Thursday, August 11, 2016

The Presidency

The role of the Presidency is to provide support services to the President, Vice-President, Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister in the execution of their constitutional obligations and duties.

The Presidency includes all of the roles which are in the direct line of constitutional succession, as well as other positions such as Ministers and Special Advisers and staff members from the public service whose function would be to service the Presidency in the execution of their responsibilities.

The President and Prime Minister, together with their respective Deputies, represent the executive and administrative heartbeat of Government business. The Ministers and Special Advisers assigned to this office will be required to provide strategic leadership, management and administrative support services to the above-mentioned Constitutional positions.

It is key for all of these roles to be institutionalized within the Presidency to ensure strategic leadership and communication to both the State and society.