This Corporate Plan describes the current position of the Ministry of the Prime Minister (MPM), informed by our National Sustainable Development Plan 2016-2030 (NSDP). It sets out our vision, mission and the strategies we will pursue to achieve our vision of stable, sustainable, and prosperous nation, now and for future generations.
The three-year horizon for the plan outlines the Ministry’s medium-term direction to deliver on the mandate of the MPM as outlined by the Constitution and Government Act of 1998. Chapter 7 of the Constitution makes provision for the operation of executive power in Vanuatu.
The primary statement regarding executive power is in Section 39 (1):
“The executive power of the people of the Republic of Vanuatu is vested in the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers and shall be exercised as provided by the Constitution or a law.”
The Government Act (Cap 243) relevantly provides as follows:
- The Prime Minister is the principal Minister of the Council and responsible for the appointment from amongst the members of Parliament of other ministers to the Council and, may appoint a Deputy Prime Minister from within the Council.
- The executive power of the people of the Republic of Vanuatu shall be vested in the Prime Minister and the Council and shall be exercised as provided for by the Constitution and by any other enactment not inconsistent with the Constitution.
- The Prime Minister may by written instrument specify the functions, duties and responsibilities of each minister.
