Cirilo Cristóvão

Cirilo José Jacob Valadares Cristóvão (20 March 1966 – 20 October 2019) was a politician from East Timor who was formerly the Minister of Defense from 2015 to 2017.

Biography

Education and early career Cristóvo graduated with a bachelor's degree in civil law from Bali, Indonesia's Udayana University. He took many courses concurrently on judicial training, international law, domestic violence law, and human rights. He served as a member of the Conselho Superior da Magistratura Judicial (CSMJ) from 2002 until his death in October 2019. He served as a Council of State member from 27 August 2007 to 10 October 2012, after being chosen by the National Parliament. From 2008 to 2009, he was Chief Legal Adviser to Deputy Prime Minister José Luís Guterres before being appointed first Director General of the National Intelligence Service by Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão in October 2009. he held the office until 2015. He was officially sworn in as the Minister of Defense by Prime Minister Rui Maria de Araujo on 16 February 2015. He was the first person since 2006 to hold the position on his own. The ministry has always been under the control of the prime minister since the riots in East Timor in 2006.

Death On 20 October 2019, Cristóvo died away in the Bali Royal Hospital (BROS) in Bali.