List of Interior Ministers of East Timor

Ministry of the Interior

This is a list of the East Timorese interior ministers since independence was proclaimed in 1975 . The deputy ministers and state secretaries assigned to the Ministry of the Interior are also given.

Department

Responsibility for internal security in East Timor was assigned differently in the various governments of the country . A strict separation from external security is not mandatory or common.

Interior Minister of East Timor
government	Office	photo	Surname	Political party	Term of office
Government of FRETILIN / government in exile	Ministry of Information, Home Affairs and Security		Alarico Fernandes	FRETILIN	1975
I UNTAET	Minister for Police and Emergency Services		Jean-Christian Cady	U.N.	2000-2001
II UNTAET	?		?	-	2001-2002
I.	?		?	-	2002-2003
I.	Minister of the Interior		Rogerio Lobato	FRETILIN	2003-2006
II.	Minister of the Interior		Alcino Baris		2006-2007
III.	Minister of the Interior		Alcino Baris		2007
IV.	Minister for Defense and Security In personal union with the Prime Minister		Xanana Gusmão	CNRT	2007–2012
V.	Minister for Defense and Security In personal union with the Prime Minister		Xanana Gusmão	CNRT	2012-2015
VI.	Minister of the Interior		Longuinhos Monteiro	independent	2015-2017
VII.	Minister for Defense and Security		José Agostinho Sequeira	FRETILIN	2017-2018
VIII.	Minister of the Interior (acting)		Filomeno Paixão	independent	2018-2020
VIII.	Minister of the Interior In personal union with the Prime Minister		Taur Matan Ruak	PLP	since 2020

Vice Minister
government	Office	photo	Surname	Political party	Term of office
Government of FRETILIN / government in exile	Vice Minister for Information, Home Affairs and Security		Fernando do Carmo	FRETILIN	1975
I UNTAET	not occupied				2000-2001
II UNTAET	not occupied				2001-2002
I.	Vice Minister for Home Affairs		Alcino Baris		2005-2006
II.	Vice Minister for Home Affairs		José Agostinho Sequeira	FRETILIN	2006-2007
III.	Vice Minister for Home Affairs		José Agostinho Sequeira	FRETILIN	2007
IV.	not occupied				2007-2009
V.	not occupied				2009–2012
VI.	not occupied				2012-2015
VII.	not occupied				2015-2017
VIII.	Vice Minister for Home Affairs		Antonino Armindo	KHUNTO	since 2020

State Secretaries
government	Office	photo	Surname	Political party	Term of office
Government of FRETILIN / government in exile	not occupied				1975-2000
I UNTAET	not occupied				2000-2001
II UNTAET	not occupied				2001-2002
I.	not occupied				2005-2006
II.	not occupied				2006-2007
III.	not occupied				2007
IV.	State Secretary for Security		Francisco da Costa Guterres	independent	2007–2012
V.	State Secretary for Security		Francisco da Costa Guterres	independent	2012-2015
VI.	not occupied				2015-2017
VII.	not occupied				2017-2018
VIII.	State Secretary for Civil Protection SEPC		Alexandrino de Araújo	KHUNTO	2018-2020
VIII.	State Secretary for Civil Protection SEPC		Joaquim Gusmão Martins	KHUNTO	since 2020

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