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 Coat of Arms of East Timor | |
 The headquarters of the Ministry in 2017 | |
| Ministry overview | |
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| Formed | 1975 (1975) / 2000 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of East Timor |
| Headquarters | Av. Vila Verde, Vila Verde [de], Dili 8°33′37″S 125°34′18″E / 8.56028°S 125.57167°E / -8.56028; 125.57167 |
| Minister responsible | |
| Website | Ministry of the Interior |
| Agency ID | MI |
| Ministry logo | |
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The Ministry of the Interior (MI; Portuguese: Ministério do Interior, Tetum: Ministériu Interiór) is the government department of East Timor accountable for internal security and related matters.
Functions
The Ministry is responsible for the design, implementation, coordination and evaluation of policies for the following areas:
- internal security;
- migration and asylum:
- border control;
- civil protection;
- road security; and
- police cooperation.
Minister
The incumbent Minister of the Interior is Francisco da Costa Guterres [de].
See also
References
- "Structure of the VIII Constitutional Government". Government of Timor-Leste. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Martins, Filomeno (30 June 2023). "The list of structure of IX Constitutional Government announced in Official Gazette". Tatoli. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- 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.
External links
Media related to Ministry of the Interior (East Timor) at Wikimedia Commons
- Ministry of the Interior – official site (inactive as of January 2022)
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Government ministers and ministries of Timor-Leste