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Minister of Defense
Coat of Arms of East Timor
Flag of East Timor
Incumbent
Pedro Klamar Fuik [de]
since 1 July 2023
Ministry of Defense
Style
Member ofthe government
Reports toPrime minister
AppointerPresident
(following proposal by the Prime minister)
Formation1975 / 2005
First holder
WebsiteOfficial website

The Minister of Defense (Portuguese: Ministro da Defesa, Tetum: Ministru Defeza) is a senior member of the Constitutional Government of East Timor heading the Ministry of Defense.

Functions

Under the Constitution of East Timor, the Minister has the power and the duty:

  1. to implement the policy defined for the Ministry of Defense;
  2. to ensure relations between the Government and the other organs of the State in the area of responsibility of the Ministry.

Where the Minister is in charge of the subject matter of a government statute, the Minister is also required, together with the Prime Minister, to sign the statute.

Incumbent

The incumbent Minister of Defense is Pedro Klamar Fuik [de].

List of ministers

The following individuals have been appointed as the minister:

No. Portrait Name
(born–died) 		Term of office Political party Government
(Prime minister(s)) 		Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
Minister of National Defence
1 Rogério Lobato
(born 1949) 		1 December 1975 17 December 1975 16 days Fretilin 1975 CoM
(Lobato)
1975–1999: Indonesian occupation of East Timor
Minister of Defence
2 Roque Félix Rodrigues
(born 1949) 		26 July 2005 1 June 2006 310 days Independent I Constitutional
(Alkatiri)
– José Ramos-Horta
(born 1949) 		1 June 2006 10 June 2006 9 days
3 10 July 2006 19 May 2007 313 days II Constitutional
(Ramos-Horta)
4 Estanislau da Silva
(born 1952) 		19 May 2007 8 August 2007 81 days Fretilin III Constitutional
(da Silva)
5 Xanana Gusmão
(born 1946) 		8 August 2007 8 August 2012 5 years, 0 days CNRT IV Constitutional
(Gusmão)
Minister of Defence and Security
5 Xanana Gusmão
(born 1946) 		8 August 2012 16 February 2015 2 years, 192 days CNRT V Constitutional
(Gusmão)
Minister of Defence
6 Cirilo Cristóvão
(1966–2019) 		16 February 2015 3 October 2017 2 years, 229 days CNRT VI Constitutional
(Araújo)
Minister of Defence and Security
7 José Agostinho Sequeira
(born 1959) 		3 October 2017 22 June 2018 262 days Fretilin VII Constitutional
(Alkatiri)
Minister of Defence
8 Filomeno da Paixão de Jesus
(born 1953) 		22 June 2018 1 July 2023 5 years, 9 days Independent VIII Constitutional
(Ruak)
9 Pedro Klamar Fuik [de]
(born 1969) 		1 July 2023 Incumbent 1 year, 189 days IX Constitutional
(Gusmão)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Constitution of East Timor, Section 117" (PDF). Government of Timor-Leste. 20 May 2002. Retrieved 25 March 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. Martins, Filomeno (30 June 2023). "The list of structure of IX Constitutional Government announced in Official Gazette". Tatoli. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  3. Sousa, Nelson de (1 July 2023). "PR Horta sei akompaña serbisu IX Governu" [President Horta will accompany the work of the IX Government] (in Tetum). Tatoli. Retrieved 1 July 2023.

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