The Minister of Defense (Portuguese: Ministro da Defesa, Tetum: Ministru Defeza) is a senior member of the Constitutional Government of Timor-Leste heading the Ministry of Defense.

Under the Constitution of Timor-Leste, the Minister has the power and the duty: Where the Minister is in charge of the subject matter of a government statute, the Minister is also required, together with the Prime Minister, to sign the statute.

[1] The incumbent Minister of Defense is Pedro Klamar Fuik [de].

[2][3] The following individuals have been appointed as the minister: Media related to Ministers of Defence of East Timor at Wikimedia Commons