III Constitutional Government of East Timor explained

Cabinet Name:III Constitutional Government
Cabinet Type:Constitutional Government
Cabinet Number:III
Jurisdiction:East Timor
Flag:Flag of East Timor.svg
Government Head:Estanislau da Silva
Political Parties:Fretilin
Legislature Status:Majority
Election:2001
Previous:II Constitutional Government
Successor:IV Constitutional Government
State Head Title:Presidents
Government Head Title:Prime Minister

The III Constitutional Government (Portuguese: III Governo Constitucional, Tetum: III Governu Konstitusionál) was the third Constitutional Government (administration or cabinet) under the Constitution of East Timor. Formed on 19 May 2007,[1] it was led by the country's fourth Prime Minister, Estanislau da Silva,[1] and was replaced by the IV Constitutional Government on 8 August 2007.[2]

Composition

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

Ministers

PartyMinisterPortraitPortfolio
FretilinEstanislau da Silva
FretilinRui Maria de Araújo
  • Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Health
FretilinAna Pessoa
  • Minister of State Administration
FretilinMaria Madalena Brites Boavida
  • Minister of Planning and Finance
Independent
  • Minister of Interior
Fretilin
  • Minister of Justice
Fretilin
  • Minister in the Presidency of the Council of Ministers
FretilinRosária Corte-Real
  • Minister of Education and Culture
FretilinArsénio Paixão Bano
  • Minister of Labour and Community Reinsertion
Fretilin
  • Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Independent
  • Minister of Development
Independent
  • Minister of Public Works
Fretilin
  • Minister of Transport and Communications
  • Minister of Natural and Mineral Resources, and Energy Policy

Vice Ministers

PartyVice MinisterPortraitPortfolio
FretilinValentim Ximenes
  • Vice Minister of State Administration
Fretilin
  • Vice Minister of State Administration
FretilinAicha Bassarewan
  • Vice Minister of Planning and Finance
FretilinAdalgiza Magno
  • Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
FretilinJosé Agostinho Sequeira
  • Vice Minister of Interior
FretilinVíctor da Conceição Soares
  • Vice Minister for Technical and Higher Education
FretilinIlda da Conceição
  • Vice Minister for Primary and Secondary Education
FretilinLuís Lobato
  • Vice Minister of Health
FretilinAntónio Cepeda
  • Vice Minister of Development
FretilinRaúl Mousaco
  • Vice Minister of Public Works

Secretaries of State

PartySecretary of StatePortraitPortfolio
FretilinGregório de Sousa
  • Secretary of State for the Council of Ministers
FretilinDavid Ximenes
  • Secretary of State for Veterans and Former Combatants
FretilinJosé Manuel Fernandes
  • Secretary of State for Youth and Sports
IndependentJoão Alves
  • Secretary of State for Environmental Coordination, Territorial Ordering and Physical Development
Fretilin
  • Secretary of State for the Coordination of Region I (Lautem, Viqueque and Baucau)
FretilinAdriano Corte Real
  • Secretary of State for the Coordination of Region II (Manatuto, Manufahi and Ainaro)
FretilinCarlos da Conceição de Deus
  • Secretary of State for the Coordination of Region III (Dili, Aileu and Ermera)
FretilinLino de Jesus Torrezão
  • Secretary of State for the Coordination of Region IV (Liquiça, Bobonaro and Cova-Lima)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: E Timor's interim PM sworn in . . 28 December 2018 . 19 May 2007.
  2. Web site: Gusmao sworn in as East Timor PM . . 28 December 2018 . 8 August 2007.
  3. Web site: III Constitutional Government . Government of Timor-Leste . 4 March 2019.