Santina Cardoso

East Timorese politician (born 1975)

Santina Cardoso

Minister of Finance

Incumbent

Assumed office
1 July 2023
Prime Minister| Xanana Gusmão
Preceded by| Rui Gomes
In office
16 February 2015 – 15 September 2017
Prime Minister| Rui Maria de Araújo
Preceded by| Emília Pires
Succeeded by| Rui Augusto Gomes
Vice Minister of Finance
In office
8 August 2012 – 16 February 2015
Prime Minister| Xanana Gusmão
Preceded by| Rui Manuel Hajam
Succeeded by| Hélder Lopes
Personal details
Born|  (1975-11-24) 24 November 1975 (age 49)

Santina José Rodrigues Ferreira Viegas Cardoso (born 24 November 1975) is an East Timorese politician and public administrator. She has served as the Minister for Finance since 2023 under Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão and previously served in the position from 2015 and 2017 under the VI Constitutional Government of East Timor led by Rui Maria de Araújo. Previously, between 2012 and 2015, she was the Vice Minister for Finance under the V Constitutional Government led by Xanana Gusmão.

## Early life and career

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Cardoso graduated in October 2000 from the Widya Mandira Catholic University [id] in Kupang, Indonesia, with a degree in Economics specialising in Economic Sciences and Development Study. Immediately afterwards, she joined the Children Recovery and Resilience Program, a non-government organization for Timorese children.[1]

In 2001, Cardoso started working at the Constituent Assembly of East Timor in its Working Secretariat. At the end of that year, she entered the East Timor Public Administration (ETPA). When the I Constitutional Government of East Timor took office in 2002, Cardoso moved to the National Directorate for Planning and External Assistance Coordination (NDPEAC) of then Ministry of Planning and Finance (MPF), as Programme Officer in the Planning & Monitoring Division. Upon the formation of the IV Constitutional Government in 2007, she was appointed Program Implementation Officer (PIO) of the Planning and Financial Management Capacity Building Project (PFMCBP).[1]

The PFMCBP was a 5-year multi-donor funded PFM project implemented by the Ministry of Finance and supervised by the World Bank. As PIO, Cardoso oversaw the implementation of the project. Subsequently, she was appointed as Director-General for Corporate Services in the Ministry of Finance.[1]

## Political career

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On 8 August 2012, Cardoso was sworn in as Vice Minister of Finance in the V Constitutional Government.[2][3] When that Constitutional Government was replaced by the VI Constitutional Government on 16 February 2015, she was promoted to the role of Minister of Finance.[4][5] She vacated her Ministerial position on 15 September 2017, when the VII Constitutional Government took office.[6] In June 2023, she was again appointed minister of finance under Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão.[7]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Ms Santina José Rodrigues Ferreira Viegas Cardoso" (PDF). Ministry of Finance (East Timor). Retrieved 17 December 2020.
2. ^ "Swearing in of the V Constitutional Government". Government of Timor-Leste. 9 August 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
3. ^ "V Constitutional Government". Government of Timor-Leste. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
4. ^ "VI Constitutional Government is sworn-in". Government of Timor-Leste. 16 February 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
5. ^ "VI Constitutional Government". Government of Timor-Leste. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
6. ^ "VII Governo constitucional de Timor-Leste toma hoje posse incompleto" [VII Constitutional Government of Timor-Leste takes incomplete possession today]. Sapo.pt (in Portuguese). 15 September 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
7. ^ Martins, Filomeno (30 June 2023). "The list of structure of IX Constitutional Government announced in Official Gazette". TATOLI Agência Noticiosa de Timor-Leste. Retrieved 29 August 2023.

## External links

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Media related to Santina Cardoso at Wikimedia Commons