GOVERNMENT

 

 

Office of the President - Asmara

 

The government includes legislative, executive and judicial branches. The judicial body operates independently of both the legislative and executive bodies and has a court system extending from the village, district, zone and national levels.

The National Assembly outlines the internal and external policies of the government, regulates their implementation and approves the budget. The legislative body, the National Assembly, has 150 members. Half of them are members of the central committee of the People's Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ)-the name adopted by the EPLF at its February 1994 congress. The other 75 representatives are elected.

The president nominates officials to head the various ministries, commissions and offices. The cabinet comprises 16 members chaired by the president. The cabinet has the highest authority between sessions of the national assembly and is accountable to national assembly.

A constitutional commission of Eritrea (CCE) which commenced work in 1994 with a two year mandate to draft a constitution has completed its work. The draft constitution was submitted and approved by a constituent assembly in 1997.

Eritrea - Government Offices 

His Excellency Issayas Afewerki
President of the State of Eritrea

Office of the President

P.O. Box 257 Asmara 

Tel. 125 123 Fax.126 101

Ministry of Agriculture

P.O. Box 1048 Asmara

Tel. l181 499 / 181 077

Fax. 181 415

Ministry of Defence

P.O. Box   629 Asmara

Tel. 202 874 / 202 196

Fax.124 990

Ministry of Education

P.O. Box 1056 Asmara

Tel. 116 644 / 127 817

Fax. 118 351 / 121 913

Ministry of Energy and Mining

P.O. Box 5285 Asmara

Tel.116 872 / 127 944

127 652

Ministry of Fisheries

P.O. Box   923 Asmara

Tel.114 271 / 552 010

Fax. 122 185

Ministry of Finance

P.O. Box   895 Asmara

Tel.118 131 / 127 755 / 127 757

Fax.127 947

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

P.O. Box   190 Asmara

Tel.127108 / 127 838 / 115 166

Fax.123 788

Ministry of Health

P.O. Box   212 Asmara

Tel.202 917 / 120 297

Fax.122 899

 

Ministry of Information

P.O. Box   242 Asmara

Tel.117 111 / 201 820 / 127 748

Fax.124 847

Ministry of Justice

P.O. Box   241 Asmara

Tel.117 603 / 127 739 / 127 740

Fax.126 985

Ministry of Land, Water and Environment

P.O. Box     76 Asmara

Tel.118 021

Fax.123 285

Ministry of Labour and Human Welfare

P.O. Box 5252 Asmara

Tel.151 986 / 151 846

Fax.182 760

Ministry of Local Government

P.O. Box   225 Asmara

Tel.126 734 / 116 247 / 127 734

Fax. 126 930

Ministry of National Development

P.O. Box   257 Asmara

Tel.120 905 / 124 964 / 121 122

Fax.126 422

Ministry of Public Works

P.O. Box   841 Asmara

Tel.202 763 / 122 477

Fax. 120 661

Ministry of Tourism

P.O. Box 1010 Asmara

Tel.120 073 / 126 997

Fax.126 949

Ministry of Trade and Industry

P.O. Box 1844 Asmara

Tel.120 080 / 117 944

Fax.120 586

Ministry of Transport and Communications

P.O. Box   569 Asmara

Tel.123 681 / 114 093 / 120 555

Fax.127 048

 

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