Sworn into office on May 20th 2002
Prime Minister and Minister of Development and Environment
Mari Bin Amude Alkatiri
Minister of State and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
José Ramos-Horta
Minister of Justice
Ana Maria Pessoa
Minister of Planning and Finance
Maria Madalena Brites Boavida
Minister of Transport, Communications and Public Works
Ovídio Amaral
Minister of Internal Administration
Rogério Tiago Lobato
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Estanislau Aleixo da Silva
Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports
Armindo Maia
Minister of Health
Rui Araújo
Secretary of State for Defence
Roque Félix Rodrigues
Secretary of State for Labour and Solidarity
Arsénio Bano
Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
Arlindo Rangel
Secretary of State for the Council of Ministers
Gregório Sousa
Secretary of State for Parliamentary Issues for the PM
Antoninho Bianco
Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
José Luís Guterres
Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
Jorge Teme
Vice-Minister of Transport, Communications and Public Works
César Vital Moreira
Vice-Minister of Justice
Manuel Abrantes
Vice-Minister of Justice
Domingos Sarmento
Vice-Minister of Planning and Finance
Aicha Bassarewan
Vice-Minister of International Administration
Ilda Conceição
Vice-Minister of Health
Luís Lobato
Secretary of State for Electricty and Water at the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Public Works
Egídio de Jesus
Secretary of State for Tourism, Environment and Investment at the Ministry of Development and Environment
José Teixeira
Secretary of State for Education, Culture, Youth and Sports
Virgílio Simith
I Constitutional Government
March 6th, 2003
On March 4th, 2003, the following members of the Government were temporarily dismissed:
Minister of Justice
Ana Pessoa
Minister of Internal Administration
Rogério Lobato
Vice-Minister of Justice
Domingos Sarmento
Vice-Minister of Internal Administration
Alcino Araújo Baris
Vice-Minister of International Administration
Ilda Conceição
On March 6th, 2003 sworn into office:
Minister of State in the Presidency of the Council of Ministers
Ana Pessoa
Minister of Interior
Rogério Lobato
Minister of Justice
Domingos Sarmento
Vice-Minister of Interior
Alcino Baris
Vice-Minister of State Administration
Ilda Conceição
Vice-Minister of Development and Environment
Abel Ximenes
Secretary of State for Public Works
João Baptista Alves
I Constitutional Government Restructured
July 26th, 2005
Prime Minister and Minister of Natural and Mineral Resources, and Energy Policy
Mari Hamude Alkatiri
Minister of State and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
José Ramos-Horta
Minister of Planning and Finance
Madalena Boavida
Minister of State Administration
Ana Pessoa
Minister of Transport and Communications
Ovídio Amaral
Minister of Interior
Rogério Tiago Lobato
Minister of Defence
Roque Rodrigues
Minister in the Presidency of the Council of Ministers
Antoninho Bianco
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Estanislau da Silva
Minister of Education and Culture
Armindo Maia
Minister of Health
Rui Araújo
Minister of Justice
Domingos Sarmento
Minister of Development
Abel Ximenes
Minister of Public Works
Odete Vítor
Minister of Labour and Community Reinsertion
Arsénio Bano
Secretary of State for the Council of Ministers
Gregório Sousa
Secretary of State for Youth and Sports
José Manuel Fernandes
Secretary of State for Environmental Coordination, Territorial Ordering and Physical Development
João Alves
Secretary of State for the Coordination of Region I (Lautem, Viqueque and Baucau)
José Maria dos Reis
Secretary of State for the Coordination of Region II (Manatuto, Manufahi e Ainaro)
Virgílio Simith
Secretary of State for the Coordination of Region III (Dili, Aileu and Ermera)
Egídio de Jesus
Secretary of State for the Coordination of Region IV (Liquiça, Bobonaro and Cova-Lima)
César da Cruz
Secretary of State resident in Oecussi
Albano Salem
Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
Olímpico Branco
Vice-Minister of Planning and Finance
Aicha Bassarewan
Vice-Minister of State Administration
Valentim Ximenes
Vice-Minister of Natural and Mineral Resources, and Energy Policy
José Teixeira
Vice-Minister of Interior
Alcino Baris
Vice-Minister for Coffee and Forestry
Francisco Sá Benevides
Vice-Minister for Primary and Secondary Education
Rosária Corte-Real
Vice-Minister of Health
Luís Maria Lobato
Vice-Minister of Justice
Manuel Abrantes
Vice-Minister of Development
Arcanjo da Silva
Vice-Minister of Public Works
Raúl da Cunha Mousaco
Secretary of State for Veterans and Former Combatants
David Ximenes