I Constitutional Government of East Timor

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]

I Constitutional Government
I Constitutional Government of East Timor
Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri
Date formed	20 May 2002
Date dissolved	10 July 2006
People and organisations
President	Xanana Gusmão
Prime Minister	Mari Alkatiri
No. of ministers	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)
Member parties	Fretilin
Status in legislature	Majority 55 / 88 (63%)
History
Election(s)	2001
Successor	II Constitutional Government

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
Fretilin	Mari Alkatiri		Prime Minister and Minister of Development and Environment
	José Ramos-Horta		Minister of State and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
Fretilin	Ana Maria Pessoa		Minister of Justice (20 May 2002 – 4 March 2003) Minister of State in the Presidency of the Council of Ministers (6 March 2003 – 26 July 2005)
Fretilin	Maria Madalena Brites Boavida		Minister of Planning and Finance
Fretilin	Ovídio Amaral		Minister of Transport, Communications and Public Works
Fretilin	Rogério Tiago Lobato		Minister of Internal Administration (20 May 2002 – 4 March 2003) Minister of Interior (6 March 2003 – 26 July 2005)
Fretilin	Estanislau Aleixo da Silva		Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
	Armindo Maia		Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports
	Rui Araújo		Minister of Health
Fretilin	Domingos Sarmento		Minister of Justice (6 March 2003 – 26 July 2005)

Vice Ministers

Party	Vice Minister	Portfolio
Fretilin	José Luís Guterres	Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (20 May 2002 – 2003)
Fretilin	Jorge Teme	Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
Fretilin	César Vital Moreira	Vice Minister of Transport, Communications and Public Works
	Manuel Abrantes	Vice Minister of Justice
Fretilin	Domingos Sarmento	Vice Minister of Justice (20 May 2002 – 4 March 2003)
Fretilin	Aicha Bassarewan	Vice Minister of Planning and Finance
	Alcino Araújo Baris	Vice Minister of Internal Administration (20 May 2002 – 4 March 2003) Vice Minister of Interior (6 March 2003 – 26 July 2005)
	Ilda Conceição	Vice Minister of International Administration (20 May 2002 – 4 March 2003) Minister of State Administration (6 March 2003 – 26 July 2005)
Fretilin	Luís Lobato	Vice Minister of Health
Fretilin	Abel Ximenes	Vice Minister of Development and Environment (6 March 2003 – 26 July 2005)
Fretilin	Olímpio Branco	Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (2003 – 26 July 2005)

Secretaries of State

Party	Secretary of State	Portfolio
	Roque Félix Rodrigues	Secretary of State for Defence
Fretilin	Arsénio Bano	Secretary of State for Labour and Solidarity
Fretilin	Arlindo Rangel	Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
Fretilin	Gregório Sousa	Secretary of State for the Council of Ministers
Fretilin	Antoninho Bianco	Secretary of State for Parliamentary Issues for the PM
Fretilin	Egídio de Jesus	Secretary of State for Electricity and Water at the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Public Works
	José Teixeira	Secretary of State for Tourism, Environment and Investment at the Ministry of Development and Environment
	Virgílio Simith	Secretary of State for Education, Culture, Youth and Sports
Fretilin	João Baptista Alves	Secretary of State for Public Works (6 March 2003 – 26 July 2005)

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
Fretilin	Mari Alkatiri		Prime Minister and Minister of Natural and Mineral Resources, and Energy Policy
	José Ramos-Horta		Minister of State and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
Fretilin	Maria Madalena Brites Boavida		Minister of Planning and Finance
Fretilin	Ana Maria Pessoa		Minister of State Administration
Fretilin	Ovídio Amaral		Minister of Transport and Communications
Fretilin	Rogério Tiago Lobato		Minister of Interior
	Roque Félix Rodrigues		Minister of Defence
Fretilin	Antoninho Bianco		Minister in the Presidency of the Council of Ministers
Fretilin	Estanislau Aleixo da Silva		Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
	Armindo Maia		Minister of Education and Culture
	Rui Araújo		Minister of Health
Fretilin	Domingos Sarmento		Minister of Justice
Fretilin	Abel Ximenes		Minister of Development
	Odete Vítor		Minister of Public Works
Fretilin	Arsénio Bano		Minister of Labour and Community Reinsertion

Vice Ministers

Party	Vice Minister	Portfolio
Fretilin	Adaljíza Magno[3]	Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
Fretilin	Aicha Bassarewan	Vice Minister of Planning and Finance
Fretilin	Valentim Ximenes	Vice Minister of State Administration
Fretilin	José Teixeira	Vice Minister of Natural and Mineral Resources, and Energy Policy
	Alcino Baris	Vice Minister of Interior
Fretilin	Francisco Sá Benevides	Vice Minister of Coffee and Forestry
	Rosária Corte-Real	Vice Minister for Primary and Secondary Education
Fretilin	Luís Lobato	Vice Minister of Health
	Manuel Abrantes	Vice Minister of Justice
	Arcanjo da Silva	Vice Minister of Development
Fretilin	Raúl da Cunha Mousaco	Vice Minister of Public Works

Secretaries of State

Party	Secretary of State	Portfolio
Fretilin	Gregório Sousa	Secretary of State for the Council of Ministers
Fretilin	José Manuel Fernandes	Secretary of State for Youth and Sports
Fretilin	João Alves	Secretary of State for Environmental Coordination, Territorial Ordering and Physical Development
Fretilin	José Maria dos Reis	Secretary of State for the Coordination of Region I (Lautem, Viqueque and Baucau)
	Virgílio Simith	Secretary of State for the Coordination of Region II (Manatuto, Manufahi and Ainaro)
Fretilin	Egídio de Jesus	Secretary of State for the Coordination of Region III (Dili, Aileu and Ermera)
	César da Cruz	Secretary of State for the Coordination of Region IV (Liquiça, Bobonaro and Cova-Lima)
	Albano Salem	Secretary of State resident in Oecussi
Fretilin	David Ximenes	Secretary of State for Veterans and Former Combatants

References

1. "I Constitutional Government". Government of Timor-Leste. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
2. "II Constitutional Government". Government of Timor-Leste. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
3. "Biography - Adaljiza Magno". Fretilin blog. Fretilin. 2 October 2007. Retrieved 21 December 2020.