Ministry of Defense of East Timor

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The coat of arms of the Defense Forces of East Timor

The East Timorese Ministry of Defense (officially: Ministry of Defense ; tetum Ministériu Defeza ; Portuguese Ministério da Defesa , short: MD) is the East Timorese government agency for national defense. Management is the responsibility of the country's defense minister .

When independence was proclaimed in 1975 , it was named "Minister for National Defense" ( Portuguese: Ministro da Defesa Nacional ). Between 1975 and 2000 there was only one government in exile due to the Indonesian occupation . From 2001 to 2005 there was no independent ministry, only a state secretary. In 2005 the Ministry of Defense was founded. From 2006 to 2015, the Prime Minister headed the ministry in personal union. From 2007 to 2015 and from 2017 to 2018 the ministry was named "Ministry of Defense and Security" ( tetum Ministru Defeza no Seguransa ; Portuguese Ministro da Defesa e Segurança , in short: MDS). At that time, the Ministry of the Interior was integrated into the Ministry of Defense. In the eighth government (since 2018) there is a separation of the defense and home affairs departments, but the defense minister Filomeno Paixão has been in charge of the interior ministry ad interim since the beginning.

The headquarters of the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff of the Defense Forces East Timor (F-FDTL) are located in Dili 's Bairro Pite district on Avenida Nicolau Lobato .

tasks

The Ministry of Defense in Bairro Pite

The Ministry of Defense is the government department responsible for designing, implementing, coordinating and evaluating national defense and military cooperation policies established and approved by the Council of Ministers .

The area includes proposing and implementing policies related to the military component of national defense, drafting laws and regulations necessary for defense, promoting strategic-military diplomacy, coordinating and controlling the activities that result from it military obligations entered into within the framework of instruments of international law and bilateral and multilateral agreements, as well as relations with states and international military organs, without violating the responsibilities of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs , ensuring the maintenance of relations with other countries in the field of defense policy International organizations, without violating the competences of the other sovereign bodies and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs , coordinate and monitor in coordination with the Foreign Office within the framework of the objectives set for East Timorese foreign policy Ministry of cooperation activities of international organizations, states or defense forces of other countries to support the development of their areas of responsibility within the framework of the aforementioned international agreements, management and supervision of the defense forces of East Timor, the appropriate promotion of military assets as well as supervision and control of their use, supervision of the military sea - and aviation, the oversight, management and supervision of the maritime authority and the establishment of mechanisms for cooperation and coordination with other government agencies with oversight of related areas.

By virtue of his office, the Defense Minister is a member of the Konsellu Superior Defeza no Seguransa (KSDS).

Subordinate authorities

Instituto de Defesa Nacional

The National Defense Institute (IDN) and the Maritime Authority (Autoridade Marítima) report to the Ministry of Defense. Likewise the Serviço de Migração de Timor-Leste (the immigration authority), which was spun off from the police in 2008 .

State Secretaries

The State Secretaries for Defense and Security were subordinate to the Ministry of Defense in the Cabinets of the IV Government and the V Government .

The Secretary of State for Defense ( tetum Secretáriu Estadu Defeza ; Portuguese Secretário de Estado da Defesa , SED) supported the Minister of Defense in the areas of national defense and military cooperation. He was responsible for proposing the policy and drafting the regulatory projects, working in coordination with the Foreign Ministry on international agreements on defense and military cooperation, managing and monitoring the F-FDTL, promoting the adequacy of military resources; Supervise military maritime and aviation operations and establish mechanisms for collaboration and coordination with other government agencies responsible for related areas.

The Secretary of State for Security ( tetum secretáriu Estadu Seguransa ; Portuguese Secretário de Estado da Segurança , SES) assisted the Minister of Defense in designing, implementing and evaluating the public security, criminal investigation and immigration policies established by the Council of Ministers. He was also responsible for proposing the policy and designing the regulatory projects required for the areas it affected. The State Secretary was responsible for the East Timorese National Police and set up cooperation and coordination mechanisms with other government agencies responsible for related areas. The State Secretary was responsible for promoting the development of prevention strategies, mediation and resolution of community conflicts; Exercising guardianship over migration services, monitoring civil maritime and aviation operations, ensuring the safety of people and property in the event of fires, floods, landslides, earthquakes and all dangerous situations; Develop, in coordination with other agencies, civic education programs to address natural or other disasters caused by human activity and strengthen social solidarity and establish mechanisms for cooperation and coordination with other government agencies in charge of related areas .

Web links

Commons : Ministry of Defense of East Timors  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ James J. Fox: FRETILIN (Frente Revolucionária do Timor-Leste Independente). In: Southeast Asia. A Historical Encyclopedia, from Angkor Wat to East Timor. Abc-Clio, 2005, ISBN 1-57607-770-5 , pp. 522-523.
  2. ↑ a b c d Website of the government of Timor-Leste: The Fourth Constitutional Government of East Timor
  3. ↑ a b c d East Timorese government website: Structure of the V Constitutional Government , accessed March 9, 2014
  4. ^ A b c Government of East Timor: Structure of the VIII Constitutional Government , accessed July 11, 2018.
  5. ↑ Law 02/2005: Law on the superior council for defense and security
  6. ↑ Serviço de Migração de Timor-Leste: About Us , accessed April 3, 2020.

Coordinates: 8 ° 32 ′ 53.2 ″  S , 125 ° 33 ′ 22.3 ″  E