[1] The members of the council are directly appointed by the President in consultation with the Vice-President and Prime minister.
[2] The current council of ministers commenced on 28 June 2020 and was President Évariste Ndayishimiye's first cabinet.
[3] President Évariste Ndayishimiye's first council was a total of 15 ministers of which 5 were women.
In 2007 the Government of Burundi consisted of a 20-member Council of Ministers appointed by the President.
The Council of Ministers, together with the President and Vice-Presidents, forms the executive branch of government in the country.