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East Timorese cabinet led by Rui Maria de Araújo

VI Constitutional Government

VI Constitutional Government of East Timor
Prime Minister Rui Maria de Araújo
Date formed16 February 2015 (2015-02-16)
Date dissolved15 September 2017 (2017-09-15)
People and organisations
Presidents
Prime MinisterRui Maria de Araújo
No. of ministers
  • 1 Prime Minister
  • 16 other Ministers
  • 11 Vice Ministers
  • 9 Secretaries of State
Member partiesNational unity government
Status in legislatureNational unity 65 / 65 (100%)
History
Election2012
PredecessorV Constitutional Government
SuccessorVII Constitutional Government

The VI Constitutional Government (Portuguese: VI Governo Constitucional, Tetum: VI Governu Konstitusionál) was the sixth Constitutional Government (administration or cabinet) under the Constitution of East Timor. Formed on 16 February 2015, it was led by the country's sixth Prime Minister, Rui Maria de Araújo, and was replaced by the VII Constitutional Government on 15 September 2017.

Composition

The government was made up of Ministers, Vice Ministers and Secretaries of State, as follows:

Ministers

Party Minister Portrait Portfolio
Fretilin Rui Maria de Araújo
CNRT Ágio Pereira
  • Minister of State and of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers
PD Fernando La Sama de Araújo
  • Minister of State, Coordinator of Social Affairs and Minister of Education
    (16 February 2015 – 2 June 2015)
Fretilin Estanislau da Silva
  • Minister of State, Coordinator of Economic Affairs and Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries
CNRT Dionísio Babo Soares
  • Minister of State, Coordinator of State Administration Affairs and Justice and Minister of State Administration
Fretilin Hernâni Coelho
  • Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
Santina Cardoso
  • Minister of Finance
CNRT Ivo Valente [de]
  • Minister of Justice
CNRT Maria do Céu Sarmento Pina da Costa
  • Minister of Health
Isabel Amaral Guterres [de]
  • Minister of Social Solidarity
PD
(to 2016) 		António da Conceição
  • Minister of Commerce, Industry and Environment
    (16 February 2015 – 10 August 2015)
  • Minister of State, Coordinator of Social Affairs and Minister of Education
    (10 August 2015 – 15 September 2017)
PD
(to 2016) 		Constâncio da Conceição Pinto [de]
  • Minister of Commerce, Industry and Environment
    (10 August 2015 – 15 September 2017)
CNRT Francisco Kalbuadi Lay
  • Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture
PD
(to 2016) 		Gastão Francisco de Sousa [de]
  • Minister of Public Works, Transport and Communications
CNRT Alfredo Pires
  • Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources
CNRT Cirilo Cristóvão
  • Minister of Defence
Independent Longuinhos Monteiro
  • Minister of the Interior
CNRT Xanana Gusmão
  • Minister of Planning and Strategic Investment

Vice Ministers

Party Vice Minister Portrait Portfolio
CNRT Dulce de Jesus Soares
  • Vice Minister of Education I
FM Abel da Costa Ximenes
  • Vice Minister of Education II
PD
(to 2016) 		Marcos da Cruz
  • Vice Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries
CNRT Tomás do Rosário Cabral
  • Vice Minister of State Administration
Independent Roberto Sarmento de Oliveira Soares
  • Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
Independent Hélder Lopes
  • Vice Minister of Finance
Independent Ana Isabel Soares [de]
  • Vice Minister of Health
CNRT Miguel Marques Manetelu
  • Vice Minister of Social Solidarity
PD
(to 2016) 		Constâncio da Conceição Pinto [de]
  • Vice Minister of Commerce, Industry and Environment
    (16 February 2015 – 10 August 2015)
PD
(to 2016) 		Filipus Nino Pereira
  • Vice Minister of Commerce, Industry and Environment
    (10 August 2015 – 15 September 2017)
CNRT Januário da Costa Pereira
  • Vice Minister of Public Works, Transport and Communications I
Fretilin Inácio Moreira
  • Vice Minister of Public Works, Transport and Communications II

Secretaries of State

Party Secretary of State Portrait Portfolio
PST Avelino Maria Coelho da Silva
  • Secretary of State of the Council of Ministers
CNRT Maria Terezinha Viegas
  • Secretary of State for Parliamentary Affairs
CNRT Nélio Isaac Sarmento
  • Secretary of State for Social Communication
CNRT Veneranda Lemos Martins [de]
  • Secretary of State for the Support and Socio-Economical Promotion of Women
Independent Leovigildo Hornay
  • Secretary of State of Youth and Sports
CNRT Ilídio Ximenes da Costa
  • Secretary of State for Employment Policy and Vocational Training
PD
(to 2016) 		Samuel Mendonça
  • Secretary of State for State Administration
CNRT Jaime Xavier Lopes
  • Secretary of State for Land and Property
CNRT Maria Isabel Ximenes [de]
  • Secretary of State for Arts and Culture

References

Notes

  1. ^ "VI Constitutional Government is sworn-in". Government of Timor-Leste. 16 February 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  2. "VII Governo constitucional de Timor-Leste toma hoje posse incompleto" [VII Constitutional Government of Timor-Leste takes incomplete possession today]. Sapo.pt (in Portuguese). 15 September 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  3. "VI Constitutional Government". Government of Timor-Leste. Retrieved 4 March 2019.

Further reading

External links

Portals:
Constitutional Governments of Timor-Leste
Precursors Coat of Arms of Timor-Leste
RDTL
  • I (2002–06)
  • II (2006–07)
  • III (2007)
  • IV (2007–12)
  • V (2012–15)
  • VI (2015–17)
  • VII (2017–18)
  • VIII (2018–23)
  • IX (2023–)
Incumbent Constitutional Government
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