Minister of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers (East Timor)
# Minister of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers (East Timor)

The Minister of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers (Portuguese: Ministro da Presidência do Conselho de Ministros, Tetum: Ministru Prezidénsia Konsellu Ministrus) is a senior member of the Constitutional Government of East Timor heading the Ministry of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers.

## Functions

Under the Constitution of East Timor, the Minister has the power and the duty:

* to implement the policy defined for the Ministry of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers;
* to ensure relations between the Government and the other organs of the State in the area of responsibility of the Ministry.

Where the Minister is in charge of the subject matter of a government statute, the Minister is also required, together with the Prime Minister, to sign the statute.

## Incumbent

The incumbent Minister of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers is Ágio Pereira.

