Basics Data_Codebook
Unit of Observation: Senior minister per portfolio per government.
For instance, a senior minister that occupied three different portfolios will produce 3 observations (rows) while a senior minister that occupied the same portfolio in two different governments will produce 2 observations (rows).
id_min:
MINISTER IDENTIFIER
country_ch:
COUNTRY
gov_ch:
NAME OF THE GOVERNMENT (President’s last name)
name:
NAME OF MINISTER
port_ch:
NAME OF PORTFOLIO
port_type:
TYPE OF PORTFOLIO:
- HoG: head of government
- special_M: portfolio with special rank (i.e., Chief of Ministers)
- M: regular portfolio
- withoutP: ministry without portfolio
begin:
DATE MINISTER IS APPOINTED TO PORTFOLIO
exit_port:
DATE MINISTER LEAVES PORTFOLIO APPOINTMENT
partyMin:
PARTY AFFILIATION OF THE MINISTER
sex:
SEX OF MINISTER
age:
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AGE OF MINISTER
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