VII Constitutional Government of East Timor

East Timorese cabinet led by Mari Alkatiri

  • 1 Prime Minister
  • 15 other Ministers
  • 2 Deputy Ministers of the Prime Minister
  • 13 Vice Ministers
  • 6 Secretaries of State
Member partiesFretilin–PDStatus in legislatureMinority
30 / 65 (46%)
HistoryElection2017PredecessorVI Constitutional GovernmentSuccessorVIII Constitutional Government

The VII Constitutional Government (Portuguese: VII Governo Constitucional, Tetum: VII Governu Konstitusionál) was the seventh Constitutional Government (administration or cabinet) under the Constitution of East Timor. Formed on 15 September 2017,[1] it was led by the country's second Prime Minister, Mari Alkatiri,[1] and was replaced by the VIII Constitutional Government on 22 June 2018.[2]

Composition

The government was made up of Ministers, Deputy Ministers of the Prime Minister, Vice Ministers and Secretaries of State, as follows:[3]

Ministers

Party Minister Portrait Portfolio
Fretilin Mari Alkatiri
Independent José Ramos-Horta
  • Minister of State and Counselor for National Security
Fretilin Rui Maria de Araújo
  • Minister of State and Minister of Health
Fretilin Estanislau da Conceição Aleixo Maria da Silva
  • Minister of State and Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries
PD Mariano Assanami Sabino
  • Minister of State and Minister for Mineral Resources
PD Adriano do Nascimento
  • Minister in the Presidency of the Council of Ministers
CNRT Hermenegildo Ágio Pereira
  • Deputy Minister of the Prime Minister for the Delimitation of Borders
Fretilin José Reis
  • Deputy Minister of the Prime Minister for Governance Affairs
Fretilin Aurélio Sérgio Cristóvão Guterres
  • Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
Fretilin Valentim Ximenes
  • Minister of State Administration
Independent Rui Augusto Gomes
  • Minister for Planning and Finance
PLP Fernando Hanjam
  • Minister of Education and Culture
Fretilin Hernâni Filomena Coelho da Silva
  • Minister of Petroleum
UDT Maria Ângela Guterres Viegas Carrascalão
  • Minister of Justice
PD António da Conceição
  • Minister for Commerce and Industry
Fretilin Agostinho Sequeira Somotxo
  • Minister for Defence and Security
Fretilin Florentina da Conceição Pereira Martins Smith
  • Minister of Social Solidarity
Independent Manuel Florêncio da Canossa Vong
  • Minister for Tourism

Vice Ministers

Party Vice Minister Portrait Portfolio
Fretilin Luís Maria Ribeiro Freitas Lobato
  • Vice Minister of Health
Fretilin Deolindo da Silva [de]
  • Vice Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries
Independent Mariano Renato Monteiro da Cruz
  • Vice Minister for Development of Public Works
Fretilin Abrão Gabriel Santos Oliveira
  • Vice Minister for Development of Housing, Planning and Environment
Fretilin Inácio Freitas Moreira
  • Vice Minister for Development of Transport and Communications
Fretilin Adaljiza Albertina Xavier Reis Magno
  • Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
PD José Anuno
  • Vice Minister of State Administration
CNRT Sara Lobo Brites
  • Vice Minister of Planning and Finance
PLP José António de Jesus das Neves
  • Vice Minister of Education and Culture
PD Lurdes Maria Bessa [de]
  • Vice Minister for Education and Culture
CNRT Sebastião Dias Ximenes
  • Vice Minister of Justice
CNRT Jacinto Gusmão
  • Vice Minister of Commerce and Industry
PD Rui Menezes da Costa
  • Vice Minister of Tourism

Secretaries of State

Party Secretary of State Portrait Portfolio
Fretilin Matias Freitas Boavida
  • Secretary of State of the Council of Ministers and of Social Communication
Fretilin Osório Florindo da Conceição Costa
  • Secretary of State for Sport and Promotion of Top-Level Sport
PD Nívio Leite Magalhães
  • Secretary of State for Youth and Labour
Independent Laura Menezes Lopes [de]
  • Secretary of State for Gender Equality and Social Inclusion
PLP André da Costa Belo
  • Secretary of State for Veterans
PLP Cipriano Esteves Doutel Ferreira
  • Secretary of State of Agriculture and Fisheries

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b "VII Governo constitucional de Timor-Leste toma hoje posse incompleto" [VII Constitutional Government of Timor-Leste takes incomplete possession today]. Sapo.pt. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Transitional Ministerial Administration". Government of Timor-Leste. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  3. ^ "VII Constitutional Government". Government of Timor-Leste. Retrieved 5 December 2018.

Further reading

  • Kingsbury, Damien (3 November 2017). "The Timor Sea agreement is in hot water". East Asia Forum. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  • ————————— (29 December 2017). "Timor-Leste's 'government of national disunity'". East Asia Forum. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  • Leach, Michael (15 September 2017). "Timor-Leste heads for minority government". The Interpreter. Lowy Institute. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  • ——————— (24 October 2017). "A return to belligerent democracy?". Inside Story. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  • ——————— (5 January 2018). "Timor-Leste's parliamentary endgame". Inside Story. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  • Neves, Guteriano (18 September 2017). "Timor's Politics: New Government, New Hope Amid Uncertainty". The Diplomat. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  • Schofield, Clive; Strating, Bec (30 March 2018). "Sun setting on Timor-Leste's Greater Sunrise plan". East Asia Forum. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  • Strating, Bec (25 December 2017). "Timor-Leste's precarious position after 2017". East Asia Forum. Retrieved 20 January 2022.

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