Ministry of the Interior (East Timor)

Ministry of the Interior
Ministério do Interior (Portuguese); Ministériu Interiór (Tetum);
	Coat of Arms of East Timor
	; The headquarters of the Ministry in 2017
Ministry overview
Formed	1975 / 2000 / 2003
Jurisdiction	Government of East Timor
Headquarters	Av. Vila Verde, [de], Dili; 8°33′37″S 125°34′18″E / 8.56028°S 125.57167°ECoordinates: 8°33′37″S 125°34′18″E / 8.56028°S 125.57167°E
Minister responsible	Taur Matan Ruak, ;
Deputy Ministers responsible	António Armindo, Deputy Minister of the Interior; Joaquim José Gusmão dos Reis Martins, Secretary of State for Civil Protection;
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[]

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

Minister[]

The incumbent Minister of the Interior is Taur Matan Ruak, Prime Minister of East Timor. He is assisted by António Armindo, Deputy Minister of the Interior,^{[note 1]} and Joaquim José Gusmão dos Reis Martins, Secretary of State for Civil Protection.^[1]

References[]

Footnote[]

^ The Constitution of East Timor provides, in sections 104 and 105, for the appointment of officials referred to in its English language version as "Deputy Ministers". In other English language publications, those officials are commonly referred to as "Vice Ministers", even though the word "Vice", in context, arguably has a different meaning in English from the word "Deputy". In this article, the constitutional expression "Deputy" is used.

Notes[]

^ ^a ^b "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.

External links[]

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

Ministry of the Interior – official site (inactive as of January 2022)
Ministério do Interior on Facebook

[2] The Constitution of East Timor provides, in sections 104 and 105, for the appointment of officials referred to in its English language version as "Deputy Ministers". In other English language publications, those officials are commonly referred to as "Vice Ministers", even though the word "Vice", in context, arguably has a different meaning in English from the word "Deputy". In this article, the constitutional expression "Deputy" is used.

[viii_cg_ii-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.

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v t Government ministers and ministries of East Timor
Ministers	Prime Minister Agriculture and Fisheries Defense Finance Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Health Justice
Ministries	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