The prime minister chooses a cabinet of ministers and runs the government, reporting directly to the president.

A minister for the Haitian government reported on 16 January 2010 that nearly 20,000 bodies had been recovered by government crews.

The minister of education reported in September 1991 that nearly one-third of the 2,500 schools below the university level had been ransacked and fifteen school buildings razed.

"Sir, two big supply ships just arrived at the Sansin transfer station, fully loaded with foodstuffs," reported a minister behind him.

In republican Rhodesia, the prime minister instead nominally reported to the president.

Running the government, or what is left of it, is expected to move forward on Monday, when the ministers report to work.

Many ministers of field missions report that they live in poverty.

He seemed to move to curb the ambitions of his national security adviser by having him and several other ministers report to the Prime Minister.

Each minister of each ministry reports to the Prime Minister.

Though the Russians withheld final agreement on the draft, the foreign ministers reported that considerable progress had been made on major details in the resolution.