Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (East Timor)

Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
Ministério da Agricultura e Pescas (Portuguese); Ministériu Agrikultura no Peskas (Tetum);
	Coat of Arms of East Timor
	; Forestry Office of the Ministry, [de], Dili
Ministry overview
Formed	2001
Jurisdiction	Government of East Timor
Headquarters	Av. Nicolao Lobato, , Dili; 8°33′19″S 125°32′2″E / 8.55528°S 125.53389°ECoordinates: 8°33′19″S 125°32′2″E / 8.55528°S 125.53389°E
Minister responsible	Pedro dos Reis, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries;
Deputy Ministers responsible	Abílio Xavier de Araújo, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries; Elídio de Araújo, Secretary of State for Fisheries;
Website	Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
Agency ID	MAF

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF; Portuguese: Ministério da Agricultura e Pescas, Tetum: Ministériu Agrikultura no Peskas) is the government department of East Timor accountable for agriculture, fisheries, and related matters.

Functions[]

The Ministry is responsible for the design, implementation, coordination and evaluation of policy for the following areas:^[1]

Minister[]

The incumbent Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries is Pedro dos Reis.^[1] He is assisted by Abílio Xavier de Araújo, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries,^{[note 1]} and Elídio de Araújo, Secretary of State for Fisheries.^[1]

References[]

Footnote[]

^ The Constitution of East Timor provides, in sections 104 and 105, for the appointment of officials referred to in its English language version as "Deputy Ministers". In other English language publications, those officials are commonly referred to as "Vice Ministers", even though the word "Vice", in context, arguably has a different meaning in English from the word "Deputy". In this article, the constitutional expression "Deputy" is used.

Notes[]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Structure of the VIII Constitutional Government". Government of Timor-Leste. Retrieved 6 January 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

External links[]

Media related to Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (East Timor) at Wikimedia Commons

Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries – official site (in Tetum)

[2] The Constitution of East Timor provides, in sections 104 and 105, for the appointment of officials referred to in its English language version as "Deputy Ministers". In other English language publications, those officials are commonly referred to as "Vice Ministers", even though the word "Vice", in context, arguably has a different meaning in English from the word "Deputy". In this article, the constitutional expression "Deputy" is used.

[viii_cg_ii-1] "Structure of the VIII Constitutional Government". Government of Timor-Leste. Retrieved 6 January 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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v t Government ministers and ministries of East Timor
Ministers	Prime Minister Agriculture and Fisheries Defense Finance Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Health Justice
Ministries	Agriculture and Fisheries Defense Education, Youth and Sport Finance Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Health Higher Education, Science and Culture Interior Justice Petroleum and Minerals Planning and Territory Public Works Social Solidarity and Inclusion State Administration Tourism, Trade and Industry Transport and Communications
Incumbent Constitutional Government