List of Health Ministers of East Timor
This is a list of East Timor’s Health Ministers since independence was proclaimed in 1975 . The vice ministers are also given. So far there have been no state secretaries subordinate to the Ministry of Health . The seat of the ministry is in the Palácio das Cinzas .
Minister of Health
| Health Minister of East Timor | ||||
| government | photo | Surname | Political party | Term of office |
|
Government of FRETILIN / government in exile |
not occupied | 1975-2000 | ||
| I UNTAET | not occupied | 2000-2001 | ||
| II UNTAET |  |
Rui Maria de Araújo | independent | 2001-2002 |
| I. | |
Rui Maria de Araújo | independent | 2002-2006 |
| II. | |
Rui Maria de Araújo | independent | 2006-2007 |
| III. | |
Rui Maria de Araújo | independent | 2007 |
| IV. |  |
Nélson Martins | independent | 2007–2012 |
| V. |  |
Sergio Lobo | CNRT | 2012-2015 |
| VI. |  |
Maria do Céu Sarmento | CNRT | 2015-2017 |
| VII. | |
Rui Maria de Araújo | FRETILIN | 2017-2018 |
| VIII. |  |
Élia António de Araújo dos Reis Amaral | CNRT | 2018 - April 3, 2020 (provisional) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Bonifácio dos Reis | PLP | April 3 - May 29, 2020 (provisional) | |
 |
Odete Maria Belo | FRETILIN | since May 29, 2020 | |
Vice Minister
| Vice Minister | ||||
| government | photo | Surname | Political party | Term of office |
|
Government of FRETILIN / government in exile |
Eduardo Ximenes | FRETILIN | 1975 | |
| I UNTAET | not occupied | 2000-2001 | ||
| II UNTAET | João Soares Martins | PD | 2001-2002 | |
| I. |  |
Luís Maria Lobato | FRETILIN | 2002-2006 |
| II. | |
Luís Maria Lobato | FRETILIN | 2006-2007 |
| III. | |
Luís Maria Lobato | FRETILIN | 2007 |
| IV. |  |
Madalena Hanjam | 2007–2012 | |
| V. |  |
Natália de Araújo | CNRT | 2012–2015 (for ethics and services) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Maria do Céu Sarmento | CNRT | 2012–2015 (for management, support and resources) | |
| VI. |  |
Ana Isabel Soares | 2015-2017 | |
| VII. | |
Luís Maria Lobato | FRETILIN | 2017-2018 |
| VIII. | |
Élia António de Araújo dos Reis Amaral | CNRT | 2018-2020 (for primary health care) |
|
Bonifácio dos Reis | PLP | since 2018 (for strategic health development) | |
Web links
- Homepage of the Ministry of Health of East Timor (English)
- Official Facebook page of the East Timor Ministry of Health
supporting documents
For evidence, see articles on individual governments.
Minister : Rui Maria de Araújo (2001-2007) | Nélson Martins (2007–2012) | Sérgio Lobo (2012–2015) | Maria do Céu Sarmento (2015-2017) | Rui Maria de Araújo (2017-2018) | Odete Maria Belo (since 2020)
Vice Minister : Eduardo Ximenes (1975) | João Soares Martins (2001–2002) | Luís Maria Lobato (2002–2007) | Madalena Hanjam (2007–2012) | Maria do Céu Sarmento & Natália de Araújo (2012–2015) | Ana Isabel Soares (2015–2017) | Luís Maria Lobato (2017–2018) | Élia António de Araújo dos Reis Amaral (2018-2020), Bonifácio dos Reis (since 2018)
Foreign Minister | Minister of Education | Finance Minister | Minister of Health | Interior Minister | Minister of Justice | Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries | Minister for Petroleum and Minerals | Minister for Public Works | Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Media | Minister of the Presidium of the Council of Ministers | Minister of State Administration | Minister for Transport and Communication | Minister of Social Affairs | Minister of Tourism | Environment Minister | Defense Minister | Veterans Minister | Minister of Economic Affairs (Trade and Industry)
Former ministries:
Minister for Development and Institutional Reform | Minister for Projects and Strategic Investments | Minister for Legislative Reform and Parliamentary Affairs