I UNTAET Transitional Government of East Timor explained

Cabinet Name:	I UNTAET Transitional Government
Cabinet Type:	UNTAET Transitional Government
Cabinet Number:	I
Jurisdiction:	East Timor
Government Head:	Sérgio Vieira de Mello
Successor:	II UNTAET Transitional Government
Government Head Title:	Transitional Administrator

The I UNTAET Transitional Government (Portuguese: I Governo Transitório UNTAET, Tetum: I Governu Tranzisaun UNTAET) was the first administration or cabinet of United Nations Administered East Timor, a United Nations protectorate that provided an interim civil administration and a peacekeeping mission in the territory of East Timor from 25 October 1999 until 20 May 2002.

The Transitional Government took office on 15 July 2000 and was headed by the UN Transitional Administrator, Sérgio Vieira de Mello.^{[1] [2] [3]} It was replaced on 20 September 2001 by the II UNTAET Transitional Government.^[4]

Composition

The government was made up of the UN Transitional Administrator and Ministers, as follows:^{[1] [2] [3]}

Party		Minister	Portrait	Portfolio
	United Nations	Sérgio Vieira de Mello		Transitional Administrator
	United Nations	Peter Galbraith		Minister for Political Affairs and Timor Sea
	United Nations			Minister for Police and Emergency Services
	United Nations			Minister for Finance
	United Nations	Gita Honwana-Welch		Minister for Justice
	Independent	José Ramos-Horta		Minister for Foreign Affairs (to 31 March 2001 and from 15 July 2001)^[5]
	Fretilin	Mari Alkatiri		Minister for Economic Affairs
	Fretilin	Ana Pessoa Pinto		Minister for Internal Administration (to 15 July 2001)
	UDT	João Viegas Carrascalão		Minister for Infrastructure (to 16 July 2001)
	Catholic Church			Minister for Social Affairs
	PD			Minister for Internal Administration (from 15 July 2001)
	Fretilin			Minister for Infrastructure (from 16 July 2001)

Notes and References

1. Web site: First meeting of Transitional Cabinet . peacekeeping.un.org . 19 December 2021 . 17 July 2000.
2. UNTAET, East Timor shape new cabinet and legislative body . Tais Timor . 6 August 2000 . 1 . 12 . 19 December 2021.
3. Book: Beuman . Lydia . [{{GBurl|8GCFCwAAQBAJ}} Political Institutions in East Timor: Semi-Presidentialism and Democratisation ]. Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series . 2016 . Routledge . Abingdon, Oxon . 9781138950337 .
4. Web site: II UNTAET Transitional Government . Government of Timor-Leste . 18 December 2021.
5. News: East Timor: Ramos-Horta appointed by UN administrator to replace Gusmão on National Council . UN Department of Global Communications . 2 April 2001 . 19 December 2021.