Minister of the Interior (East Timor)

Minister of the Interior
Minister of the Interior
Ministro do Interior (Portuguese); Ministru Interiór (Tetum);
	Coat of Arms of East Timor
	Flag of East Timor
	Incumbent; Francisco da Costa Guterres [de]; since 1 July 2023
	Ministry of the Interior
Style	Minister; (informal); His Excellency; (formal, diplomatic);
Member of	Constitutional Government
Reports to	Prime Minister
Appointer	President of East Timor; (following proposal by the Prime Minister of East Timor)
Inaugural holder	Alarico Fernandes; (1975); Jean-Christian Cady [de]; (2000);
Formation	1975 / 2000
Website	Ministry of the Interior

The Minister of the Interior (Portuguese: Ministro do Interior, Tetum: Ministru Interiór) is a senior member of the Constitutional Government of East Timor heading the Ministry of the Interior.

Functions

Under the Constitution of East Timor, the Minister has the power and the duty:

to implement the policy defined for the Ministry of the Interior;
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 the Interior is Francisco da Costa Guterres [de].^[2]^[3]

List of ministers

The following individuals have been appointed as the minister:

No.		Minister	Title	Government (Prime Minister)	Term start	Term end	Term in office
1	Fretilin	Alarico Fernandes	Minister of Information, Home Affairs and Security	1975 CoM (Lobato)	1 December 1975	17 December 1975	16 days
2	United Nations	Jean-Christian Cady [de]	Minister for Police and Emergency Services	I UNTAET (Vieira de Mello)	15 July 2000	20 September 2001	1 year, 67 days
3	Fretilin	Antoninho Bianco [de]	Minister of Internal Administration	II UNTAET (Alkatiri)	20 September 2001	20 May 2002	242 days
4	Fretilin	Rogério Tiago Lobato	Minister of Internal Administration (to 4 March 2003) Minister of Interior (from 6 March 2003)	I Constitutional (Alkatiri)	20 May 2002	1 June 2006	4 years, 12 days
5	Independent	Alcino Baris [de]	Minister of Interior	II Constitutional (Ramos-Horta)	10 July 2006	19 May 2007	1 year, 29 days
5	Independent	Alcino Baris [de]	Minister of Interior	III Constitutional (da Silva)	19 May 2007	8 August 2007	1 year, 29 days
6	CNRT	Xanana Gusmão	Minister of Defense	IV Constitutional (Gusmão)	8 August 2007	8 August 2012	7 years, 192 days
6	CNRT	Xanana Gusmão	Minister of Defence and Security	V Constitutional (Gusmão)	8 August 2012	16 February 2015	7 years, 192 days
7	Independent	Longuinhos Monteiro	Minister of the Interior	VI Constitutional (Araújo)	16 February 2015	15 September 2017	2 years, 211 days
8	Fretilin	Agostinho Sequeira Somotxo	Minister of Defence and Security	VII Constitutional (Alkatiri)	3 October 2017	22 June 2018	262 days
(acting)	Independent	Filomeno da Paixão de Jesus	Minister of the Interior	VIII Constitutional (Ruak)	22 June 2018	24 June 2020	2 years, 2 days
9	PLP	Taur Matan Ruak		VIII Constitutional (Ruak) (restructured)	24 June 2020	1 July 2023	3 years, 7 days
10	CNRT	Francisco da Costa Guterres [de]		IX Constitutional (Gusmão)	1 July 2023	Incumbent	1 year, 147 days

References

^ ^a ^b "Constitution of East Timor, Section 117" (PDF). Government of Timor-Leste. 20 May 2002. Retrieved 25 March 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ Martins, Filomeno (30 June 2023). "The list of structure of IX Constitutional Government announced in Official Gazette". Tatoli. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
^ 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.

External links

Media related to Ministers of the Interior of East Timor at Wikimedia Commons

Ministry of the Interior – official site

[section_117-1] "Constitution of East Timor, Section 117" (PDF). Government of Timor-Leste. 20 May 2002. Retrieved 25 March 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[tatoli_2023-06-30-2] Martins, Filomeno (30 June 2023). "The list of structure of IX Constitutional Government announced in Official Gazette". Tatoli. Retrieved 1 July 2023.

[tatoli_2023-07-01-3] 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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v t e Government ministers and ministries of East Timor
Ministers	Prime Minister Presidency of the Council of Ministers Agriculture and Fisheries Defense Education, Youth and Sport Finance Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Health Higher Education, Science and Culture Interior Justice Petroleum and Minerals Planning and Territory Public Works Social Solidarity and Inclusion State Administration Tourism, Trade and Industry Transport and Communications
Ministries	Presidency of the Council of Ministers Agriculture and Fisheries Defense Education, Youth and Sport Finance Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Health Higher Education, Science and Culture Interior Justice Petroleum and Minerals Planning and Territory Public Works Social Solidarity and Inclusion State Administration Tourism, Trade and Industry Transport and Communications
Incumbent Constitutional Government

Minister of the Interior
Ministro do Interior (Portuguese) Ministru Interiór (Tetum)
Coat of Arms of East Timor
Flag of East Timor
Incumbent Francisco da Costa Guterres [de] since 1 July 2023
Ministry of the Interior
Style	Minister (informal) His Excellency (formal, diplomatic)
Member of	Constitutional Government
Reports to	Prime Minister
Appointer	President of East Timor (following proposal by the Prime Minister of East Timor)
Inaugural holder	Alarico Fernandes (1975) Jean-Christian Cady [de] (2000)
Formation	1975 / 2000
Website	Ministry of the Interior