List of Economics Ministers of East Timor

Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Industry

Ministry of Trade, Industry and the Environment

This is a list of the East Timor’s Economics Ministers since independence was proclaimed in 1975 . The ministers of trade and industry also belong to the economics ministers. The deputy ministers and state secretaries assigned to the economic ministries are also given.

Cutting of the department

Responsibility for economic matters was distributed very differently in the various East Timorese cabinets . In the government of 1975 there was, on the one hand, a minister for economic coordination and statistics, and on the other hand, a minister for economic and social affairs. The Minister of Economics of the First Transitional Government became Minister of Economics and Development in the Second Interim Government, and finally, in the First Government , in personal union with the Prime Minister, the Minister of Development and the Environment . During the government reshuffle in 2005, the Prime Minister gave the portfolio to the new Minister for Development, who remained in office in the two following governments.

In the fourth government , the department was divided into two ministries. The Minister of Economy and Development was responsible for developing microfinance and cooperatives. The second ministry was subordinate to the Minister of Tourism , Trade and Industry. In the V. and VI. Government , the ministries were reunited, with the Minister of Commerce, Industry and Environment in the VI. Government was subordinated to the Minister of State and Coordinator of Economic Affairs.

The Seventh Government again separated the Minister for Development and Institutional Reforms (in personal union with the Prime Minister) and the Minister for Trade and Industry. In the eighth government , the ministerial offices for the economic departments remained vacant until 2020 due to the dispute with the state president . The posts of Minister for Tourism, Trade and Industry and Minister for Economic Affairs were provisional during this period.

Economics Minister

Economy Minister of East Timor
government	Office	photo	Surname	Political party	Term of office
Government of FRETILIN / government in exile	Minister for Economic Coordination and Statistics		José Gonçalves	FRETILIN	1975–1995 †
Government of FRETILIN / government in exile	Minister for Economic and Social Affairs		Abílio Araújo	FRETILIN	1975-2000
I UNTAET	Minister for Economy		Marí Bin Amude Alkatiri	FRETILIN	2000-2001
II UNTAET	Minister for Economic Affairs and Development In personal union with the Chief Minister		Marí Bin Amude Alkatiri	FRETILIN	2001-2002
I.	Minister for Development and Environment In personal union with the Prime Minister		Marí Bin Amude Alkatiri	FRETILIN	2002-2005
I.	Minister for Development		Abel Ximenes	FRETILIN	2005-2006
II.	Minister for Development		Arcanjo da Silva		2006-2007
III.	Minister for Development		Arcanjo da Silva		2007
IV.	Minister for Economy and Development		João Mendes Gonçalves	Psd	2007–2012
IV.	Minister for Tourism , Trade and Industry MTCI		Gil da Costa Alves	ASDT	2007–2012
V.	Minister for Trade, Industry and the Environment		Antonio da Conceição	PD	2012-2015
VI.	Minister of State and Coordinator for Economic Affairs In personal union with the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries		Estanislau da Silva	FRETILIN	2015-2017
	Minister for Trade, Industry and the Environment		Antonio da Conceição	PD	February 6, 2015 - August 10, 2015
	Minister for Trade, Industry and the Environment		Constâncio Pinto	PD	2015-2017
VII.	Minister for Development and Institutional Reform. In personal union with the Prime Minister		Marí Bin Amude Alkatiri	FRETILIN	2017-2018
VII.	Minister for Trade and Industry		Antonio da Conceição	PD	2017-2018
VIII.	Minister for Tourism , Trade and Industry (acting)		Ágio Pereira	CNRT	2018-2020
	Minister for Economic Affairs (acting)		Fidelis Leite Magalhães	PLP	2018-2020
	Minister for Tourism , Trade and Industry MTCI		José Lucas do Carmo da Silva	CNRT	since 2020
	Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs MCAE		Joaquim Amaral	FRETILIN	since 2020

Vice Minister

Vice Minister
government	Office	photo	Surname	Political party	Term of office
Government of FRETILIN / government in exile	Vice Minister for Economic Coordination and Statistics		Sanches Pina	FRETILIN	1975-2000
I UNTAET	not occupied				2000-2001
II UNTAET	not occupied				2001-2002
I.	Vice Minister for Development		Arcanjo da Silva		2005-2006
II.	Vice Minister for Development		Antonio Cepeda		2006-2007
III.	Vice Minister for Development		Antonio Cepeda		2007
IV.	Vice Minister for Economy and Development		Rui Manuel Hanjam	PD	2007-2009
IV.	Vice Minister for Economy and Development		Cristiano da Costa	UNDERTIM	2009–2012
V.	Vice Minister for Trade, Industry and the Environment		Abel Ximenes	FM	2012-2015
VI.	Vice Minister for Trade, Industry and the Environment		Constâncio Pinto	PD	2015 - August 10, 2015
VI.	Vice Minister for Trade, Industry and the Environment		Nino Pereira	PD	2015-2017
VII.	Deputy Minister of Development for Public Works in the Ministry of Development		Mariano Renato Monteiro da Cruz		2017-2018
	Vice Minister for Housing, Planning and Environment Development in the Ministry of Development		Abrão Oliveira	FRETILIN	2017-2018
	Deputy Minister for Development for Transport and Communication in the Ministry of Development		Inácio Moreira	FRETILIN	2017-2018
	Vice Minister for Trade and Industry in the Ministry of Trade and Industry		Jacinto Gusmão		2017-2018
VIII.	Vice Minister for Municipal Tourism and Culture		Inácia Teixeira	FRETILIN	since 2020
VIII.	Vice Minister for Trade and Industry		Domingos Lopes Antunes	FRETILIN	since 2020

State Secretaries

State Secretaries
government	Office	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	not occupied				2001-2002
I.	State Secretary for Tourism, Environment and Investment		José Teixeira	FRETILIN	2002-2005
I.	State Secretary for Environmental Coordination, Territorial Order and Technical Development		João Baptista Alves		2005-2006
II.	State Secretary for Environmental Planning, Territorial Order and Development		João Baptista Alves		2006-2007
III.	State Secretary for Environmental Planning, Territorial Order and Development		João Baptista Alves		2007
IV.	State Secretary for Rural Development and Cooperatives in the Ministry of Economy and Development		Papito Monteiro	Psd	2007-2008
IV.	State Secretary for the Environment in the Ministry of Economy and Development		Abílo de Deus de Jesus Lima	ASDT	2007–2012
V.	State Secretary for Trade		Ricardo Cardoso Nheu	FM	2012-2015
	State Secretary for Industry and Cooperatives		Nino Pereira	PD	2012-2015
	State Secretary for the Environment		Nominando Soares Martins	PD	2012-2015
VI.	not occupied				2015-2017
VII.	not occupied				2017-2018
VIII.	State Secretary for Vocational Training and Labor in the Ministry of Economic Affairs		Julião da Silva	KHUNTO	2018-2020
	State Secretary for Cooperatives in the Ministry of Economic Affairs		Arsénio Pereira da Silva	CNRT	2018-2020
	State Secretary for the Environment in the Ministry of Economic Affairs		Demetrio do Amaral de Carvalho	PLP	since 2018
	State Secretary for Vocational Training and Labor in the Ministry of Economic Affairs		Alarico de Rosario	KHUNTO	since 2020
	State Secretary for Cooperatives in the Ministry of Economic Affairs		Elizário Ferreira	FRETILIN	since 2020

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