1. Ministerial Types
7 Ministerial ‘Types’
The Politics Association

2. 1. Team Players
 Collectivists – work with others
 See government as a ‘team’ game

3. 2. Self-Driven Commanders
 Ambitious for themselves.
 Ideas/aims – all linked to personal goals.

4. 3. Ideological Commanders
 Have ‘big’ ideas, grand designs.
 Aims and goals derived from philosophy and
ideology.

5. 4. Managers
 Safe pair of hands.
 Bureaucrats.
 Style determined more by pragmatism than
personal goals or ideology.

6. 5. Agents of the Prime Minister
 Loyal.
 Owe allegiance mainly to PM.
 Willing to carry out the wishes of the PM.

7. 6. Civil Service Agents
 Less confident/able?
 Guided mainly by advice from Civil Servants.

8. 7. EU Agents
 EU as key motivating factor.
 Aim to fulfil EU treaty obligations is most
important part of the job.