Ministry of National Defence and Homeland Veterans (Angola)
# 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.

## 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. The minister is responsible for the entire defense establishment. The position was established in 1975 with Henrique Teles Carreira as the inaugural minister.

### 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

### Deputies

The commanders of the three major military services each held the title of vice minister of defense.

