Members of the incoming Sixth Constitutional Government meet
Minister of State and of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers and
Official Spokesperson for the Government of Timor-Leste
Díli, February 12, 2015
Members of the incoming Sixth Constitutional Government meet
The thirty-eight members of the incoming Sixth Constitutional Government of Timor-Leste met in Díli last night to discuss their plans for the days ahead. The Office of the President of the Republic announced the composition of the Government publicly through an online Press Statement just as they finished their meeting.
In the structure of the new government under Prime Minister Dr. Rui Maria de Araújo will be the Minister of State and Presidency of the Council of Ministers Agio Pereira, then three Ministers of State with Coordinating roles: Fernando La-Sama de Araújo as Coordinating Minister of Social Affairs and Minister of Education, Estanislau da Silva as Coordinating Minister of Economic Affairs and Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, and Dionísio Babo Soares as Coordinating Minister of Administrative Affairs and Minister of State Administration.
Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão will play a key role as Minister of Planning and Strategic Investment.
The structure also includes eleven Ministers, eleven Vice Ministers and ten Secretaries of State, bringing the total number in the executive to thirty-eight, a significant reduction from the fifty-five of the Fifth Constitutional Government. The list of Government members is attached to this release.
Dialogue during the meeting on Wednesday night emphasized two core priorities of the incoming Government; coordination across the whole of Government to achieve the objectives of the Strategic Development Plan and in all things an emphasis on achieving results. The new structure has been established to serve these priorities.
On Monday morning, at 8:30 am a Mass will be conducted by Bishop Basílio at the Díli Cathedral for all members of the incoming Government with the Swearing In Ceremony set to be held at 3:00 PM on Monday afternoon at the Presidential “Salão Nobre”, Lahane, Díli.
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Role |
Name |
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Prime Minister |
Rui Maria de Araújo |
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Minister of State and Presidency of the Council of Ministers |
Agio Pereira |
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Minister of State, Coordinating Minister of Social Affairs and Minister of Education |
Fernando La-Sama de Araújo |
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Minister of State, Coordinating Minister of Economic Affairs and Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries |
Estanislau da Silva |
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Minister of State, Coordinating Minister of State Administration Affairs and Justice and Minister of State Administration |
Dionísio Babo Soares |
|
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation |
Hernâni Coelho |
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Minister of Finance |
Santina Cardoso |
|
Minister of Justice |
Ivo Valente |
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Minister of Health |
Maria do Céu Sarmento Pina da Costa |
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Minister of Social Solidarity |
Isabel Amaral |
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Minister of Commerce, Industry and the Environment |
António da Conceição |
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Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture |
Francisco Kalbuady Lay |
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Minister of Public Works, Transport and Communications |
Gastão de Sousa |
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Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources |
Alfredo Pires |
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Minister of Defence |
Cirilo Cristóvão |
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Minister of the Interior |
Longuinhos Monteiro |
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Minister of Planning and Strategic Investment |
Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão |
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Vice Minister of Education I |
Dulce Jesus Soares |
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Vice Minister of Education II |
Abel da Costa Ximenes |
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Vice Minster of Agriculture and Fisheries |
Marcos da Cruz |
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Vice Minister of State Administration |
Tomás do Rosário Cabral |
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Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation |
Roberto Sarmento de Oliveira Soares |
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Vice Minister of Finance |
Hélder Lopes |
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Vice Minister of Health |
Ana Isabel Soares |
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Vice Minister of Social Solidarity |
Miguel Marques Manetelu |
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Vice Minister of Commerce, Industry and the Environment |
Constâncio da Conceição Pinto |
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Vice Minister of Public Works, Transport and Communications I |
Januário da Costa Pereira |
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Vice Minister of Public Works, Transport and Communication II |
Inácio Moreira |
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Secretary of State for the Council of Ministers |
Avelino Maria Coelho da Silva |
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Secretary of State for Parliamentary Affairs |
Maria Teresinha Viegas |
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Secretary of State for Media |
Nélio Isaac Sarmento |
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Secretary of State for the Support and Socio-Economical Promotion of Women |
Veneranda Lemos Martins |
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Secretary of State for Youth and Sports |
Leovigildo Hornay |
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Secretary of State for Employment Policy and Vocational Training |
Ilídio Ximenes da Costa |
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Secretary of State for Institutional Strengthening |
Francisco da Costa Soares |
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Secretary of State for State Administration |
Samuel Mendonça |
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Secretary of State for Land and Property |
Jaime Xavier Lopes |
|
Secretary of State for Arts and Culture |
Maria Isabel de Jesus Ximenes |
