VI Constitutional Government of East Timor explained

Cabinet Name:	VI Constitutional Government
Cabinet Type:	Constitutional Government
Cabinet Number:	VI
Jurisdiction:	East Timor
Flag:	Flag of East Timor.svg
Government Head:	Rui Maria de Araújo
Political Parties:	National unity government
Legislature Status:	National unity
Election:	2012
Previous:	V Constitutional Government
Successor:	VII Constitutional Government
State Head Title:	Presidents
Government Head Title:	Prime Minister

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,^[1] it was led by the country's sixth Prime Minister, Rui Maria de Araújo,^[1] and was replaced by the VII Constitutional Government on 15 September 2017.^[2]

Composition

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

Ministers

Party		Minister	Portrait	Portfolio
	Fretilin	Rui Maria de Araújo		Prime Minister
	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			Minister of Justice
	CNRT	Maria do Céu Sarmento Pina da Costa		Minister of Health
				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)			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)			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			Vice Minister of Health
	CNRT	Miguel Marques Manetelu		Vice Minister of Social Solidarity
	PD (to 2016)			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			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			Secretary of State for Arts and Culture

References

Further reading

• Web site: Kingsbury . Damien . Damien Kingsbury . Timor-Leste’s worrying economic future . . 20 January 2022 . 28 April 2017.
• Web site: Kingsbury . Damien . Political alliance collapses in Timor-Leste . East Asia Forum . 20 January 2022 . 5 August 2017 . 9.
• Web site: Leach . Michael . Generational change in Timor-Leste . Inside Story . 29 November 2020 . 18 February 2015.
• News: Murdoch . Lindsay . Tough times continue for people of East Timor . 17 September 2022 . . 23 March 2017 . en.
• Web site: Russell . Terry . Decentralisation and rural development in Timor-Leste . East Asia Forum . 20 January 2022 . 2 April 2015.
• Web site: Strating . Bec . Unravelling Timor-Leste’s Greater Sunrise strategy . East Asia Forum . 20 January 2022 . 4 June 2016.
• Web site: Strating . Bec . Timor-Leste’s maritime ambitions risk all . East Asia Forum . 20 January 2022 . 28 January 2017 . 6.

External links

• Program of the Sixth Constitutional Government – Government of East Timor

Notes and References

1. Web site: VI Constitutional Government is sworn-in . Government of Timor-Leste . 25 December 2018 . 16 February 2015.
2. Web site: VII Governo constitucional de Timor-Leste toma hoje posse incompleto . VII Constitutional Government of Timor-Leste takes incomplete possession today . Sapo.pt . pt . 5 December 2018 . 15 September 2017 .
3. Web site: VI Constitutional Government . Government of Timor-Leste . 4 March 2019.