Cabinet Secretariat | CS
OUR GOAL
To provide efficient and effective procedural and secretarial support services to the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Offices of the Head of State and the Council of Deputies, as well as Government Ministries and Corporations.
The Cabinet Secretariat is one of the key divisions in providing support to Executive government.
The division is headed by the Assistant Chief Executive Officer - Cabinet and currently comprises eight staff members, all situated on Level 5 of the FMFMII Government Building.
Their responsibilities are
- To provide and improve procedural and secretarial support to the Prime Minister and Cabinet
- To provide and strengthen secretarial support to the Offices of the Head of State and the Council of Deputies
- To ensure and strengthen efficiency of Cabinet's records management
- To conduct the Cabinet Liaison Officers Forum
Members of Cabinet
Portfolio:
Ministry of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Public Service Commission, Legislative Assembly, Office of the Attorney General, Ombudsman, Samoa Law Reform Commission and Samoa Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Natural resources and Environment and Fire and Emergency Services Authority (FESA)
Other responsibilities:
Executive Council; Honors and Awards; Non-Governmental Organisations; Scholarship Committee; Remuneration Tribunal; Cabinet Development Committee and Registry of Births/Deaths and Marriages, National Parks, Recreation and Water Conservation, Natural Disaster and Meteorology and Forestry.
Portfolio:
Ministry of Commerce Industry & Labor (Inclusive of Recognized Seasonal Employers Scheme (RSE), Ministry of Public Enterprises, Samoa Land Corporation, Accident Compensation Corporation, Samoa Housing Corporation, Samoa Sports & Facilities Authority and Samoa Airways
Other Responsibilities:
Trade Negotiations- WTO, ACP,/EU, PACER, PICTA, Samoa Business Hub, Consumer Protection, Government Housing Committee, Totalisator Agency Board (TAB) and Samoa Gambling Control
Portfolio:
Ministry of Women, Community & Social Development
Other responsibilities:
Village Mayors & Sui ole Malo
Portfolio:
Public Trust Office, Samoa Tourism Authority, Audit Office and Samoa Trust Estates Corporation
Portfolio:
Ministry of Works, Transport and Infrastructure, Samoa Water Authority, Electric Power Corporation, Samoa Ports Authority, Samoa Airport Authority, Samoa Shipping Corporation, Land Transport Authority and Samoa Shipping Services & PFL
Other Responsibilities:
Civil Aviation and PUMA
Portfolio:
Ministry of Finance, National Provident Fund, Central Bank of Samoa, Samoa Life Assurance Corporation, SIFA and Unit Trust of Samoa
Other responsibilities:
Tender's Board, Offshore Jurisdiction and Renewable Energy
Portfolio:
Ministry of Health and National Kidney Foundation
Other responsibilities:
Oceania University of Medicine, District Hospitals & Health Care and Women Health Committee
Portfolio:
Ministry of Customs and Revenue and Ministry of Police and Prisons
Other responsibilities:
Liquor Board, Revenue Board, Juvenile Rehabilitation, Robert Louis Stevenson Foundation, Traffic Division
Portfolio:
Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture (incl. National University of Samoa, Polytechnic, and Pre-schools) and Samoa Qualification Authority.
Other responsibilities:
Museum and Archives.
Portfolio:
Ministry of Justice and Courts Administration
Other Responsibilities:
Film Censorship and Electoral Commission
Portfolio:
Ministry of Communications, Information, and Technology and Office of the Regulator
Other Responsibilities:
Radio2AP and Samoa Post
Portfolio:
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and Scientific Research Organization of Samoa.
Other Responsibilities:
Fisheries
Cabinet Handbook | Tusi Taiala
The Cabinet Handbook for the Public Service is to provide guidelines on procedures for them to follow and apply in order to considerably improve the quality of their policy support services to Cabinet.
Visit our Publications page to view or download the handbook(s).
CONTACT INFORMATION
P: +685-21700
Assistant Chief Executive Officer
Elena Ainuu-Roberts