Ministry of Public Works (East Timor)

Ministry of Public Works
Portuguese: Ministério das Obras Públicas
Tetum: Ministériu Obras Públikas
Coat of Arms of East Timor
Agency overview
Formed1975 (1975) / 2001
JurisdictionGovernment of East Timor
HeadquartersAvenida Presidente Nicolau Lobato, Motael, Dili
8°33′13″S 125°33′59″E / 8.55361°S 125.56639°E / -8.55361; 125.56639Coordinates: 8°33′13″S 125°33′59″E / 8.55361°S 125.56639°E / -8.55361; 125.56639
Minister responsible
  • Salvador Soares dos Reis Pires, Minister of Public Works
Deputy Minister responsible
  • Nicolau Lino Freitas Belo, Vice Minister of Public Works
WebsiteMinistry of Public Works
Agency IDMOP
Logo of the Ministry
Logo of the Ministry

The Ministry of Public Works (MOP; Portuguese: Ministério das Obras Públicas, Tetum: Ministériu Obras Públikas) is the government department of East Timor accountable for public works and related matters.

Functions

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

  • public works;
  • housing;
  • supply, distribution and management of water, sanitation and electricity; and
  • execution of urban planning and housing.

Minister

The incumbent Minister of Public Works is Salvador Soares dos Reis Pires. He is assisted by Nicolau Lino Freitas Belo, Vice Minister of Public Works.[1]

See also

  • List of housing authorities
  • List of public works ministries
  • Politics of East Timor

References

  1. 1 2 "Structure of the VIII Constitutional Government". Government of Timor-Leste. Retrieved 11 January 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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