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 edit
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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
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