Council of Ministers (Northern Cyprus)
The Council of Ministers is the executive branch of the government of the unrecognized state Northern Cyprus, consisting of ministers. The council is chaired by the Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus and the ministers head executive departments of the government. The President of Northern Cyprus reserved the right to chair the Council of Ministers, albeit without voting. The maximum number of ministries, as defined by the constitution, is ten.
The Council of Ministers is appointed by the Prime Minister, and the program of the government needs to be read out in the Assembly of the Republic within a week of the appointment. The cabinet then needs to receive a vote of confidence by the majority of the members of the Assembly. A vote of no confidence can be initiated after three months has elapsed, by nine members of the Assembly.
Cabinet
The current council, Tatar cabinet, which replaced the Erhürman cabinet is appointed on 22 May 2019 by the president, Mustafa Akıncı. The cabinet consists of 10 ministers formed by a coalition of the National Unity Party and People's Party. UBP got 7 and HP got 3 ministers in the cabinet.| Title | Name | Period | Party |
| Prime Minister | Ersin Tatar | 22 May 2019– | UBP |
| Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs | Kudret Özersay | 22 May 2019– | HP |
| Minister of National Education and Culture | Nazım Çavuşoğlu | 22 May 2019– | UBP |
| Minister of Finance | Olgun Amcaoğlu | 22 May 2019– | UBP |
| Minister of Interior | Ayşegül Baybars | 22 May 2019– | HP |
| Minister of Economy and Energy | Hasan Taçoy | 22 May 2019– | UBP |
| Minister of Health | Ali Pilli | 22 May 2019– | UBP |
| Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources | Dursun Oğuz | 22 May 2019– | UBP |
| Minister of Public Works and Transport | Tolga Atakan | 22 May 2019– | HP |
| Minister of Tourism and Environment | Ünal Üstel | 22 May 2019– | UBP |
| Minister of Labour and Social Security | Faiz Sucuoğlu | 22 May 2019– | UBP |