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Samoa has 15 government ministries, each of which is a department of the government. [1] [2] Each ministry is governed by a respective minister and has a Head of Department (CEO). The Prime Minister has the power to reassign and revoke ministers assignments to ministries.
Ministerial and Departmental Arrangements 2003 was a public sector reform, condensing 27 government departments into 14 ministries. [3]
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Established by the Ministry of Health Act 2006. [3]: 10
The Ministry for Public Enterprises was originally part of the Ministry of Finance. It was announced in April 2014 with the intention of overseeing the administration of state-owned enterprises. [4] [5] It is not established under any specific legislation, and was created as a ministry by a 2014 amendment to the MDAA act. [6] [3]: 13
Established as the Ministry of Women Affairs by Ministry of Women Affairs Act 1990. [3]: 10
The Ministry of Transport was established by the Ministry of Transport Act 1978. [3]: 10
The Ministry of Works was established by the Ministry of Works Act 2002. [3]: 10