VIII Constitutional Government of Timor-Leste
East Timorese cabinet led by Taur Matan Ruak
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The VIII Constitutional Government (Portuguese: VIII Governo Constitucional, Tetum: VIII Governu Konstitusionál) was the eighth Constitutional Government (administration or cabinet) under the Constitution of Timor-Leste. Formed on 22 June 2018, and restructured in mid-2020, it was led by the country's seventh Prime Minister, Taur Matan Ruak, and was replaced by the IX Constitutional Government on 1 July 2023.
- Francisco Guterres
- (22 June 2018 – 20 May 2022)
- José Ramos-Horta
- (20 May 2022 – 1 July 2023)
VIII Constitutional Government | |
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VIII Constitutional Government of Timor-Leste | |
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| Date formed | 22 June 2018 |
| Date dissolved | 1 July 2023 |
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| Taur Matan Ruak | |
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Status in legislature | Majority |
| History | |
| Election | 2018 |
| Predecessor | VII Constitutional Government |
| Successor | IX Constitutional Government |
Initial (AMP) composition (22 June 2018–24 June 2020)
Initially, the VIII Constitutional Government was drawn from and supported by a coalition known as the Alliance for Change and Progress (AMP), which was made up of the National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT), the People's Liberation Party (PLP) and Kmanek Haburas Unidade Nasional Timor Oan (KHUNTO).[1]
The Ministers, Deputy Ministers[note 1] and Secretaries of State appointed to form the government as from 22 June 2018 until the government was restructured in mid-2020 were:[2][3]
Ministers
| Party | Minister | Portrait | Portfolio | |
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| PLP | Taur Matan Ruak |  |
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| CNRT | Hermenegildo Ágio Pereira |  |
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| PLP | Fidelis Manuel Leite Magalhães |  |
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| CNRT | Dionísio da Costa Babo Soares |  |
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| Independent | Manuel Cárceres da Costa |  |
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| CNRT | Dulce de Jesus Soares |  |
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| PLP | Longuinhos dos Santos |  |
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| KHUNTO | Armanda Berta dos Santos |  |
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| PLP | Salvador Soares dos Reis Pires |  |
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| KHUNTO | José Agustinho da Silva |  |
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| KHUNTO | Joaquim José Gusmão dos Reis Martins |  |
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| Independent | Filomeno da Paixão de Jesus |  |
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Deputy Ministers
| Party | Deputy Minister[note 1] | Portrait | Portfolio | |
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| CNRT | Sara Lobo Brites |  |
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| CNRT | Abílio José Caetano |  |
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| CNRT | Élia dos Reis Amaral |  |
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| PLP | Bonifácio dos Reis |  |
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| KHUNTO | João Zacarias Freitas Soares |  |
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| PLP | Signi Verdial |  |
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| KHUNTO | Nicolau Lino Freitas Belo |  |
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Secretaries of State
| Party | Secretary of State | Portrait | Portfolio | |
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| KHUNTO | Julião da Silva |  |
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| CNRT | Arsénio Pereira da Silva |  |
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| PLP | Demetrio do Amaral de Carvalho |  |
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| PLP | Merício Juvenal dos Reis Akara |  |
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| KHUNTO | Mário Ximenes |  |
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| CNRT | Nélio Isaac Sarmento |  |
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| PLP | Teófilo Caldas |  |
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| Independent | Gil da Costa Monteiro Oan Soru |  |
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| Independent | Alexandrino de Araújo |  |
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| PLP | Maria José da Fonseca Monteiro de Jesus |  |
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Restructured composition (24 June 2020–1 July 2023)
Following a breakdown of the AMP coalition during the first few months of 2020, the government was restructured on 12 May 2020,[4][5] new officials were appointed on 29 May[7][8] and 24 June 2020.[9]
At the swearing-in ceremony held on 29 May 2020, the Prime Minister said that the swearing-in of the government's new members aimed to "ensure the restoration of governing normality".[10] He added that the Government intended:
"... with this reshaping, to pave the way for political stability that allows the contribution and involvement of all Timorese, regardless of the ideology they have, the party of which they are members or the aspirations they have towards the country."[10]
He also said that:
"...the construction of the future of our nation does not dispense with the contribution of any Timorese and it is with awareness of this fact that the Eight Constitutional Government opens itself to the participation of new political forces in an effort of concertation and dialogue that is fundamental to ensure that Timor-Leste and the Timorese can aspire to a more prosperous and happy future."[10]
Since the government's restructure, the Ministers, Deputy Ministers[note 1] and Secretaries of State in the government have been as stated in the tables below.[11][12]
In March 2022, six officials in the government were replaced. The first four replacement officials were sworn in on 22 March 2022,[13][14][15][16] and the remaining two on 31 March 2022.[17] Details of all of those officials, including the dates of their cessation or commencement in office, are included in the tables below.[14][15][16][17]
On 1 July 2023, the government was replaced by the IX Constitutional Government.[18]
Ministers
Deputy Ministers
| Party | Deputy Minister[note 1] | Portrait | Portfolio | |
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| Independent | Sara Lobo Brites | |
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| António Freitas |  |
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| KHUNTO | Julião da Silva |  |
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| KHUNTO | José Edmundo Caetano |  |
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| Fretilin | Lino de Jesus Torrezão |  |
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| PLP | Bonifácio Maucoli dos Reis |  |
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| KHUNTO | António Guterres | _small_2020.jpg) |
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| PLP | Signi Chandrawati Verdial |  |
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| KHUNTO | Nicolau Lino Freitas Belo |  |
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| Fretilin | Inácia da Conceição Teixeira |  |
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| Fretilin | Domingos Lopes Antunes |  |
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| KHUNTO | Abílio Xavier de Araújo |  |
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| KHUNTO | António Armindo |  |
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Secretaries of State
| Party | Secretary of State | Portrait | Portfolio | |
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| KHUNTO | Alarico de Rosário |  |
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| Fretilin | Elizário Ferreira |  |
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| PLP | Demetrio do Amaral de Carvalho |  |
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| PLP | Merício Juvenal dos Reis "Akara" |  |
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| KHUNTO | Mário Ximenes |  |
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| KHUNTO | Eldino Rodrigues dos Santos |  |
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| Fretilin | Abrão Saldanha |  |
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| PLP | Teófilo Caldas | |
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| Independent | Gil da Costa Monteiro Oan Soru | |
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| KHUNTO | Elídio de Araújo |  |
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| KHUNTO | Joaquim José Gusmão dos Reis Martins | |
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| PLP | Maria José da Fonseca Monteiro de Jesus | |
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| PLP | Maria do Rosário Fátima Correia |  |
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