Ministry of State Administration (East Timor)

The Ministry of State Administration (MAE; Ministério da Administração Estatal, 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 Cabral. He is assisted by Jacinto Rigoberto, Deputy Minister of State Administration.