OECD Ministerial Officials Database
3,642 officials · 36 countries
Songpo Yang
Boya Postdoctoral Fellow
School of International Studies, Peking University
Assistant Director, PKU Analytics Lab for Global Risk Politics
Political scientist specializing in global governance, elite politics, and AI-driven methods for social science. PhD from Tsinghua University with visiting research at Columbia University. Published in American Political Science Review and International Affairs.
Collaborators
Overview
A comprehensive dataset of 3,642 ministerial-level officials across 36 OECD member countries. Built through automated data collection workflows, covering biographical information, education, career paths, party affiliations, and family networks.
At a Glance
Key distributions from 3,642 officials across 36 OECD countries
Ministerial Portfolio Distribution
Female Minister % by Country
Related Research
Selected studies on ministerial elites and executive politics
The Selection of Ministers around the World
Dowding, K. & Dumont, P.
Routledge, 2015
Who Governs? Patterns of Ministerial Recruitment and Career Paths in European Democracies
Blondel, J. & Thiébault, J.-L.
European Journal of Political Research, 1991
The Political Class in Advanced Democracies
Borchert, J. & Zeiss, J.
Oxford University Press, 2003
Women in Executive Politics: A Global Overview
Krook, M.L. & O'Brien, D.Z.
Oxford University Press, 2019
Ministerial Careers and Accountability in the Westminster World
Dowding, K. & Lewis, C.
Cambridge University Press, 2012