Privy council

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A privy council is a body that advises the head of state of a nation, typically, but not always, in the context of a monarchic government. The word "privy" means "private" or "secret"; thus, a privy council was originally a committee of the monarch's closest advisors to give confidential advice on affairs of state.

Privy councils

Functioning privy councils

•  Bhutan: Privy Council of Bhutan
•  Brunei: Privy Council of Brunei
•  Canada: Queen's Privy Council for Canada
•  Denmark: Danish Council of State
•  Jamaica: Privy Council of Jamaica
•  Norway: Norwegian Council of State
•  Thailand: Privy Council of Thailand
•  Tonga: Privy Council of Tonga
•  Uganda: Privy Counsellor of the Royal Household of the Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom
  • Herold Privy Counsellor of the Royal Office of Orders, Honors and Awards Affairs of the Royal Household of the Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom
•  United Kingdom: Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council
  • Cabinet Committee of the Privy Council; the Cabinet of the United Kingdom
  • Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
  • Privy Council Office

Former privy councils

• Brazil: His Imperial Majesty's Council (honorific title, some members were part of the Council of Ministers or the Council of State, abolished by a coup in 1889)^[1]
•  Myanmar: Byedaik (abolished 1885)
•  China: Grand Council (abolished 1898)
•  England: Privy Council of England (abolished 1707, replaced by Privy Council of the United Kingdom)
•  France: Conseil du Roi (abolished 1799 and replaced by the Conseil d'État)
• Germany: Geheimrat (abolished 1918 and replaced with the State Council 1919-1933, and the Federal Council from 1949)
• Hanover: Privy Council of Hanover (abolished 1866)
• Kingdom of Hawaii: (Kingdom of Hawaii overthrown 1893)
• Ireland: Privy Council of Ireland (dormant from 1922)
•  Northern Ireland: Privy Council of Northern Ireland (made dormant 1972)
•  Japan: Privy Council of Japan (abolished 1947)
•  Russia: Supreme Privy Council (abolished 1730)
•  Scotland: Privy Council of Scotland (abolished 1707, replaced by Privy Council of the United Kingdom)
•  Thailand: Supreme Council of State of Siam (abolished 1932)
•  Sweden: Privy Council of Sweden (abolished 1974; members are now the Cabinet government)

References

See also

• Council of State
• Crown Council
• Executive Council (Commonwealth countries)
• State Council