IV Constitutional Government of East Timor

The IV Constitutional Government (Portuguese: IV Governo Constitucional, Tetum: IV Governu Konstitusionál) was the fourth Constitutional Government (administration or cabinet) under the Constitution of East Timor. Formed on 8 August 2007,[1] it was led by the country's fifth Prime Minister, Xanana Gusmão,[1] and was replaced by the V Constitutional Government on 8 August 2012.[2]

IV Constitutional Government
IV Constitutional Government of East Timor
Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão
Date formed	8 August 2007
Date dissolved	8 August 2012
People and organisations
President	José Ramos-Horta (8 August 2007 – 20 May 2012) Taur Matan Ruak (20 May 2012 – 8 August 2012)
Prime Minister	Xanana Gusmão
No. of ministers	1 Prime Minister 12–13 other Ministers 5 Vice Ministers 20 Secretaries of State
Member parties	Parliamentary Majority Alliance (AMP)
Status in legislature	Majority 37 / 65 (57%)
History
Election(s)	2007
Predecessor	III Constitutional Government
Successor	V 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 of Defence
	FM	José Luís Guterres		Vice Prime Minister for Social Affairs
	PSD	Mário Viegas Carrascalão		Vice Prime Minister for Management and State Administration (5 March 2009 – 8 September 2010)
	PSD	Zacarias da Costa		Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
	Independent	Emília Pires		Minister of Finance
	PSD	Lúcia Lobato		Minister of Justice (suspended March 2012)
	Independent	Nélson Martins		Minister of Health
	Independent	João Câncio Freitas		Minister of Education
	PD	Arcângelo Leite		Minister of State Administration and Territorial Planning
	PSD	João Gonçalves		Minister of Economy and Development
	Independent	Maria Domingas Alves		Minister of Social Solidarity
	Independent	Pedro Lay		Minister of Infrastructure
	ASDT	Gil Alves		Minister of Tourism, Commerce and Industry
	PD	Mariano Assanami Sabino		Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries

Vice Ministers

Party		Vice Minister	Portrait	Portfolio
	PD	Rui Manuel Hanjam		Vice Minister of Finance
		Madalena Hanjam		Vice Minister of Health
	PD	Paulo Assis Belo		Vice Minister of Education
	UNDERTIM	Cristiano da Costa		Vice Minister of Economy and Development
	ASDT	José Manuel Carrascalão		Vice Minister of Infrastructure

Secretaries of State

Party		Secretary of State	Portrait	Portfolio
	CNRT	Ágio Pereira		Secretary of State of the Council of Ministers
	CNRT	Júlio Tomás Pinto		Secretary of State of Defence
	Independent	Francisco Guterres		Secretary of State for Security
	CNRT	Miguel Manetelo		Secretary of State for Youth and Sports
	CNRT	Alfredo Pires		Secretary of State for Natural Resources
	PST	Avelino Coelho		Secretary of State for Energy Policy
	CNRT	Bendito Freitas		Secretary of State for Professional Training and Employment
	CNRT	Idelta Maria Rodrigues		Secretary of State for the Promotion of Equality
	CNRT	Virgílio Simith		Secretary of State for Culture
	FM	Jorge Teme		Secretary of State for the Region of Oecusse
	PD	Florindo Pereira		Secretary of State for Administrative Reform
	ASDT	Abílio de Jesus Lima		Secretary of State for Environment
	PD	Mário Nicolau dos Reis		Secretary of State for Former National Liberation Combatants Affairs
	CNRT	Jacinto Gomes de Deus		Secretary of State for Social Assistance and Natural Disasters
	CNRT	Vitor da Costa		Secretary of State for Social Security
	PD	Domingos Caeiro		Secretary of State for Public Works
	CNRT	Januário Pereira		Secretary of State for Electricity, Water and Urbanization
	PD	Marcos da Cruz		Secretary of State for Agriculture and Arboriculture
	PD	Eduardo de Carvalho		Secretary of State for Fisheries (died 8 February 2010)
	CNRT	Valentino Varela		Secretary of State for Livestock

References

1. "Gusmao sworn in as East Timor PM". BBC News. 8 August 2007. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
2. "Swearing in of the V Constitutional Government". Government of Timor-Leste. 9 August 2012. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
3. "IV Constitutional Government". Government of Timor-Leste. Retrieved 25 January 2019.

External links

• Council of Ministers of the IV Constitutional Government – Government of East Timor
• Five-Years Mandate: Positive Balance – Government of East Timor
• Program of the IV Constitutional Government – Government of East Timor