Ministry of Social Solidarity and Inclusion (East Timor)

Ministry of Social Solidarity and Inclusion
Ministério da Solidariedade Social e Inclusão (Portuguese); Ministériu Solidariedade Sosiál no Inkluzaun (Tetum);
	Coat of Arms of East Timor
Ministry overview
Jurisdiction	Government of East Timor
Headquarters	Rua de Caicoli, Dili; 8°33′34.5″S 125°34′21.5″E / 8.559583°S 125.572639°ECoordinates: 8°33′34.5″S 125°34′21.5″E / 8.559583°S 125.572639°E
Minister responsible	Armanda Berta dos Santos, ;
Deputy Ministers responsible	Signi Chandrawati Verdial, Deputy Minister of Social Solidarity; [de], Secretary of State for Equality and Inclusion;
Website	Ministry of Social Solidarity and Inclusion
Agency ID	MSSI

The Ministry of Social Solidarity and Inclusion (MSSI; Portuguese: Ministério da Solidariedade Social e Inclusão, Tetum: Ministériu Solidariedade Sosiál no Inkluzaun) is the government department of East Timor accountable for social security 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 Social Solidarity and Inclusion is Armanda Berta dos Santos, Deputy Prime Minister of East Timor. She is assisted by Signi Chandrawati Verdial, Deputy Minister of Social Solidarity, and [de], Secretary of State for Equality and Inclusion.^{[note 1]}^[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 "Structure of the VIII Constitutional Government". Government of Timor-Leste. Retrieved 14 January 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

External links[]

Ministry of Social Solidarity and Inclusion – 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 14 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