Minister of Defense (Timor-Leste)

Minister of Defense
Coat of Arms of Timor-Leste
Flag of Timor-Leste
Incumbent
Pedro Klamar Fuik
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 Timor-Leste heading the Ministry of Defense.

Functions

Under the Constitution of Timor-Leste, 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.[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.[2][3]

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
(born 1969) 		1 July 2023 Incumbent 2 years, 47 days IX Constitutional
(Gusmão)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Constitution of Timor-Leste, 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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