Ministry of the Interior (East Timor)
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 The headquarters of the Ministry in 2017 | |
| Ministry overview | |
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| Formed | 1975 / 2000 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of East Timor |
| Headquarters | Av. Vila Verde, Vila Verde, Dili 8°33′37″S 125°34′18″E / 8.56028°S 125.57167°E |
| Minister responsible | |
| 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[edit]
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[edit]
The incumbent Minister of the Interior is Francisco da Costa Guterres.[2][3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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[edit]
Media related to Ministry of the Interior (East Timor) at Wikimedia Commons
- Ministry of the Interior – official site (inactive as of January 2022[update])
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