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]
VI Constitutional Government | |
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 VI Constitutional Government of East Timor | |
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| Date formed | 16 February 2015 |
| Date dissolved | 15 September 2017 |
| People and organisations | |
| Presidents |
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| Prime Minister | Rui Maria de Araújo |
| No. of ministers |
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| Member parties | National unity government |
| Status in legislature | National unity 65 / 65 (100%) |
| History | |
| Election | 2012 |
| Predecessor | V Constitutional Government |
| Successor | VII Constitutional Government |
Composition
The government was made up of Ministers, Vice Ministers and Secretaries of State, as follows:[3]
Ministers
| Party | Minister | Portrait | Portfolio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fretilin | Rui Maria de Araújo |  | ||
| CNRT | Ágio Pereira |  |
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| PD | Fernando La Sama de Araújo |  |
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| Fretilin | Estanislau da Silva |  |
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| CNRT | Dionísio Babo Soares |  |
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| Fretilin | Hernâni Coelho |  |
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| Santina Cardoso |  |
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| CNRT | Ivo Valente |  |
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| CNRT | Maria do Céu Sarmento Pina da Costa |  |
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| Isabel Amaral Guterres |  |
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| PD (to 2016) | António da Conceição |  |
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| PD (to 2016) | Constâncio da Conceição Pinto |  |
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| CNRT | Francisco Kalbuadi Lay |  |
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| PD (to 2016) | Gastão Francisco de Sousa |  |
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| CNRT | Alfredo Pires |  |
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| CNRT | Cirilo Cristóvão |  |
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| Independent | Longuinhos Monteiro |  |
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| CNRT | Xanana Gusmão |  |
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Vice Ministers
| Party | Vice Minister | Portrait | Portfolio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNRT | Dulce de Jesus Soares |  |
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| FM | Abel da Costa Ximenes |  |
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| PD (to 2016) | Marcos da Cruz |  |
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| CNRT | Tomás do Rosário Cabral |  |
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| Independent | Roberto Sarmento de Oliveira Soares |  |
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| Independent | Hélder Lopes |  |
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| Independent | Ana Isabel Soares |  |
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| CNRT | Miguel Marques Manetelu |  |
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| PD (to 2016) | Constâncio da Conceição Pinto | |
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| PD (to 2016) | Filipus Nino Pereira |  |
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| CNRT | Januário da Costa Pereira |  |
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| Fretilin | Inácio Moreira |  |
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Secretaries of State
| Party | Secretary of State | Portrait | Portfolio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PST | Avelino Maria Coelho da Silva |  |
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| CNRT | Maria Terezinha Viegas |  |
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| CNRT | Nélio Isaac Sarmento |  |
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| CNRT | Veneranda Lemos Martins |  |
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| Independent | Leovigildo Hornay |  |
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| CNRT | Ilídio Ximenes da Costa |  |
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| PD (to 2016) | Samuel Mendonça |  |
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| CNRT | Jaime Xavier Lopes |  |
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| CNRT | Maria Isabel Ximenes |  |
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References
Notes
Further reading
- 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
- Program of the Sixth Constitutional Government – Government of East Timor
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