The Minister of Health ( pt, Ministra da Saúde, tet, Ministra Saúde) is a senior member of the

Constitutional Government of East Timor The Constitutional Government ( pt, Governo Constitucional, tet, Governu Konstitusionál) is the administration or cabinet under the Constitution of East Timor, which refers to it simply as "The Government". Definition and structure The Gove ...

heading the Ministry of Health.

Functions

Under the

Constitution of East Timor The Constitution of East Timor entered into force on 20 May 2002, and was the country's first constitution after it gained independence from Portugal in 1975 and from Indonesia, which invaded East Timor on 7 December 1975 and left in 1999 followi ...

, the Minister has the power and the duty: Where the Minister is in charge of the subject matter of a government

statute A statute is a formal written enactment of a legislative authority that governs the legal entities of a city, state, or country by way of consent. Typically, statutes command or prohibit something, or declare policy. Statutes are rules made by le ...

, the Minister is also required, together with the

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, to sign the statute.

Incumbent

The incumbent Minister of Health is . She is assisted by two Deputy Ministers.The

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.

List of Ministers

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister of Health:

References

Footnotes

Notes

External links

* – official site {{DEFAULTSORT:Minister Of Health (East Timor)

Health Health, according to the World Health Organization, is "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity".World Health Organization. (2006)''Constitution of the World Health Organiza ...

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