Ministry of Petroleum and Minerals (East Timor)

Ministry in the government of East Timor

Ministry of Petroleum and Minerals

* Ministério do Petróleo e Minerais (Portuguese)
* Ministériu Petróleu no Minerais (Tetum)

Coat of Arms of East Timor

Office of the Ministry, Suai
Ministry overview
Formed| 2001 (2001)
Jurisdiction| Government of East Timor
Headquarters| Praça do Palácio do Gov., Comoro, Dili
8°33′15″S 125°34′45″E﻿ / ﻿8.55417°S 125.57917°E﻿ / -8.55417; 125.57917
Minister responsible|

* Francisco da Costa Monteiro [de], Minister of Petroleum and Minerals

Website| Ministry of Petroleum and Minerals
Agency ID| MPM
Ministry logo

The Ministry of Petroleum and Minerals (MPM; Portuguese: Ministério do Petróleo e Minerais, Tetum: Ministériu Petróleu no Minerais) is the government department of East Timor accountable for energy policy, management of mineral resources, and related matters.

## Functions

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The Ministry is responsible for the design and implementation of policies for the following areas:

* energy;
* management of mineral resources, including oil and other strategic ores;

and for the licensing and regulation of extractive activity and industrial activity to benefit petroleum and minerals, including petrochemicals and refining.[1]

## Minister

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The incumbent Minister of Petroleum and Minerals is Francisco da Costa Monteiro [de].[2][3]

## See also

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* List of petroleum ministries
* Politics of East Timor

## References

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1. ^ "Structure of the VIII Constitutional Government". Government of Timor-Leste. Retrieved 26 March 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
2. ^ Martins, Filomeno (30 June 2023). "The list of structure of IX Constitutional Government announced in Official Gazette". Tatoli. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
3. ^ Sousa, Nelson de (1 July 2023). "PR Horta sei akompaña serbisu IX Governu" [President Horta will accompany the work of the IX Government] (in Tetum). Tatoli. Retrieved 1 July 2023.

## External links

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Media related to Ministry of Petroleum and Minerals (East Timor) at Wikimedia Commons

* Ministry of Petroleum and Minerals – official site (in English)

Portals:

* Asia
* Earth sciences
* Energy
* Environment
* Politics
* Technology

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Government ministers and ministries of East Timor

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* Agriculture and Fisheries
* Defense
* Education, Youth and Sport
* Finance
* Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
* Health
* Higher Education, Science and Culture
* Interior
* Justice
* Petroleum and Minerals
* Planning and Territory
* Public Works
* Social Solidarity and Inclusion
* State Administration
* Tourism, Trade and Industry
* Transport and Communications

Ministries|

* Presidency of the Council of Ministers
* Agriculture and Fisheries
* Defense
* Education, Youth and Sport
* Finance
* Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
* Health
* Higher Education, Science and Culture
* Interior
* Justice
* Petroleum and Minerals
* Planning and Territory
* Public Works
* Social Solidarity and Inclusion
* State Administration
* Tourism, Trade and Industry
* Transport and Communications

Incumbent Constitutional Government
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