V Constitutional Government of East Timor explained

Cabinet Name:	V Constitutional Government
Cabinet Type:	Constitutional Government
Cabinet Number:	V
Jurisdiction:	East Timor
Flag:	Flag of East Timor.svg
Government Head:	Xanana Gusmão
State Head:	Taur Matan Ruak
Political Parties:	CNRT–PD–FM
Legislature Status:	Majority
Election:	2012
Previous:	IV Constitutional Government
Successor:	VI Constitutional Government
State Head Title:	President
Government Head Title:	Prime Minister

The V Constitutional Government (pt|V Governo Constitucional, tet|V Governu Konstitusionál) was the fifth Constitutional Government (administration or cabinet) under the Constitution of East Timor. Formed on 8 August 2012,^[1] it was led by the country's fifth Prime Minister, Xanana Gusmão,^[1] and was replaced by the VI Constitutional Government on 16 February 2015.^[2]

Composition

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

Ministers

Party		Minister	Portrait	Portfolio
	CNRT	Xanana Gusmão		Prime Minister Minister for Defence and Security
	PD	Fernando La Sama de Araújo		Vice Prime Minister and Coordinator of Social Affairs
	CNRT	Ágio Pereira		Minister of State and of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers
	FM	José Luís Guterres		Minister of State and of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
	Independent	Emília Pires		Minister of Finance
	CNRT	Dionísio Babo Soares		Minister of Justice
	CNRT	Sérgio Lobo		Minister of Health
	CNRT			Minister of Education
	FM	Jorge Teme		Minister of State Administration
	PD	António da Conceição		Minister of Commerce, Industry and Environment
				Minister of Social Solidarity
	PD			Minister of Public Works
	Independent			Minister of Transport and Communications
	PD	Mariano Assanami Sabino		Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries
	CNRT	Francisco Kalbuadi Lay		Minister of Tourism
	CNRT	Alfredo Pires		Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources

Vice Ministers

Party		Vice Minister	Portrait	Portfolio
	PD	Constâncio da Conceição Pinto		Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
		Santina Cardoso		Vice Minister of Finance
	CNRT	Ivo Jorge Valente		Vice Minister of Justice
	CNRT			Vice Minister for Ethics and Service Delivery
	CNRT	Maria do Céu Sarmento		Vice Minister for Management, Support and Resources
	CNRT	Dulce de Jesus Soares		Vice Minister of Basic/Primary Education
	CNRT	Virgílio Simith		Vice Minister of Secondary Education
	CNRT	Marçal Avelino Ximenes		Vice Minister of Higher Education
	FM	Abel da Costa Ximenes		Vice Minister of Commerce, Industry and Environment
	CNRT	Jacinto Rigoberto de Deus		Vice Minister of Social Solidarity
	CNRT	Flávio Cardoso Neves		Vice Minister for Transport and Communications
	PD	Marcos da Cruz		Vice Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries

Secretaries of State

Party		Secretary of State	Portrait	Portfolio
	PST	Avelino Coelho		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 Media
	PD	Francisco Soares		Secretary of State for Institutional Strengthening
	CNRT			Secretary of State for Support and Promotion of the Private Sector
	CNRT			Secretary of State for the Promotion of Equality
	CNRT	Miguel Manetelo		Secretary of State of Youth and Sports
	CNRT	Ilídio Ximenes da Costa		Secretary of State for Professional Training and Employment Policy
	Independent	Roberto Soares		Secretary of State for ASEAN Affairs
	CNRT	Júlio Tomás Pinto		Secretary of State for Defence
	CNRT	Francisco Guterres		Secretary of State for Security
	CNRT	Jaime Xavier Lopes		Secretary of State for Land and Property
	PD	Samuel Mendonça		Secretary of State for Local Development
	CNRT	Tomás Cabral		Secretary of State for Administrative Decentralization
	FM	Ricardo Cardoso Nheu		Secretary of State of Commerce
	PD	Filipus ‘Nino’ Pereira		Secretary of State of Industry and Cooperatives
	PD	Nominando Soares Martins ‘Buras’		Secretary of State of Environment
	FM	Vítor da Costa		Secretary of State for Social Security
	PD	Júlio Sarmento da Costa		Secretary of State for the Combatants for National Liberation Affairs
	CNRT	Luís Vaz Rodrigues		Secretary of State for Public Works
	CNRT	Januário Pereira		Secretary of State for Electricity
	PD	Elias Pereira Moniz		Secretary of State for Water, Sanitation and Urban Development
	PD	João Fernandes		Secretary of State for Forestry and Nature Conservation
	CNRT	Rafael Pereira Gonçalves		Secretary of State for Fisheries
	CNRT	Valentino Varela		Secretary of State for Livestock
	CNRT			Secretary of State for Art and Culture

References

Further reading

• News: Alford . Peter . Indonesia Correspondent . The best of ex-enemies . 26 January 2022 . . 21 May 2012 . subscription.
• News: Benner . Tom . Mismanagement highlighted in East Timor . 16 January 2022 . . 19 October 2013.
• Horta . Loro . Timor-Leste: A Fragile Peace . PacNet . 2013-07-09 . 50 . . Honolulu . en.
• Web site: Kingsbury . Damien . Damien Kingsbury . Democratic consolidation in Timor-Leste . . 20 January 2022 . 10 July 2012.
• Web site: Kingsbury . Damien . Damien Kingsbury . No good time for Xanana Gusmão to let go . East Asia Forum . 20 January 2022 . 24 October 2014 . 9.
• Web site: Kingsbury . Damien . Concerns over judicial independence in Timor-Leste . East Asia Forum . 20 January 2022 . 31 October 2014 . 9.
• Web site: Leach . Michael . Timor-Leste: the parliamentary campaign begins . East Asia Forum . 20 January 2022 . 22 June 2012.
• Web site: Leach . Michael . Post-election Timor-Leste: the parties enter negotiations . Inside Story . 30 November 2020 . 10 July 2012 . 7.

External links

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Swearing in of the V Constitutional Government . Government of Timor-Leste . 25 December 2018 . 9 August 2012.
2. Web site: VI Constitutional Government is sworn-in . Government of Timor-Leste . 25 December 2018 . 16 February 2015.
3. Web site: V Constitutional Government . Government of Timor-Leste . 23 January 2019.