Minister of Defense (East Timor)
East Timorese government minister
- Ministro da Defesa (Portuguese)
- Ministru Defeza (Tetum)
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Incumbent
Pedro Klamar Fuik [de]
since 1 July 2023Pedro Klamar Fuik [de]
- Minister
- (informal)
- His Excellency
- (formal, diplomatic)
(following proposal by the Prime minister)
- Rogerio Lobato
- (1975)
- Roque Félix Rodrigues
- (2005)
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:
- to implement the policy defined for the Ministry of Defense;
- to ensure relations between the Government and the other organs of the State in the area of responsibility of the Ministry.[1]
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.[1]
Incumbent
The incumbent Minister of Defense is Pedro Klamar Fuik [de].[2][3]
List of ministers
The following individuals have been appointed as the minister:
No. | Party | Minister | Portrait | Title | Government (Prime Minister) | Term start | Term end | Term in office | ||
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1 | Fretilin | Rogerio Lobato | ![]() | Minister of National Defense | 1975 CoM (Lobato) | 1 December 1975 | 17 December 1975 | 16 days | ||
1975–1999: Indonesian occupation of East Timor | ||||||||||
2 | Independent | Roque Félix Rodrigues | ![]() | Minister of Defence | I Constitutional (Alkatiri) | 26 July 2005 | 1 June 2006 | 310 days | ||
(acting) | José Ramos-Horta | ![]() | 1 June 2006 | 10 June 2006 | 9 days | |||||
3 | II Constitutional (Ramos-Horta) | 10 July 2006 | 19 May 2007 | 313 days | ||||||
4 | Fretilin | Estanislau da Silva | ![]() | III Constitutional (da Silva) | 19 May 2007 | 8 August 2007 | 81 days | |||
5 | CNRT | Xanana Gusmão | ![]() | Minister of Defense | IV Constitutional (Gusmão) | 8 August 2007 | 8 August 2012 | 7 years, 192 days | ||
Minister of Defence and Security | V Constitutional (Gusmão) | 8 August 2012 | 16 February 2015 | |||||||
6 | Cirilo Cristóvão | ![]() | Minister of Defence | VI Constitutional (Araújo) | 16 February 2015 | 3 October 2017 | 2 years, 229 days | |||
7 | Fretilin | Agostinho Sequeira Somotxo | ![]() | Minister of Defence and Security | VII Constitutional (Alkatiri) | 3 October 2017 | 22 June 2018 | 262 days | ||
8 | Independent | Filomeno da Paixão de Jesus | ![]() | Minister of Defense | VIII Constitutional (Ruak) | 22 June 2018 | 1 July 2023 | 5 years, 9 days | ||
9 | Pedro Klamar Fuik [de] | ![]() | IX Constitutional (Gusmão) | 1 July 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 54 days |
See also
References
- ^ a b "Constitution of East Timor, Section 117" (PDF). Government of Timor-Leste. 20 May 2002. Retrieved 25 March 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 Ministers of Defence of East Timor at Wikimedia Commons
- Ministry of Defense – official site (in Tetum)
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- Prime Minister
- Presidency of the Council of Ministers
- Agriculture and Fisheries
- Defense
- Education, Youth and Sport
- Finance
- Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
- Health
- Higher Education, Science and Culture
- Interior
- Justice
- Petroleum and Minerals
- Planning and Territory
- Public Works
- Social Solidarity and Inclusion
- State Administration
- Tourism, Trade and Industry
- Transport and Communications
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- Presidency of the Council of Ministers
- Agriculture and Fisheries
- Defense
- Education, Youth and Sport
- Finance
- Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
- Health
- Higher Education, Science and Culture
- Interior
- Justice
- Petroleum and Minerals
- Planning and Territory
- Public Works
- Social Solidarity and Inclusion
- State Administration
- Tourism, Trade and Industry
- Transport and Communications