Despite the apparent political similarities in Western Europe, the models of cabinet government employed by different nations vary. In exploring the ministerial profession, this text reveals the political traditions and the different needs and expectations of citizen and politician alike.
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Cabinet government and cabinet ministers, Jean Blondell; the social background of Western European ministers, J.L.Thiebault; local and regional politics and cabinet membership, J.L.Thiebult; parliamentary and party pathways to the cabinet, L.Dewinter; the ministerial career, W.Bakema; ministers and ministries, H.Keman; elite circulation in cabinet government, A.P.Frognier; Prime Ministers and other government heads, W.C.Muller and W.Philipp; the post-ministerial careers, Jean Blondell.