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Allocation of Portfolios and Assignment of Responsability for Government Departments and Government Entities COF/502/2013 OPM Circular No. 4/2013 OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER Auberge de Castille Valletta VLT 2000 15 March 2013 Permanent Secretaries Directors General Directors Heads of Government Entities ALLOCATION OF PORTFOLIOS AND ASSIGNMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND GOVERNMENT ENTITIES Permanent Secretaries, Directors General, Directors and Heads of Government Entities are requested to note the allocation of portfolios and the assignment of responsibility for the business of the Government of Malta including the administration of Departments of Government as follows: Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) Prime Minister: Dr Joseph Muscat KUOM, BCom, BA (Hons), MA(European Studies), PhD (Bristol),MP Parliamentary Secretary for Planning and Simplication of Administrative Processes: Dr Michael Farrugia MD MP Cabinet Office Internal Audit and Investigations Public Administration Centre for Development, Research and Training Strategic Policy Coordination Management Efficiency Unit Information Coordination of Planning, Policy and Priorities ¹ Malta Environment and Planning Authority ¹ Government Printing Press ¹ Lands ¹ Land Registry ¹ Joint Office ¹ _______________________ ¹ Responsibility of Parliamentary Secretary Dr Michael Farrugia OPM Circular No 4/2013 – Allocation of Ministerial Portfolios Page 2 of 6 Ministry for European Affairs and Implementation of the Electoral Manifesto (MEAIM) Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for European Affairs and Implementation of the Electoral Manifesto: Mr Louis Grech BA, MA(Oxon), MP Parliamentary Secretary for the EU Presidency 2017 and EU Funds: Dr Ian Borg LLB, Dip Not Pub, LLD, MP Relations with the European Union EU Internal Coordination EU Presidency 2017 ² EU Funds and Programmes ² Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MFA) Minister: Dr George Vella, MD, Cert GAM(UK), MP Relations with Foreign and Commonwealth Countries Relations with International Organisations and Institutions International Economic Relations Maltese Communities Abroad Ministry for Tourism (MOT) Minister: Mr Karmenu Vella BA(Arch Stud), BArch(Hons), A&CE, MSc(Tourism), MP Parliamentary Secretary for Culture and Local Government: Dr Jose’ A Herrera LLD, MP Tourism Tourism Studies External Transport Aviation Cultural Heritage ³ Restoration ³ National Library ³ National Archives ³ Culture and the Arts ³ National Orchestra ³ Theatres ³ Valletta 2018 ³ Local Government ³ _______________________ ² Responsibility of Parliamentary Secretary Dr Ian Borg ³ Responsibility of Parliamentary Secretary Dr Jose’ A Herrera OPM Circular No 4/2013 – Allocation of Ministerial Portfolios Page 3 of 6 Ministry for Education and Employment (MEDE) Minister: Mr Evarist Bartolo BA(Hons), MEd (Wales), MP Parliamentary Secretary for Research, Innovation, Youth & Sport: Dr Stefan Buontempo BA Arch, FCIOB, FASI, MRICS, PhD, MP Childcare and Early Education Compulsory Education Higher Education (including MCAST) Life-long Learning Examinations Public Libraries Employment and Training Research and Innovation ⁴ Science and Technology Policy ⁴ Youth ⁴ Sport and Sport Complexes ⁴ Ministry for Sustainable Development, the Environment and Climate Change (MSDEC) Minister: Mr Leo Brincat FCIB, MP Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Rights: Mr Roderick Galdes BPlan, MA (ISSS), MACP, MP Climate Change Policy Environmental Policy Waste Management Strategy National Parks, Afforestation and the Countryside Rural Development ⁵ Agriculture ⁵ Horticulture ⁵ Fisheries ⁵ Aquaculture ⁵ Animal Welfare ⁵ Veterinary Services ⁵ Ministry for Transport and Infrastructure (MTI) Minister: Mr Joe Mizzi MP Manufacturing and Servicing Construction and Maintenance Cleansing Coordination of Major Government Projects Internal Transport Roads Coordination of Road Building, Maintenance and Landscaping _______________________ ⁴ Responsibility of Parliamentary Secretary Dr Stefan Buontempo ⁵ Responsibility of Parliamentary Secretary Mr Roderick Galdes OPM Circular No 4/2013 – Allocation of Ministerial Portfolios Page 4 of 6 Ministry for Gozo (MGOZ) Minister: Dr Anton Refalo LLD MP Gozo Affairs (excluding Health services and Education) Ministry for Social Dialogue, Consumer Affairs and Civil Liberties (MSDC) Minister: Dr Helena Dalli BA(Hons), MPhil, PhD, MP Social Dialogue Civil Liberties Equality Data Protection Non-Governmental and Voluntary Organisations Competition and Consumer Affairs Medicines Authority Industrial and Employment Relations Ministry for the Economy, Investment and Small Business (MEIB) Minister: Dr Christian Cardona BA, LLD, LLM, MP Parliamentary Secretary for Competitiveness and Economic Growth: Dr Edward Zammit Lewis BA, LLD, MP External Trade Industry Investment Promotion Malta Enterprise Government Investments Small Business and the Self-Employed Cooperatives Trade Services Ports ⁶ Maritime Affairs ⁶ Promotion of Financial Services ⁶ Information and Communication Strategy ⁶ Digital Economy ⁶ _______________________ ⁶ Responsibility of Parliamentary Secretary Dr Edward Zammit Lewis OPM Circular No 4/2013 – Allocation of Ministerial Portfolios Page 5 of 6 Ministry for the Family and Social Solidarity (MFSS) Minister: Ms Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca BA(Legal & Humanistic Studies), Dip Notary Public, MP Parliamentary Secretary for Rights of Persons with Disability and Active Ageing: Dr Franco Mercieca MD, FEBO, FRC Ophth(London),MP Social Policy Family Policy Child Policy Social Housing Social Security Pensions Solidarity Services Policy concerning Persons with Disability ⁷ Elderly ⁷ Community Care ⁷ Ministry for Home Affairs and National Security (MHAS) Minister: Dr Emanuel Mallia LLD MP Parliamentary Secretary for Justice: Dr Owen Bonnici BA LLD MP Defence Armed Forces Police Immigration Airport Security Correctional Services Probation and Parole Civil Protection Citizenship and Expatriate Affairs Central Visa Unit National Identity Management - Public Registry - Civil Registration - ID Cards - Passports Courts of Justice ⁸ Attorney General’s Office ⁸ Notary to Government ⁸ Broadcasting Public Broadcasting Services _______________________ ⁷ Responsibility of Parliamentary Secretary Dr Franco Mercieca ⁸ Responsibility of Parliamentary Secretary Dr Owen Bonnici OPM Circular No 4/2013 – Allocation of Ministerial Portfolios Page 6 of 6 Ministry for Finance (MFIN) Minister: Prof Edward Scicluna BA(Hons)Econ, DSS(Oxon), MA Econ(Toronto), PhD Econ(Toronto), MP Economic Policy Budget Office The Treasury Inland Revenue Indirect Taxation Customs and Excise Contracts Financial Services Regulation Malta Statistics Authority Relations with Central Bank Ministry for Energy and the Conservation of Water (MECW) Minister: Dr Konrad Mizzi BSc, MA(Notts), PhD(Notts), MP Development of Alternative Energy Sources Oil Exploration Energy Policy Malta Resources Authority Enemalta Corporation Water Policy Water Services Corporation Ministry for Health (MOH) Minister: Dr Godfrey Farrugia MD, MMCFD, MP Health Services Regulation and Standards Health Services Occupational Health and Safety Permanent Secretaries are kindly requested to inform this Office as soon as possible whether any legislative amendments may be necessary. A ‘NIL’ return is requested where indicated. Dr Godwin Grima Principal Permanent Secretary MLG/ .
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