The IX Constitutional Government (Portuguese: VIII Governo Constitucional, Tetum: VIII Governu Konstitusionál) is the ninth and incumbent Constitutional Government (administration or cabinet) under the Constitution of East Timor. It was formed on 1 July 2023, and is led by Prime Minister, Xanana Gusmão. It is his second term after 2007 to 2015[1]
IX Constitutional Government | |
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 IX Constitutional Government of East Timor | |
| Incumbent | |
 Gusmão in 2016 | |
| Date formed | 1 July 2023 |
| People and organisations | |
| President | José Ramos-Horta |
| Prime Minister | Xanana Gusmão |
| No. of ministers |
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| Member parties | CNRT–PD |
| Status in legislature | Majority 37 / 65 (57%) |
| History | |
| Election | 2023 |
| Predecessor | VIII Constitutional Government |
Composition
The government is made up of Ministers, Deputy Ministers[note 1] and Secretaries of State, as follows:[2][3][4]
Ministers
| Party | Minister | Portrait | Portfolio | |
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| CNRT | Xanana Gusmão |  | ||
| CNRT | Francisco Kalbuadi Lay |  |
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| PD | Mariano "Assanami" Lopes |  |
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| CNRT | Ágio Pereira |  | ||
| CNRT | Bendito Freitas |  | ||
| CNRT | Santina Viegas Cardoso |  | ||
| Independent | Amândio Benevides |  | ||
| CNRT | Dulce de Jesus Soares |  |
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| CNRT | José Honório da Costa Pereira Jerónimo |
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| CNRT | Tomás do Rosário Cabral |  | ||
| CNRT | Élia António de Araújo dos Reis Amaral |  | ||
| CNRT | Verónica das Dores |  | ||
| CNRT | Gil da Costa Monteiro "Oan Soru" |  |
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| CNRT | Samuel Marçal | |||
| CNRT | Miguel Marques Gonçalves |  | ||
| PD | Filipus Nino Pereira |  | ||
| CNRT | Marcos da Cruz |  | ||
| Independent | Pedro Klamar Fuik |  | ||
| CNRT | Francisco da Costa Monteiro | |||
| CNRT | Francisco da Costa Guterres |  | ||
| CNRT | Nélio Isaac Sarmento |  |
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| PD | Gastão de Sousa |  |
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Deputy Ministers
| Party | Deputy Minister[note 1] | Portrait | Portfolio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNRT | Adérito Hugo da Costa |  |
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| CNRT | Hélder Lopes |  |
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| CNRT | Milena Maria da Costa Rangel |  |
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| CNRT | Paulo dos Remédios |
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| CNRT | José dos Reis Magno |
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| Júlio do Carmo |
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| CNRT | Jacinto Rigoberto Gomes de Deus |  |
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| PD | Augusto Junior Trindade |
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| Independent | Céu Brites |
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| PD | Flávio Brandão |
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Secretaries of State
| Party | Secretary of State | Portrait | Portfolio | |
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| PD | Elvina Sousa Carvalho |  |
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| Independent | Expedito Dias Ximenes |
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| CNRT | Jaime Xavier Lopes |  |
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| CNRT | Domingos Lopes Lemos |  |
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| Santos Noronha |
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| Jorge Soares Cristóvão |
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| CNRT | Domingos dos Santos da Conceição |
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| José Vieira de Araújo |
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| PD | Ferdinando Vieira |
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| CNRT | Arsénio Pereira da Silva |  |
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| CNRT | Rogério Araújo Mendonça |
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| Mateus dos Santos Talo |
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| Germano Santa Brites Dias |
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| Domingos Mariano Reis |
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| César da Silva dos Santos "Merak" |
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References
Footnote
Notes
Further reading
- Davidson, Helen (28 September 2023). "'Playing the China card' or a serious regional threat? Timor Leste's new deal with Beijing". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- Kingsbury, Damien (15 June 2023). "Timor-Leste's democratic strength belies an uncertain economic future". East Asia Forum. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- Needham, Kirsty (29 September 2023). "Exclusive: Timor president says China military cooperation 'never discussed'". Reuters. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- Neves, Guteriano (7 July 2023). "Timor-Leste: Breaking free from temptation of easy money". The Interpreter. Lowy Institute. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
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