Ministry of the Interior (East Timor)

Ministry in the government of East Timor

Ministry of the Interior

* Ministério do Interior (Portuguese)
* Ministériu Interiór (Tetum)

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The headquarters of the Ministry in 2017
Ministry overview
Formed| 1975 (1975) / 2000
Jurisdiction| Government of East Timor
Headquarters| Av. Vila Verde, Vila Verde [de], Dili
8°33′37″S 125°34′18″E﻿ / ﻿8.56028°S 125.57167°E﻿ / -8.56028; 125.57167
Minister responsible|

* Francisco da Costa Guterres, Minister of the Interior

Website| Ministry of the Interior
Agency ID| MI
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The Ministry of the Interior (MI; Portuguese: Ministério do Interior, Tetum: Ministériu Interiór) is the government department of East Timor accountable for internal security and related matters.

## Functions

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The Ministry is responsible for the design, implementation, coordination and evaluation of policies for the following areas:[1]

* internal security;
* migration and asylum:
* border control;
* civil protection;
* road security; and
* police cooperation.

## Minister

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The incumbent Minister of the Interior is Francisco da Costa Guterres.[2][3]

## See also

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* List of interior ministries
* Politics of East Timor

## References

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1. ^ "Structure of the VIII Constitutional Government". Government of Timor-Leste. Retrieved 8 January 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
2. ^ Martins, Filomeno (30 June 2023). "The list of structure of IX Constitutional Government announced in Official Gazette". Tatoli. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
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.

## External links

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Media related to Ministry of the Interior (East Timor) at Wikimedia Commons

* Ministry of the Interior – official site (inactive as of January 2022[update])

Portals:

* Asia
* Geography
* Law
* Politics
* Transport

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Government ministers and ministries of Timor-Leste

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* Prime Minister
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* 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
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