More often than not, ministers have indeed tended to protect the interests of their ministries in the government and in the Riigikogu, and have proved rather more reluctant to implement policies that are of no direct advantage to their own ministry.
Ministrid ongi tihtipeale kaldunud kaitsma oma ministeeriumi huve Vabariigi Valitsuses ja Riigikogus — hoopis vastumeelsemalt viivad nad ellu poliitikat, mis nende enda ministeeriumile otseselt kasuks ei tule.