V Constitutional Government of East Timor

The V Constitutional Government (Portuguese: V Governo Constitucional, Tetum: V Governu Konstitusionál) was the fifth Constitutional Government (administration or cabinet) under the Constitution of East Timor. Formed on 8 August 2012,^[1] it was led by the country's fifth Prime Minister, Xanana Gusmão,^[1] and was replaced by the VI Constitutional Government on 16 February 2015.^[2]

V Constitutional Government
V Constitutional Government of East Timor
Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão
Date formed	8 August 2012 (2012-08-08)
Date dissolved	16 February 2015 (2015-02-16)
People and organisations
President	Taur Matan Ruak
Prime Minister	Xanana Gusmão
No. of ministers	1 Prime Minister 15 other Ministers 12 Vice Ministers 26 Secretaries of State
Member parties	CNRT–PD–FM
Status in legislature	Majority 40 / 65 (62%)
History
Election(s)	2012
Predecessor	IV Constitutional Government
Successor	VI Constitutional Government

Composition

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

Ministers

Party		Minister	Portrait	Portfolio
	CNRT	Xanana Gusmão		Prime Minister Minister for Defence and Security
	PD	Fernando La Sama de Araújo		Vice Prime Minister and Coordinator of Social Affairs
	CNRT	Ágio Pereira		Minister of State and of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers
	FM	José Luís Guterres		Minister of State and of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
	Independent	Emília Pires		Minister of Finance
	CNRT	Dionísio Babo Soares		Minister of Justice
	CNRT	Sérgio Lobo		Minister of Health
	CNRT	Bendito Freitas [de]		Minister of Education
	FM	Jorge Teme		Minister of State Administration
	PD	António da Conceição		Minister of Commerce, Industry and Environment
	Independent	Isabel Guterres [de]		Minister of Social Solidarity
	PD	Gastão Francisco de Sousa [de]		Minister of Public Works
	Independent	Pedro Lay [de]		Minister of Transport and Communications
	PD	Mariano Assanami Sabino		Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries
	CNRT	Francisco Kalbuadi Lay		Minister of Tourism
	CNRT	Alfredo Pires		Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources

Vice Ministers

Party		Vice Minister	Portrait	Portfolio
	PD	Constâncio da Conceição Pinto		Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
		Santina Cardoso		Vice Minister of Finance
	CNRT	Ivo Jorge Valente		Vice Minister of Justice
	CNRT	Natália de Araújo [de]		Vice Minister for Ethics and Service Delivery
	CNRT	Maria do Céu Sarmento		Vice Minister for Management, Support and Resources
	CNRT	Dulce de Jesus Soares		Vice Minister of Basic/Primary Education
	CNRT	Virgílio Simith		Vice Minister of Secondary Education
	CNRT	Marçal Avelino Ximenes		Vice Minister of Higher Education
	FM	Abel da Costa Ximenes		Vice Minister of Commerce, Industry and Environment
	CNRT	Jacinto Rigoberto de Deus		Vice Minister of Social Solidarity
	CNRT	Flávio Cardoso Neves		Vice Minister for Transport and Communications
	PD	Marcos da Cruz		Vice Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries

Secretaries of State

Party		Secretary of State	Portrait	Portfolio
	PST	Avelino Coelho		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 Media
	PD	Francisco Soares		Secretary of State for Institutional Strengthening
	CNRT	Veneranda Lemos Martins [de]		Secretary of State for Support and Promotion of the Private Sector
	CNRT	Idelta Maria Rodrigues [de]		Secretary of State for the Promotion of Equality
	CNRT	Miguel Manetelo		Secretary of State of Youth and Sports
	CNRT	Ilídio Ximenes da Costa		Secretary of State for Professional Training and Employment Policy
	Independent	Roberto Soares		Secretary of State for ASEAN Affairs
	CNRT	Júlio Tomás Pinto		Secretary of State for Defence
	CNRT	Francisco Guterres		Secretary of State for Security
	CNRT	Jaime Xavier Lopes		Secretary of State for Land and Property
	PD	Samuel Mendonça		Secretary of State for Local Development
	CNRT	Tomás Cabral		Secretary of State for Administrative Decentralization
	FM	Ricardo Cardoso Nheu		Secretary of State of Commerce
	PD	Filipus ‘Nino’ Pereira		Secretary of State of Industry and Cooperatives
	PD	Nominando Soares Martins ‘Buras’		Secretary of State of Environment
	FM	Vítor da Costa		Secretary of State for Social Security
	PD	Júlio Sarmento da Costa		Secretary of State for the Combatants for National Liberation Affairs
	CNRT	Luís Vaz Rodrigues		Secretary of State for Public Works
	CNRT	Januário Pereira		Secretary of State for Electricity
	PD	Elias Pereira Moniz		Secretary of State for Water, Sanitation and Urban Development
	PD	João Fernandes		Secretary of State for Forestry and Nature Conservation
	CNRT	Rafael Pereira Gonçalves		Secretary of State for Fisheries
	CNRT	Valentino Varela		Secretary of State for Livestock
	CNRT	Maria Isabel de Jesus Ximenes [de]		Secretary of State for Art and Culture

References

Notes

1. "Swearing in of the V Constitutional Government". Government of Timor-Leste. 9 August 2012. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
2. "VI Constitutional Government is sworn-in". Government of Timor-Leste. 16 February 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
3. "V Constitutional Government". Government of Timor-Leste. Retrieved 23 January 2019.

Further reading

• Alford, Peter; Indonesia Correspondent (21 May 2012). "The best of ex-enemies". The Australian. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
• Benner, Tom (19 October 2013). "Mismanagement highlighted in East Timor". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
• Horta, Loro (9 July 2013). "Timor-Leste: A Fragile Peace" (PDF). PacNet (50). Honolulu: Pacific Forum CSIS.
• Kingsbury, Damien (10 July 2012). "Democratic consolidation in Timor-Leste". East Asia Forum. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
• ————————— (24 October 2014). "No good time for Xanana Gusmão to let go". East Asia Forum. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
• ————————— (31 October 2014). "Concerns over judicial independence in Timor-Leste". East Asia Forum. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
• Leach, Michael (22 June 2012). "Timor-Leste: the parliamentary campaign begins". East Asia Forum. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
• ——————— (10 July 2012). "Post-election Timor-Leste: the parties enter negotiations". Inside Story. Retrieved 30 November 2020.

External links

• Program of the V Constitutional Government – Government of East Timor