Ministry of State Administration (East Timor)
# Ministry of State Administration (East Timor)

The Ministry of State Administration (MAE; Portuguese: Ministério da Administração Estatal, Tetum: Ministériu Administrasaun Estatál) is a government department of East Timor 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 [de]. He is assisted by Jacinto Rigoberto Gomes de Deus [de], Deputy Minister of State Administration.

