II Constitutional Government of East Timor

The II Constitutional Government (Portuguese: II Governo Constitucional, Tetum: II Governu Konstitusionál) was the second Constitutional Government (administration or cabinet) under the Constitution of East Timor. Formed on 10 July 2006,^[1] it was led by the country's third Prime Minister, José Ramos-Horta,^[1] and was replaced by the III Constitutional Government on 19 May 2007.^[2]

II Constitutional Government
II Constitutional Government of East Timor
Prime Minister José Ramos-Horta
Date formed	10 July 2006 (2006-07-10)
Date dissolved	19 May 2007 (2007-05-19)
People and organisations
President	Xanana Gusmão
Prime Minister	José Ramos-Horta
No. of ministers	1 Prime Minister 14 other Ministers 12 Vice Ministers 9 Secretaries of State
Member parties	Fretilin
Status in legislature	Majority 55 / 88 (63%)
History
Election	2001
Predecessor	I Constitutional Government
Successor	III Constitutional Government

Composition

The government was made up of Ministers, Vice Ministers and Secretaries of State, as follows:^[1]

Ministers

Party		Minister	Portrait	Portfolio
	Independent	José Ramos-Horta		Prime Minister and Minister for Defence
	Fretilin	Estanislau da Conceição Aleixo Maria da Silva		Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
	Fretilin	Rui Maria de Araújo		Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Health
	Fretilin	Ana Pessoa Pinto		Minister of State and Minister for Mineral Resources
	Fretilin	Maria Madalena Brites Boavida		Minister of Planning and Finance
	Fretilin	José Luís Guterres		Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
	Independent	Alcino Baris [de]		Minister of Interior
	Fretilin	Antoninho Bianco [de]		Minister in the Presidency of the Council of Ministers
	Fretilin	Domingos Sarmento [de]		Minister of Justice
	Fretilin	Rosária Corte-Real		Minister of Education and Culture
	Fretilin	Arsénio Paixão Bano		Minister of Labour and Community Reinsertion
	Independent	Arcanjo da Silva [de]		Minister of Development
	Independent	Odete Vítor [de]		Minister of Public Works
	Fretilin	José Teixeira [de]		Minister of Natural and Mineral Resources, and Energy Policy
	Fretilin	Inácio Moreira [de]		Minister of Transport and Communications

Vice Ministers

Party		Vice Minister	Portrait	Portfolio
	Fretilin	Valentim Ximenes		Vice Minister of State Administration
	Fretilin	Filomeno Aleixo [de]		Vice Minister of State Administration
	Fretilin	Adalgiza Magno		Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
	Fretilin	Aicha Bassarewan		Vice Minister of Planning and Finance
	Fretilin	Francisco Tilman de Sá Benevides		Vice Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
	Fretilin	Luís Lobato		Vice Minister of Health
	Fretilin	José Agostinho Sequeira		Vice Minister of Interior
	Fretilin	Víctor da Conceição Soares		Vice Minister for Technical and Higher Education
	Fretilin	Ilda da Conceição		Vice Minister for Primary and Secondary Education
	UDT	Isabel da Costa Ferreira		Vice Minister of Justice
	Fretilin	António Cepeda		Vice Minister of Development
	Fretilin	Raúl Mousaco		Vice Minister of Public Works

Secretaries of State

Party		Secretary of State	Portrait	Portfolio
	Fretilin	Gregório de Sousa		Secretary of State for the Council of Ministers
	Fretilin	José Manuel Fernandes		Secretary of State for Youth and Sports
	Independent	João Batista Alves		Secretary of State for Environmental Coordination, Territorial Ordering and Physical Development
	Fretilin	David Ximenes		Secretary of State for Veterans and Former Combatants
	Fretilin	José Reis		Secretary of State for the Coordination of Region I
	Fretilin	Adriano Corte Real		Secretary of State for the Coordination of Region II
	Fretilin	Carlos da Conceição de Deus		Secretary of State for the Coordination of Region III
	Fretilin	Lino de Jesus Torrezão		Secretary of State for the Coordination of Region IV
	Independent	Albano Salem		Secretary of State resident in Oecussi

References

Notes

1. "II Constitutional Government". Government of Timor-Leste. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
2. "E Timor's interim PM sworn in". ABC News (Australia). 19 May 2007. Retrieved 28 December 2018.

Further reading

• "Timor Leste: PM encouraged by newfound enthusiasm and vigour in the community" (Press release). Dili: Government of East Timor. 22 July 2006. Retrieved 8 April 2023.