Ministry of Defence (Eritrea)

The Ministry of Defence of Eritrea is an Eritrean government agency responsible for the public finance policies of Eritrea. It is responsible for maintaining the Eritrean Defence Forces. The ministry is located in Asmara.

Authority

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It is responsible for the overseeing of the transfer of national service soldiers to the regular army as well as assign members of the national service.[1]

Ministers of Defence

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No. Portrait Name
(born–died)
Term of office Political party Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
1   Petros Solomon
(born 1951)
1993 1994 0–1 years People's Front for Democracy and Justice [2]
2   Mesfin Hagos
(born 1947)
1994 1995 0–1 years People's Front for Democracy and Justice [3][4]
3   Sebhat Ephrem
(born 1951)
1995 2014 18–19 years People's Front for Democracy and Justice [5]
4   Filipos Woldeyohannes
(born 1955)
March 2014 Incumbent 10 years People's Front for Democracy and Justice

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Natlex -" (PDF).
  2. ^ Connell, Dan; Killion, Tom (2010). Historical Dictionary of Eritrea. Scarecrow Press. p. 421. ISBN 9780810875050.
  3. ^ "Mesfin Hagos, Author at African Arguments". African Arguments. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  4. ^ Hagos, Seeye Abraha. "Why Eritrea Won't Leave Ethiopia". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  5. ^ "Eritrea". defenceWeb. 2013-05-06. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
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