Ministry of National Defence and Homeland Veterans (Angola)

The Ministry of National Defence and Homeland Veterans (Portuguese: Ministro da Defesa Nacional e Veteranos da Pátria) is an executive agency of the Government of Angola that controls the Angolan Armed Forces. It is based at Rua 17 de Setembro in Luanda.^[1]

Name changes

• 1975–1995: Ministry of Defence
• 1996–present: Ministry of National Defence

Structure

• Military Affairs Cabinet ("Casa Militar"), headed by one of the three Ministers of State and answers directly to the Office of the President.

Minister of National Defence

The Minister of National Defence of Angola is a cabinet level position in the national government.^[2] The minister is responsible for the entire defense establishment.^[3] The position was established in 1975 with Henrique Teles Carreira as the inaugural minister.^[4]

List

• 1975–1979: Gen. Henrique Teles Carreira
• 1980–1995: Gen. Pedro Pedalé
• 1995–1999: Gen. Pedro Sebastião
• 1999–2010: Gen. Kundi Paihama
• 2010–2014: Gen. Cândido Pereira dos Santos Van-Dúnem
• 2014–2017: Gen. João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço
• 2017–2020: Gen. Salviano de Jesus Sequeira
• 2020–present: Gen. João Ernesto dos Santos^[5][6][7]

Deputies

The commanders of the three major military services each held the title of vice minister of defense.^[3]