The Ministry of Social Solidarity and Inclusion (MSSI; , ) is the government department of Timor-Leste 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:
social security; social assistance; and community reintegration.
Minister The incumbent Minister of Social Solidarity and Inclusion is Verónica das Dores. She is assisted by , Deputy Minister of Solidarity and Inclusion.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 List of social security ministries Politics of Timor-Leste
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– official site