President of Civil Protection Authority, Ministry of the Interior, Timor-Leste

Council of Ministers approved the draft Government Resolution, presented by the Minister of the Interior, Taur Matan Ruak, and the Secretary of State for Civil Protection, Joaquim José Gusmão dos Reis Martins, to appoint Ismael da Costa Babo to fill the position of President of the Civil Protection Authority, in a secondment regime, for a four-year term, from the date of taking office. The Civil Protection Authority is the national executive body that regulates all civil protection activities, and its President acts as the focal point of liaison at the political level and is responsible for the operational, administrative-logistical and financial management of the entire Civil Protection System.