The president appoints a chief of staff. The president appoints the presiding judges. The commissioner in turn appoints numerous deputy commissioners. The president appoints and retires senior military officers. Additionally, the Board appoints the Executive Director. He also appoints the vice president. The monarch formally appoints and dismisses ministers, including the Prime Minister. The monarch formally appoints and dismisses ministers, including the prime minister. The mayor appoints department heads, subject to council approval. The Council appoints the Director-General. If endorsed, the President appoints the candidate as a judge of the Constitutional Court. The president appoints the Prime Minister, following consultations with the parliament. The president appoints the remaining seven senators. The council appoints elders to govern the elderships. As head of government, the president appoints a sixteen-minister cabinet.