I Constitutional Government of East Timor

I Constitutional Government
I Constitutional Government of East Timor
Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri
Date formed	20 May 2002 (2002-05-20)
Date dissolved	10 July 2006 (2006-07-10)
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
Predecessor	II UNTAET Transitional Government
Successor	II Constitutional Government

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
	Fretilin	Mari Alkatiri		Prime Minister and Minister of Development and Environment
	Independent	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	[de]		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
	Independent	Armindo Maia		Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports
	Independent	Rui Araújo		Minister of Health
	Fretilin	[de]		Minister of Justice (6 March 2003 – 26 July 2005)

Vice Ministers[]

Party		Vice Minister	Portrait	Portfolio
	Fretilin	José Luís Guterres		Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (20 May 2002 – c. May 2003)
	Fretilin	Jorge Teme		Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (20 May 2002 – March 2003)
	Fretilin	[de]		Vice Minister of Transport, Communications and Public Works
	Independent	[de]		Vice Minister of Justice
	Fretilin	[de]		Vice Minister of Justice (20 May 2002 – 4 March 2003)
	Fretilin	Aicha Bassarewan		Vice Minister of Planning and Finance
	Independent	[de]		Vice Minister of Internal Administration (20 May 2002 – 4 March 2003) Vice Minister of Interior (6 March 2003 – 26 July 2005)
	Fretilin	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	[de]		Vice Minister of Development and Environment (6 March 2003 – 26 July 2005)
	Fretilin	[de]		Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (c. May 2003 – 26 July 2005)

Secretaries of State[]

Party		Secretary of State	Portrait	Portfolio
	Fretilin	Roque Félix Rodrigues		Secretary of State for Defence
	Fretilin	Arsénio Bano		Secretary of State for Labour and Solidarity
	Fretilin	[de]		Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
	Fretilin	Gregório Sousa		Secretary of State for the Council of Ministers
	Fretilin	[de]		Secretary of State for Parliamentary Issues for the PM
	Fretilin	[de]		Secretary of State for Electricity and Water at the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Public Works
	Fretilin	[de]		Secretary of State for Tourism, Environment and Investment at the Ministry of Development and Environment
	Independent	[de]		Secretary of State for Education, Culture, Youth and Sports
	Fretilin	[de]		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
	Independent	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	[de]		Minister of Transport and Communications
	Fretilin	Rogério Tiago Lobato		Minister of Interior
	Fretilin	Roque Félix Rodrigues		Minister of Defence
	Fretilin	[de]		Minister in the Presidency of the Council of Ministers
	Fretilin	Estanislau Aleixo da Silva		Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
	Independent	Armindo Maia		Minister of Education and Culture
	Independent	Rui Araújo		Minister of Health
	Fretilin	[de]		Minister of Justice
	Fretilin	[de]		Minister of Development
	Independent	[de]		Minister of Public Works
	Fretilin	Arsénio Bano		Minister of Labour and Community Reinsertion

Vice Ministers[]

Party		Vice Minister	Portrait	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	[de]		Vice Minister of Natural and Mineral Resources, and Energy Policy
	Independent	[de]		Vice Minister of Interior
	Fretilin	[de]		Vice Minister of Coffee and Forestry
	Fretilin	Rosária Corte-Real		Vice Minister for Primary and Secondary Education
	Fretilin	Luís Lobato		Vice Minister of Health
	Independent	[de]		Vice Minister of Justice
	Independent	[de]		Vice Minister of Development
	Fretilin	Raúl da Cunha Mousaco		Vice Minister of Public Works

Secretaries of State[]

Party		Secretary of State	Portrait	Portfolio
	Fretilin	Gregório Sousa		Secretary of State for the Council of Ministers
	Fretilin	José Manuel Fernandes		Secretary of State for Youth and Sports
	Fretilin	[de]		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)
	Independent	[de]		Secretary of State for the Coordination of Region II (Manatuto, Manufahi and Ainaro)
	Fretilin	[de]		Secretary of State for the Coordination of Region III (Dili, Aileu and Ermera)
	Independent	[de]		Secretary of State for the Coordination of Region IV (Liquiça, Bobonaro and Cova-Lima)
	Independent	[de]		Secretary of State resident in Oecussi
	Fretilin	David Ximenes		Secretary of State for Veterans and Former Combatants

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