I don't think it matters because ministers are so very rarely subject experts on the department they run. What annoys me more is when specialists give governme

I don't think it matters because ministers are so very rarely subject experts on the department they run. What annoys me more is when specialists give governments expert advice and then the government still goes off and does the complete opposite because of some predefined agenda they had. Or worse still, because of coercion from lobbyists.