Government ministries of Samoa

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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[]

Ministerial and Departmental Arrangements 2003[]

Ministerial and Departmental Arrangements 2003 was a public sector reform, condensing 27 government departments into 14 ministries.[3]


Ministries[]

Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF)[]

Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Labour (MCIL)[]

Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MCIT)[]

Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture (MESC)[]

Ministry of Finance (MOF)[]

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT)[]

Ministry of Health (MOH)[]

Established by the Ministry of Health Act 2006.[3]: 10 

Ministry of Justice, and Courts Administration (MJCA)[]

Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE)[]

Ministry of Police (MOP)[]

Ministry of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (MPMC)[]

Ministry for Public Enterprises (MPE)[]

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[]

  • 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)[]

Ministry of Women, Community and Social Development (MWCSD)[]

Established as the Ministry of Women Affairs by Ministry of Women Affairs Act 1990.[3]: 10 

Ministry of Works, Transport and Infrastructure (MWTI)[]

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[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Ministerial and Departmental Arrangements". Act of 2003 (PDF). Retrieved 2019-08-15.
  2. ^ "Government Ministries". Official Web Portal of the Government of Samoa. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Ministerial and Departmental Arrangements Act 2003 Final Report 20/17" (PDF). November 2017. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
  4. ^ "The wait is over to learn Samoa's new Finance Minister, it's Tuilaepa". 2014-04-25. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
  5. ^ "About Us". Ministry for Public Enterprises • Government of Samoa.
  6. ^ "Ministerial and Departmental Arrangement Order". Act of 2014 (PDF).

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