The Federal Government of Belgium (, , ) exercises executive power in the Kingdom of Belgium. It consists of ministers and secretaries of state ("junior", or deputy-ministers who do not sit in the Council of Ministers) drawn from the political parties which form the governing coalition. Formally, the ministers are appointed by the King. The federal government is led by the Prime Minister of Belgium, and Ministers lead ministries of the government. Some federal ministers do not have seats in the Parliament. Ministers together form the Council of Ministers, which is the supreme executive organ of the Government (equivalent to a cabinet).