Ministry of Defence and Veterans Affairs (South Sudan)
| Department overview | |
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| Formed | 2011 |
| Jurisdiction | South Sudan |
| Headquarters | Juba |
| Minister responsible |
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| Website | https://modva-rss.com/ |
The Ministry of Defence and Veterans Affairs is a ministry of the Government of South Sudan. The incumbent minister is Chol Thon Balok who assumed the post on 30 March 2023.[1]
List of ministers
Ministers of SPLA and Veteran Affairs
- Dominic Dim Deng, 2007 - May 2008[2]
- Nhial Deng Nhial,[3] December 2008 - July 2011[4]
Ministers of Defence and Veteran Affairs
- Nhial Deng Nhial, July 2011[4] - August 2011
- John Kong,[5] August 2011 - 2013
- Kuol Manyang, 2013[6] - March 2020[7]
- Angelina Teny, March 2020[7] - 3 March 2023
- Chol Thon Balok, 30 March 2023[8] - Incumbent
References
- ^ "Defense minister sworn in one day after appointment". Radio Tamazuj. 30 March 2023.
- ^ "Air crash kills Sudanese minister". 2 May 2008.
- ^ "GoSS - SPLA and Veteran Affairs". www.goss-online.org. Archived from the original on 2011-07-26.
- ^ a b "Hon. Nhial Deng Nhial: An Unquestionable Nationalist and a True Patriot of South Sudan". PaanLuel Wël Media Ltd - South Sudan. 14 January 2022.
- ^ "GoSS - Defence and Veterans Affairs". www.goss-online.org. Archived from the original on 2011-11-03.
- ^ Wël, PaanLuel (20 November 2020). "South Sudan VIPS Series (Part VII): Kuol Manyang Juuk, from a Humble Civil Engineer to a Strong Political & Military Man of the SPLM/SPLA". PaanLuel Wël Media Ltd - South Sudan.
- ^ a b Panchol, Ayuen (17 March 2020). "1st female defense minister assumes office". Eye Radio.
- ^ "S Sudan president appoints defence minister, breaching peace deal". Al Jazeera.