III Constitutional Government of East Timor

The III Constitutional Government (Portuguese: III Governo Constitucional, Tetum: III Governu Konstitusionál) was the third administration or cabinet under the Constitution of East Timor. Formed on 19 May 2007,[1] it was led by the country's fourth Prime Minister, Estanislau da Silva,[1] and was replaced by the IV Constitutional Government on 8 August 2007.[2]

III Constitutional Government
III Constitutional Government of East Timor
Date formed	19 May 2007 (2007-05-19)
Date dissolved	8 August 2007 (2007-08-08)
People and organisations
Presidents	Xanana Gusmão (19 May 2007 – 20 May 2007) José Ramos-Horta (20 May 2007 – 8 August 2007)
Prime Minister	Estanislau da Silva
No. of ministers	1 Prime Minister 13 other Ministers 10 Vice Ministers 8 Secretaries of State
Member parties	Fretilin
Status in legislature	Majority 55 / 88 (63%)
History
Election(s)	2001
Predecessor	II Constitutional Government
Successor	IV 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	Estanislau da Silva		Prime Minister and Minister of Defence
Fretilin	Rui Maria de Araújo		Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Health
Fretilin	Ana Pessoa		Minister of State Administration
Fretilin	Maria Madalena Brites Boavida		Minister of Planning and Finance
	Alcino Baris		Minister of Interior
Fretilin	Domingos Sarmento		Minister of Justice
Fretilin	Antoninho Bianco		Minister in the Presidency of the Council of Ministers
Fretilin	Rosária Corte-Real		Minister of Education and Culture
Fretilin	Arsénio Paixão Bano		Minister of Labour and Community Reinsertion
Fretilin	Francisco Benevides		Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
	Arcanjo da Silva		Minister of Development
	Odete Vítor da Costa		Minister of Public Works
	Inácio Moreira		Minister of Transport and Communications
	José Teixeira		Minister of Natural and Mineral Resources, and Energy Policy

Vice Ministers

Party	Vice Minister	Portfolio
Fretilin	Valentim Ximenes	Vice Minister of State Administration
Fretilin	Filomeno Aleixo	Vice Minister of State Administration
Fretilin	Aicha Bassarewan	Vice Minister of Planning and Finance
Fretilin	Adalgiza Magno	Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
Fretilin	José Agostinho Sequeira	Vice Minister of Interior
	Víctor da Conceição Soares	Vice Minister for Technical and Higher Education
	Ilda da Conceição	Vice Minister for Primary and Secondary Education
Fretilin	Luís Lobato	Vice Minister of Health
Fretilin	António Cepeda	Vice Minister of Development
Fretilin	Raúl Mousaco	Vice Minister of Public Works

Secretaries of State

Party	Secretary of State	Portfolio
Fretilin	Gregório de Sousa	Secretary of State for the Council of Ministers
Fretilin	David Ximenes	Secretary of State for Veterans and Former Combatants
Fretilin	José Manuel Fernandes	Secretary of State for Youth and Sports
	João Alves	Secretary of State for Environmental Coordination, Territorial Ordering and Physical Development
Fretilin	José Reis	Secretary of State for the Coordination of Region I (Lautem, Viqueque and Baucau)
	Adriano Corte Real	Secretary of State for the Coordination of Region II (Manatuto, Manufahi and Ainaro)
	Carlos da Conceição de Deus	Secretary of State for the Coordination of Region III (Dili, Aileu and Ermera)
	Lino de Jesus Torrezão	Secretary of State for the Coordination of Region IV (Liquiça, Bobonaro and Cova-Lima)

References

1. "E Timor's interim PM sworn in". ABC News (Australia). 19 May 2007. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
2. "Gusmao sworn in as East Timor PM". BBC News. 8 August 2007. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
3. "III Constitutional Government". Government of Timor-Leste. Retrieved 4 March 2019.