Minister of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers (East Timor)
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| Member of | Constitutional Government |
| Reports to | Prime Minister |
| Appointer | President of East Timor (following proposal by the Prime Minister of East Timor) |
| Formation | 2003 / 2012 |
| First holder | Ana Pessoa Pinto |
The Minister of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers (Portuguese: Ministro da Presidência do Conselho de Ministros, Tetum: Ministru Prezidénsia Konsellu Ministrus) is a senior member of the Constitutional Government of East Timor heading the Ministry of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers.
Functions
[edit]Under the Constitution of East Timor, the Minister has the power and the duty:
- to implement the policy defined for the Ministry of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers;
- to ensure relations between the Government and the other organs of the State in the area of responsibility of the Ministry.[1]
Where the Minister is in charge of the subject matter of a government statute, the Minister is also required, together with the Prime Minister, to sign the statute.[1]
Incumbent
[edit]The incumbent Minister of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers is Ágio Pereira.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Constitution of East Timor, Section 117" (PDF). Government of Timor-Leste. 20 May 2002. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Martins, Filomeno (30 June 2023). "The list of structure of IX Constitutional Government announced in Official Gazette". Tatoli. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
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