Government ministries of Samoa
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Constitution |
Samoa has 15 government ministries, each of which is a department of the government.[1][2] Each ministry is governed by a respective minister and has a Head of Department (CEO). The Prime Minister has the power to reassign and revoke ministers assignments to ministries.
History
[edit]Ministerial and Departmental Arrangements 2003
[edit]Ministerial and Departmental Arrangements 2003 was a public sector reform, condensing 27 government departments into 14 ministries.[3]
Ministries
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Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF)
[edit]Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Labour (MCIL)
[edit]Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MCIT)
[edit]Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture (MESC)
[edit]Ministry of Finance (MOF)
[edit]Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT)
[edit]Ministry of Health (MOH)
[edit]Established by the Ministry of Health Act 2006.[3]: 10
Ministry of Justice, and Courts Administration (MJCA)
[edit]Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE)
[edit]Ministry of Police (MOP)
[edit]Ministry of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (MPMC)
[edit]Ministry for Public Enterprises (MPE)
[edit]The Ministry for Public Enterprises was originally part of the Ministry of Finance. It was announced in April 2014 with the intention of overseeing the administration of state-owned enterprises.[4][5] It is not established under any specific legislation, and was created as a ministry by a 2014 amendment to the MDAA act.[6][3]: 13
Divisions
[edit]- Public Bodies Governance Division
- Commercial Entities Monitoring Division
- Mutual and Beneficial Monitoring Division
- Public Private Partnership and Privatization Division
- Corporate Services Division
Ministry for Revenue (MFR)
[edit]Ministry of Women, Community and Social Development (MWCSD)
[edit]Established as the Ministry of Women Affairs by Ministry of Women Affairs Act 1990.[3]: 10
Ministry of Works, Transport and Infrastructure (MWTI)
[edit]The Ministry of Transport was established by the Ministry of Transport Act 1978.[3]: 10
The Ministry of Works was established by the Ministry of Works Act 2002.[3]: 10
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Ministerial and Departmental Arrangements (PDF). 2003. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
- ^ "Government Ministries". Official Web Portal of the Government of Samoa. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
- ^ a b c d e f "Ministerial and Departmental Arrangements Act 2003 Final Report 20/17" (PDF). November 2017. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
- ^ "The wait is over to learn Samoa's new Finance Minister, it's Tuilaepa". 2014-04-25. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
- ^ "About Us". Ministry for Public Enterprises • Government of Samoa.
- ^ Ministerial and Departmental Arrangement Order (PDF). 2014.
Additional Reading
[edit]- Ministry of Transport Act 1978
- Ministerial Portfolios Act (1976)
- Ministerial and Departmental Arrangements (2003)
- https://www.samoalawreform.gov.ws/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2017.11.29-MDAA-Final-Report-Final.pdf