2 , ▁under ▁a ▁new ▁government , ▁it ▁was ▁reported ly ▁proposed ▁that ▁she ▁would ▁be ▁appointed ▁Minister ▁of ▁Def ence ▁and ▁Security , ▁but ▁according ▁to ▁press ▁reports , ▁President ▁T aur ▁Mat an ▁Ru ak , ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁former ▁military ▁commander ▁in ▁chief ▁of ▁the ▁army , ▁opposed ▁her ▁appointment . ▁Al ves ▁alleg edly ▁rejected ▁a ▁return ▁to ▁her ▁old ▁minister ial ▁post ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁" ins ult ". ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁X an ana ▁G us m ão ▁was ▁finally ▁sw orn ▁in ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Def ence . ▁ ▁Al ves ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁commission er ▁of ▁the ▁Civil ▁Service ▁Commission ▁( Com iss ão ▁da ▁Fun ção ▁P ública ) ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Awards ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Al ves ▁received ▁from ▁the ▁government ▁the ▁Nicol au ▁Lob ato ▁Order ▁for ▁her ▁participation ▁and ▁contribution ▁to ▁the ▁liber ation ▁of ▁East ▁Tim or . ▁ ▁Publications ▁▁ ▁c . ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁- ▁Writ ten ▁with ▁blood , ▁by ▁Maria ▁Dom ing as ▁Fern and es ▁Al ves ▁with ▁Laura ▁So ares ▁Abr antes ▁and ▁Fil omena ▁B ▁Re is . ▁D ili ▁: ▁Office ▁for ▁Prom otion ▁of ▁Equ ality . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : 1 9 5 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : G overn ment ▁minister