Cabinet of Antigua and Barbuda

Cabinet of Antigua and Barbuda
	Coat of arms of Antigua and Barbuda
	Meeting place
Formation	November 1, 1981; 42 years ago
Legal status	Established by the Constitution of Antigua and Barbuda
Headquarters	Office of the Prime Minister
Location	St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda;
Prime Minister	Gaston Browne
Website	https://ab.gov.ag/detail_page.php?page=10

The Cabinet of Antigua and Barbuda^[1] is the executive branch of the government of Antigua and Barbuda. Section 70(1) of the Constitution establishes the Cabinet.^[2] The Cabinet is made up of the Prime Minister and as many other Ministers as the Prime Minister deems necessary, one of whom will be the Attorney-General and will be nominated in accordance with section 69 of the Constitution.^[2] Only the Prime Minister or, in his absence, the Minister the Prime Minister appoints in that regard, may call the Cabinet to order.^[2]

The Governor-General may authorize another member of the Cabinet to perform those functions (other than the functions conferred by subsection (2) of this section) when the Prime Minister is not present in Antigua and Barbuda or is unable to do so due to illness or because of the restrictions of section 73(4) of this Constitution. That member may perform those functions until the Governor-General revokes his authority.^[2]

A Secretary to the Cabinet is employed, and their position will be public. In accordance with any instructions the Prime Minister may give him, the Secretary to the Cabinet, who will be in charge of the Cabinet office, is in charge of organizing the agenda for the Cabinet meetings, maintaining the minutes of those meetings, relaying the decisions made by the Cabinet to the proper parties, among other duties as the Prime Minister may specify. Before beginning his official duties, the Secretary to the Cabinet must take the oath of secrecy and sign it.^[2]

Composition[edit]

Cabinet^[3]
Ministry	Minister	Notes
Ministry of Finance, Corporate Governance & Public Private Partnerships	Gaston Browne	Also includes the Office of the Prime Minister, ex officio member of the National Security Council.
Attorney General and Ministry of Legal Affairs, Public Safety, Immigration and Labour	Steadroy Benjamin	Also responsible for National Security, ex officio member of the National Security Council.
Ministry of Housing, Works, Lands and Urban Renewal	Maria Browne	Also Minister of State in the Ministry of Legal Affairs, Public Safety and Labour
Ministry of Health, Wellness, Social Transformation and the Environment	Molwyn Joseph
Ministry of Education, Creative Industries & Sports	Daryll Mathew
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Trade & Barbuda Affairs	Paul Chet Greene
Ministry of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Transportation & Investment	Charles Fernandez
Ministry of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs), Utilities and Energy	Melford Walter Nicholas
Ministry of Education, Science and Technology	Michael Browne

References[edit]

^ "The Cabinet". Government of Antigua and Barbuda. Archived from the original on 2014-08-11. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e http://laws.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cap-23.pdf
^ "Government of Antigua and Barbuda".

This article incorporates public domain material from documents of the Government of Antigua and Barbuda.

[1] "The Cabinet". Government of Antigua and Barbuda. Archived from the original on 2014-08-11. Retrieved 10 August 2014.

[:0-2] ttp://laws.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cap-23.pdf

[3] "Government of Antigua and Barbuda".

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