I Constitutional Government of East Timor
East Timorese cabinet led by Mari Alkatiri
- 1 Prime Minister
- 8–9 other Ministers
- 8–9 Vice Ministers
- 8–9 Secretaries of State
- (20 May 2003 – 26 July 2005)
- 1 Prime Minister
- 14 other Ministers
- 11 Vice Ministers
- 9 Secretaries of State
- (26 July 2005 – 10 July 2006)
55 / 88 (63%)
The I Constitutional Government (Portuguese: I Governo Constitucional, Tetum: I Governu Konstitusionál) was the first Constitutional Government (administration or cabinet) under the Constitution of East Timor. Formed on 20 May 2002,[1] it was led by the country's second Prime Minister, Mari Alkatiri,[1] and was replaced by the II Constitutional Government on 10 July 2006.[2]
Initial composition
From 20 May 2002 until it was restructured on 26 July 2005, the government was made up of Ministers, Vice Ministers and Secretaries of State, as follows:[1]
Ministers
Party | Minister | Portrait | Portfolio | |
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Fretilin | Mari Alkatiri | ![]() |
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Independent | José Ramos-Horta | ![]() |
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Fretilin | Ana Maria Pessoa | ![]() |
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Fretilin | Maria Madalena Brites Boavida |
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Fretilin | Ovídio Amaral [de] |
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Fretilin | Rogério Tiago Lobato | ![]() |
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Fretilin | Estanislau Aleixo da Silva | ![]() |
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Independent | Armindo Maia | ![]() |
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Independent | Rui Araújo | ![]() |
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Fretilin | Domingos Sarmento [de] | ![]() |
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Vice Ministers
Party | Vice Minister | Portrait | Portfolio | |
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Fretilin | José Luís Guterres | ![]() |
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Fretilin | Jorge Teme | ![]() |
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Fretilin | César Vital Moreira [de] |
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Independent | Manuel Abrantes [de] |
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Fretilin | Domingos Sarmento [de] | ![]() |
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Fretilin | Aicha Bassarewan |
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Independent | Alcino Baris [de] | ![]() |
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Fretilin | Ilda Conceição | ![]() |
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Fretilin | Luís Lobato | ![]() |
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Fretilin | Abel Ximenes [de] | ![]() |
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Fretilin | Olímpio Branco [de] | ![]() |
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Secretaries of State
Party | Secretary of State | Portrait | Portfolio | |
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Independent | Roque Félix Rodrigues | ![]() |
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Fretilin | Arsénio Bano | ![]() |
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Fretilin | Arlindo Rangel [de] |
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Fretilin | Gregório Sousa |
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Fretilin | Antoninho Bianco [de] | ![]() |
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Fretilin | Egídio de Jesus [de] |
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Fretilin | José Teixeira [de] | ![]() |
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Independent | Virgílio Simith [de] | ![]() |
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Fretilin | João Baptista Alves [de] |
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Restructured composition
Following the restructuring on 26 July 2005, the government was made up of Ministers, Vice Ministers and Secretaries of State, as follows:[1]
Ministers
Party | Minister | Portrait | Portfolio | |
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Fretilin | Mari Alkatiri | ![]() |
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Independent | José Ramos-Horta | ![]() |
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Fretilin | Maria Madalena Brites Boavida |
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Fretilin | Ana Maria Pessoa | ![]() |
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Fretilin | Ovídio Amaral [de] |
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Fretilin | Rogério Tiago Lobato | ![]() |
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Independent | Roque Félix Rodrigues | ![]() |
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Fretilin | Antoninho Bianco [de] | ![]() |
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Fretilin | Estanislau Aleixo da Silva | ![]() |
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Independent | Armindo Maia | ![]() |
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Independent | Rui Araújo | ![]() |
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Fretilin | Domingos Sarmento [de] | ![]() |
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Fretilin | Abel Ximenes [de] | ![]() |
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Independent | Odete Vítor [de] |
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Fretilin | Arsénio Bano | ![]() |
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Vice Ministers
Party | Vice Minister | Portrait | Portfolio | |
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Fretilin | Adaljíza Magno[4] | ![]() |
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Fretilin | Aicha Bassarewan |
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Fretilin | Valentim Ximenes |
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Fretilin | José Teixeira [de] | ![]() |
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Independent | Alcino Baris [de] | ![]() |
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Fretilin | Francisco Sá Benevides [de] |
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Fretilin | Rosária Corte-Real |
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Fretilin | Luís Lobato | ![]() |
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Independent | Manuel Abrantes [de] |
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Independent | Arcanjo da Silva [de] |
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Fretilin | Raúl da Cunha Mousaco |
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Secretaries of State
Party | Secretary of State | Portrait | Portfolio | |
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Fretilin | Gregório Sousa |
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Fretilin | José Manuel Fernandes | ![]() |
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Fretilin | João Alves [de] |
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Fretilin | José Maria dos Reis | ![]() |
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Independent | Virgílio Simith [de] | ![]() |
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Fretilin | Egídio de Jesus [de] |
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Independent | César da Cruz [de] | ![]() |
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Independent | Albano Salem [de] | ![]() |
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Fretilin | David Ximenes | ![]() |
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References
Notes
- ^ a b c d "I Constitutional Government". Government of Timor-Leste. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "II Constitutional Government". Government of Timor-Leste. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Two ministers resign over E Timor crisis". ABC News. ABC/Reuters/AFP. 1 June 2006. Archived from the original on 12 January 2007. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ "Biography - Adaljiza Magno". Fretilin blog. Fretilin. 2 October 2007. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
Further reading
- Reilly, Benjamin (8 November 2008). "Semi-presidential democracy in East Asia". East Asia Forum. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- Shoesmith, Dennis (March–April 2003). "Timor-Leste: Divided Leadership in a Semi-Presidential System" (PDF). Asian Survey. 43 (2): 231–252. ISSN 0004-4687. Retrieved 17 December 2021.