 March 2019 External links Edit The dictionary definition of reshuffle at Wiktionary Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cabinet reshuffle amp oldid 1153685379, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
