The Ministry of State Administration (MAE; , ) is a government department of Timor-Leste with responsibility for local government and associated matters. It was formed in 2007.
Functions The Ministry is responsible for the design, implementation, coordination and evaluation of policy for the following areas: local government; administrative decentralization; support to community organizations; promotion of local development; organization and execution of electoral and referendum processes; promotion of hygiene and urban organization; and classification and conservation of official documents with historical value.
Minister The incumbent Minister of State Administration is Tomás do Rosário Cabral. He is assisted by , Deputy Minister of State Administration.The Constitution of Timor-Leste 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.
See also Politics of Timor-Leste
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External links
– official site