Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (East Timor)

Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport
Ministério da Educação, Juventude e Desporto (Portuguese); Ministériu Edukasaun, Juventude no Desportu (Tetum);
	Coat of Arms of East Timor
	; Office of the Ministry, Lospalos
Ministry overview
Formed	2001
Jurisdiction	Government of East Timor
Headquarters	Rua Tuana-Laran, Dili; 8°33′35″S 125°34′4″E / 8.55972°S 125.56778°E
Minister responsible	Armindo Maia, Minister of Education, Youth and Sport;
Deputy Ministers responsible	António Guterres, Deputy Minister of Education, Youth and Sport; Abrão Saldanha, Secretary of State for Youth and Sport;
Website	Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport
Agency ID	MEJD
	Ministry logo

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MEJD; Portuguese: Ministério da Educação, Juventude e Desporto, Tetum: Ministériu Edukasaun, Juventude no Desportu) is the government department of East Timor accountable for education (excluding higher education) and related matters.

Functions

The Ministry is responsible for designing, implementation, coordination and evaluation of policy for the following areas:^[1]

education and qualification of all levels of education (excluding higher education);
consolidation and promotion of official languages;
youth; and
sport.

Minister

The incumbent Minister of Education, Youth and Sport is Armindo Maia. He is assisted by António Guterres, Deputy Minister of Education, Youth and Sport,^{[note 1]} and Abrão Saldanha, Secretary of State for Youth and Sport.^[1]

References

Footnote

^ The Constitution of East Timor 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.

Notes

^ ^a ^b "Structure of the VIII Constitutional Government". Government of Timor-Leste. Retrieved 7 January 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

External links

Media related to Ministry of Education (East Timor) at Wikimedia Commons

Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport – official site (in English)
Priorities and Proposed Sector Investment Program 2005
Building Evidence, Shaping Policy Findings of the 2012 Timor-Leste Education Survey

[2] The Constitution of East Timor 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.

[viii_cg_ii-1] "Structure of the VIII Constitutional Government". Government of Timor-Leste. Retrieved 7 January 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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v t e Government ministers and ministries of East Timor
Ministers	Prime Minister Presidency of the Council of Ministers Agriculture and Fisheries Defense Education, Youth and Sport Finance Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Health Higher Education, Science and Culture Interior Justice Petroleum and Minerals Planning and Territory Public Works Social Solidarity and Inclusion State Administration Tourism, Trade and Industry Transport and Communications
Ministries	Presidency of the Council of Ministers Agriculture and Fisheries Defense Education, Youth and Sport Finance Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Health Higher Education, Science and Culture Interior Justice Petroleum and Minerals Planning and Territory Public Works Social Solidarity and Inclusion State Administration Tourism, Trade and Industry Transport and Communications
Incumbent Constitutional Government