VI Constitutional Government of East Timor

East Timorese cabinet led by Rui Maria de Araújo

VI Constitutional Government

VI Constitutional Government of East Timor

Prime Minister Rui Maria de Araújo

Date formed| 16 February 2015 (2015-02-16)
Date dissolved| 15 September 2017 (2017-09-15)
People and organisations
Presidents|

* Taur Matan Ruak
* (16 February 2015 – 20 May 2017)
* Francisco Guterres
* (20 May 2017 – 15 September 2017)

Prime Minister| Rui Maria de Araújo
No. of ministers|

* 1 Prime Minister
* 16 other Ministers
* 11 Vice Ministers
* 9 Secretaries of State

Member parties| National unity government
Status in legislature| National unity

65 / 65 (100%)

History
Election| 2012
Predecessor| V Constitutional Government
Successor| VII Constitutional Government

The VI Constitutional Government (Portuguese: VI Governo Constitucional, Tetum: VI Governu Konstitusionál) was the sixth Constitutional Government (administration or cabinet) under the Constitution of East Timor. Formed on 16 February 2015,[1] it was led by the country's sixth Prime Minister, Rui Maria de Araújo,[1] and was replaced by the VII Constitutional Government on 15 September 2017.[2]

## Composition

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

### Ministers

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Party  | Minister  | Portrait  | Portfolio

|
|
|

| Fretilin | Rui Maria de Araújo |  |

* Prime Minister

| CNRT | Ágio Pereira |  |

* Minister of State and of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers

| PD | Fernando La Sama de Araújo |  |

* Minister of State, Coordinator of Social Affairs and Minister of Education
(16 February 2015 – 2 June 2015)

| Fretilin | Estanislau da Silva |  |

* Minister of State, Coordinator of Economic Affairs and Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries

| CNRT | Dionísio Babo Soares |  |

* Minister of State, Coordinator of State Administration Affairs and Justice and Minister of State Administration

| Fretilin | Hernâni Coelho |  |

* Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation

|  | Santina Cardoso |  |

* Minister of Finance

| CNRT | Ivo Valente [de] |  |

* Minister of Justice

| CNRT | Maria do Céu Sarmento Pina da Costa |  |

* Minister of Health

|  | Isabel Amaral Guterres [de] |  |

* Minister of Social Solidarity

| PD
(to 2016) | António da Conceição |  |

* Minister of Commerce, Industry and Environment
(16 February 2015 – 10 August 2015)
* Minister of State, Coordinator of Social Affairs and Minister of Education
(10 August 2015 – 15 September 2017)

| PD
(to 2016) | Constâncio da Conceição Pinto [de] |  |

* Minister of Commerce, Industry and Environment
(10 August 2015 – 15 September 2017)

| CNRT | Francisco Kalbuadi Lay |  |

* Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture

| PD
(to 2016) | Gastão Francisco de Sousa [de] |  |

* Minister of Public Works, Transport and Communications

| CNRT | Alfredo Pires |  |

* Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources

| CNRT | Cirilo Cristóvão |  |

* Minister of Defence

| Independent | Longuinhos Monteiro |  |

* Minister of the Interior

| CNRT | Xanana Gusmão |  |

* Minister of Planning and Strategic Investment

### Vice Ministers

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Party  | Vice Minister  | Portrait  | Portfolio

|
|
|

| CNRT | Dulce de Jesus Soares |  |

* Vice Minister of Education I

| FM | Abel da Costa Ximenes  |  |

* Vice Minister of Education II

| PD
(to 2016) | Marcos da Cruz  |  |

* Vice Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries

| CNRT | Tomás do Rosário Cabral  |  |

* Vice Minister of State Administration

| Independent | Roberto Sarmento de Oliveira Soares  |  |

* Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation

| Independent | Hélder Lopes  |  |

* Vice Minister of Finance

| Independent | Ana Isabel Soares [de] |  |

* Vice Minister of Health

| CNRT | Miguel Marques Manetelu  |  |

* Vice Minister of Social Solidarity

| PD
(to 2016) | Constâncio da Conceição Pinto [de] |  |

* Vice Minister of Commerce, Industry and Environment
(16 February 2015 – 10 August 2015)

| PD
(to 2016) | Filipus Nino Pereira  |  |

* Vice Minister of Commerce, Industry and Environment
(10 August 2015 – 15 September 2017)

| CNRT | Januário da Costa Pereira  |  |

* Vice Minister of Public Works, Transport and Communications I

| Fretilin | Inácio Moreira  |  |

* Vice Minister of Public Works, Transport and Communications II

### Secretaries of State

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Party  | Secretary of State  | Portrait  | Portfolio

|
|
|

| PST | Avelino Maria Coelho da Silva  |  |

* 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 Social Communication

| CNRT | Veneranda Lemos Martins [de] |  |

* Secretary of State for the Support and Socio-Economical Promotion of Women

| Independent | Leovigildo Hornay  |  |

* Secretary of State of Youth and Sports

| CNRT | Ilídio Ximenes da Costa  |  |

* Secretary of State for Employment Policy and Vocational Training

| PD
(to 2016) | Samuel Mendonça  |  |

* Secretary of State for State Administration

| CNRT | Jaime Xavier Lopes  |  |

* Secretary of State for Land and Property

| CNRT | Maria Isabel Ximenes [de] |  |

* Secretary of State for Arts and Culture

## References

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### Notes

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1. ^ a b "VI Constitutional Government is sworn-in". Government of Timor-Leste. 16 February 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
2. ^ "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 5 December 2018.
3. ^ "VI Constitutional Government". Government of Timor-Leste. Retrieved 4 March 2019.

### Further reading

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* Kingsbury, Damien (28 April 2017). "Timor-Leste's worrying economic future". East Asia Forum. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
* 

 (5 August 2017). "Political alliance collapses in Timor-Leste". East Asia Forum. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
* Leach, Michael (18 February 2015). "Generational change in Timor-Leste". Inside Story. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
* Murdoch, Lindsay (23 March 2017). "Tough times continue for people of East Timor". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
* Russell, Terry (2 April 2015). "Decentralisation and rural development in Timor-Leste". East Asia Forum. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
* Strating, Bec (4 June 2016). "Unravelling Timor-Leste's Greater Sunrise strategy". East Asia Forum. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
* 

 (28 January 2017). "Timor-Leste's maritime ambitions risk all". East Asia Forum. Retrieved 20 January 2022.

## External links

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* Program of the Sixth Constitutional Government – Government of East Timor

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* 1975 CoM
* UNTAET I
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* II (2006–07)
* III (2007)
* IV (2007–12)
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