Andorra The
president of the French Republic and the
Catholic Bishop of Urgell are by virtue of office (
ex officio) appointed
Co-Princes of Andorra.
Australia Within the
Australian political system, the
Liberal–National Coalition is an
alliance of
centre-right political parties that forms one of the two major groupings in
Australian federal politics. The two major partners in the Coalition are the
Liberal Party of Australia and the
National Party of Australia with each partner being a stand-alone organisation that elects its own leadership. The
leader of the Liberals generally serves as the
ex officio Leader of the Coalition whereas the leader of the Nationals serves as the
ex officio Deputy Leader of the Coalition. In the above arrangement, when a Coalition is elected to government in
Australia or the countries States or territories, convention is that the larger partner, usually the Liberals, hold the office of
Prime Minister,
Premier or Chief Minister whereas the smaller partner, usually the Nationals, hold office as the
Deputy Prime Minister or Deputy Premier. The respective offices are determined based on the size of the respective alliance partner and their independently of one another chosen leader. The Coalition generally results in the Prime Minister or Premier from the respective jurisdiction being from a metropolitan area (the Liberals) and guarantees a rural or regional Deputy Prime Minister or Premier (from the Nationals). The Leader of the Nationals is usually given the right to choose his or her
ministry within government by virtue of being the second-most senior position within the Coalition partnership.
Botswana In Botswana's unicameral
National Assembly, the
president of Botswana and the
Speaker of the National Assembly serve as the chamber's two
ex-officio members.
Brazil In the
Empire of Brazil, some princes became members by right of the
Imperial Senate once they turned 25. In the current
Constitution of Brazil, the
president of the Federal Senate is an
ex officio president of the
National Congress, even though this office does not exist officially.
Canada Judges of the Federal Court are
ex officio members of the Federal Court of Appeal, and vice versa.
China The
General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party is an
ex officio member of the
Politburo Standing Committee which is the top decision-making body in the
Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The CCP General Secretary has also been the
ex officio Chairman of the CCP Central Military Commission since 1989.
Hong Kong , the
Executive Council of
Hong Kong is still composed of
ex officio members (official members since 1997) and unofficial members (non-official members since 1997). By practice the
ex officio members include the
secretaries of departments, i.e. the
Chief Secretary, the
Financial Secretary and the
Secretary for Justice. Since 2002 all
secretaries of bureaux are also appointed by the
Chief Executive to be official members of the Executive Council. But since 2005 the secretaries of bureaux attend only when items on the agenda concern their portfolios.
France Former presidents of the republic are
ex officio members of the
Conseil constitutionnel until death.
India The
Vice-President of India is
ex officio Chairman of
Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of the Indian Parliament. The
prime minister of India is
ex officio Chairman of
NITI Aayog. Other
ex officio members of NITI Aayog are the
Minister of Home Affairs, the
Minister of Finance, the
Minister of Railways, and the
Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare.
Italy Former
presidents are
ex officio members for life of the
Senate.
North Korea The
General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea is an
ex officio member of the
Presidium of the Politburo, which is the top decision-making body in the
Workers' Party of Korea (WPK). The WPK General Secretary is also the
ex officio Chairman of the WPK Central Military Commission.
Philippines In
Congress, the presiding officers and their deputies, and the majority and minority leaders, are
ex officio members of all committees. The chairman on each chamber's committee on rules is the majority leader. The
Senate President is the
ex officio chairman of the
Commission on Appointments, but can only vote on ties. In the
Judicial and Bar Council, several positions are due to occupying another office. In
provincial boards, the provincial presidents of the
League of Barangays (villages),
Sangguniang Kabataan (youth councils) and of the
Philippine Councilors League sit as
ex officio board members. In
city and
municipal councils, the city and municipal presidents of the League of Barangays and the youth councils sit as
ex officio councilors. In barangays, the youth council chairman is an
ex officio member of the
barangay council. The
ex officio members have the same rights and privileges as the regular members of each legislature. The deputies of local chief executives (vice governors and vice mayors) are
ex officio presiding officers of their respective legislatures, but
can only vote when there is a tie.
Russia Russian
prime minister, chairmans of
State Duma and
Federation Council,
chief of staff and heads of
federal subjects are
ex officio members of
State Council (an advisory body to the head of state).
President of Russia is an
ex officio chairman of it, as well as
Security Council.
United Kingdom House of Lords In the
House of Lords, the bishops of the five Great Sees of
Canterbury,
York,
London,
Durham, and
Winchester are
ex officio members, and are entitled to vote just as any other Lord Spiritual. Formerly, anyone holding a title in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom was
ex officio a member of the House of Lords. This entitlement was
abolished in 1999. Since then, only the
Earl Marshal and the
Lord Great Chamberlain (offices that are themselves hereditary) remain
ex officio; another 90 hereditary peers are elected by and from among those eligible.
Prime ministers The
prime minister of the United Kingdom is
ex officio the
First Lord of the Treasury.
Scotland The
Lord President of the Court of Session is by virtue of office appointed as Lord Justice General of Scotland. As such, they are both head of the
judiciary of Scotland, president of the
Court of Session (the most senior
civil court in
Scotland), and president of the
High Court of Justiciary (the most senior
criminal court in Scotland).
United States Federal government The
vice president of the United States, who also serves as President of the
Senate, may vote in the Senate on matters decided by a
majority vote (as opposed to a three-fifths vote or
two-thirds vote), if the votes for passage and rejection are equally divided. Also the leader of the parties in both houses are
ex officio members of the
House and
Senate intelligence committees. Many committee chairs in the House of Representatives are
ex officio members of subcommittees.
Colorado In most
Colorado counties, the county
sheriff is elected by the citizens of the county. However, in the
City and County of Denver, the mayor of Denver appoints a "Manager of Safety" who oversees the Department of Safety (including the Fire, Police, and Sheriff Departments) and is the
ex officio sheriff of the jurisdiction. Similarly, in the
City and County of Broomfield, Colorado, near Denver, the police chief (an appointed position) also acts
ex officio as the county sheriff.
New York City The Speaker of the
New York City Council, and its Majority and Minority Leaders, are all
ex officio members of each of its committees. Furthermore, each member of the Council is a non-voting
ex officio member of each
community board whose boundaries include any of the council member's constituents.
Vietnam The
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam is the
ex officio Secretary of the Central Military Commission, making the officeholder
de facto commander-in-chief of the
People's Army of Vietnam. == Catholic Church example ==