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
editMinisterial and Departmental Arrangements 2003
editMinisterial 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)
editMinistry of Commerce, Industry and Labour (MCIL)
editMinistry of Communication and Information Technology (MCIT)
editMinistry of Education, Sports and Culture (MESC)
editMinistry of Finance (MOF)
editMinistry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT)
editMinistry of Health (MOH)
editEstablished by the Ministry of Health Act 2006.[3]: 10
Ministry of Justice, and Courts Administration (MJCA)
editMinistry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE)
editMinistry of Police (MOP)
editMinistry of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (MPMC)
editMinistry for Public Enterprises (MPE)
editThe 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)
editMinistry of Women, Community and Social Development (MWCSD)
editEstablished as the Ministry of Women Affairs by Ministry of Women Affairs Act 1990.[3]: 10
Ministry of Works, Transport and Infrastructure (MWTI)
editThe 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
editReferences
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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