List of Defense Ministers of East Timor
This is a list of East Timor’s Defense Ministers since independence was proclaimed in 1975 . In addition, the deputy ministers and state secretaries subordinate to the Ministry of Defense are specified , if provided as an office .
Defense Minister
| Defense Minister of East Timor | ||||
| government | photo | Surname | Political party | Term of office |
|
Government of FRETILIN / government in exile |
Rogerio Lobato | FRETILIN | 1975-2000 | |
| I UNTAET | not occupied | 2000-2001 | ||
| II UNTAET | not occupied | 2001-2002 | ||
| I. |  |
Roque Rodrigues | independent | 2005-2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
José Ramos-Horta | independent | 2006 | |
| II. | |
José Ramos-Horta | independent | 2006-2007 |
| III. |  |
Estanislau da Silva | FRETILIN | 2007 |
| IV. |  |
Xanana Gusmão | CNRT | 2007–2012 |
| V. | |
Xanana Gusmão | CNRT | 2012-2015 |
| VI. |  |
Cirilo Cristóvão | CNRT | 2015-2017 |
| VII. |  |
José Agostinho Sequeira | FRETILIN | 2017-2018 |
| VIII. |  |
Filomeno Paixão | independent | since 2018 |
Vice Minister
| Vice Minister | ||||
| government | photo | Surname | Political party | Term of office |
|
Government of FRETILIN / government in exile |
Guido Diamantino Soares | FRETILIN | 1975–? † | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hermenegildo Alves | FRETILIN | 1975–1979 † | ||
| I UNTAET | not occupied | 2000-2001 | ||
| II UNTAET | not occupied | 2001-2002 | ||
| I. | not occupied | 2002-2006 | ||
| II. | not occupied | 2006-2007 | ||
| III. | not occupied | 2007 | ||
| IV. | not occupied | 2007–2012 | ||
| V. | not occupied | 2012-2015 | ||
| VI. | not occupied | 2015-2017 | ||
| VII. | not occupied | 2017-2018 | ||
| VIII. | not occupied | since 2018 | ||
State Secretaries
| 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 | State Secretary for Defense | |
Roque Rodrigues | independent | 2002 |
| I. | State Secretary for Defense | |
Roque Rodrigues | independent | 2002-2005 |
| II. | not occupied | 2006-2007 | |||
| III. | not occupied | 2007 | |||
| IV. | State Secretary for Defense |  |
Júlio Tomás Pinto | CNRT | 2007–2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Secretary for Security |  |
Francisco da Costa Guterres | independent | 2007–2012 | |
| V. | State Secretary for Defense | |
Júlio Tomás Pinto | CNRT | 2012-2015 |
| State Secretary for Security | |
Francisco da Costa Guterres | CNRT | 2012-2015 | |
| VI. | not occupied | 2015-2017 | |||
| VII. | not occupied | 2017-2018 | |||
| VIII. | not occupied | since 2018 | |||
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
For evidence, see articles on individual governments.
Rogério Lobato (1975) | Roque Rodrigues (2005-2006) | José Ramos-Horta (2006-2007) | Estanislau da Silva (2007) | Xanana Gusmão (2007-2015) | Cirilo Cristóvão (2015–2017) | José Agostinho Sequeira (2017–2018) | Filomeno Paixão (since 2018)
Foreign Minister | Minister of Education | Finance Minister | Minister of Health | Interior Minister | Minister of Justice | Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries | Minister for Petroleum and Minerals | Minister for Public Works | Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Media | Minister of the Presidium of the Council of Ministers | Minister of State Administration | Minister for Transport and Communication | Minister of Social Affairs | Minister of Tourism | Environment Minister | Defense Minister | Veterans Minister | Minister of Economic Affairs (Trade and Industry)
Former ministries:
Minister for Development and Institutional Reform | Minister for Projects and Strategic Investments | Minister for Legislative Reform and Parliamentary Affairs