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The Minister of Defense ( pt, Ministro da Defesa, tet, Ministru Defeza) is a senior member of the Constitutional Government of East Timor heading the
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Functions

Under the
Constitution of East Timor The Constitution of East Timor entered into force on 20 May 2002, and was the country's first constitution after it gained independence from Portugal in 1975 and from Indonesia, which invaded East Timor on 7 December 1975 and left in 1999 followi ...
, the Minister has the power and the duty: Where the Minister is in charge of the subject matter of a government
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, the Minister is also required, together with the
Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...
, to sign the statute.


Incumbent

The incumbent Minister of Defense is
Filomeno da Paixão de Jesus Brigadier General Filomeno da Paixão de Jesus (born 27 March 1953) is an East Timorese politician and former senior officer in the Timor Leste Defence Force (F-FDTL). He is the Minister for Defence, serving since July 2018 under the VIII Constit ...
.


List of Ministers

The following individuals have been appointed as the Minister:


See also

*
Timor Leste Defence Force The Timor Leste Defence Force ( tet, Forcas Defesa Timor Lorosae, pt, Forças de Defesa de Timor Leste or Falintil-FDTL, often F-FDTL) is the military body responsible for the defence of East Timor. The F-FDTL was established in February 200 ...


References


External links

* – official site {{DEFAULTSORT:Minister Of Defense (East Timor)
Defense Defense or defence may refer to: Tactical, martial, and political acts or groups * Defense (military), forces primarily intended for warfare * Civil defense, the organizing of civilians to deal with emergencies or enemy attacks * Defense industr ...