Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (East Timor)

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MEJD; Ministério da Educação, Juventude e Desporto, 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:


 * 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, and Abrão Saldanha, Secretary of State for Youth and Sport.