State Council (East Timor)
The State Council ( Conselho do Estado ) of East Timor is a body currently made up of twelve people, which is supposed to advise the President of the country . The President presides over the Council.
Members
Section 90 of the East Timor Constitution names the members of the Council.
Former Presidents of the Republic
Former presidents who have not been removed from office are members of the State Council.
- Francisco Xavier do Amaral (2002–2012)
- Xanana Gusmão (since 2007)
- José Ramos-Horta (since 2012)
- Taur Matan Ruak (since 2017)
President of Parliament
- Francisco Guterres (2001-2007)
- Fernando de Araújo (2007–2012)
- Vicente da Silva Guterres (2012-2016)
- Adérito Hugo da Costa (2016-2017)
- Aniceto Guterres Lopes (2017-2018)
- Arão Noé da Costa Amaral (since 2018)
prime minister
The incumbent Prime Minister of the country is an ex officio member.
- Marí Alkatiri (2002-2006)
- José Ramos-Horta (2006-2007)
- Estanislau da Silva (2007)
- Xanana Gusmão (2007-2015)
- Rui Maria de Araújo (2015-2017)
- Marí Alkatiri (2017-2018)
- Taur Matan Ruak (since 2018)
Citizens elected by parliament
Five citizens are elected to the State Council by the national parliament. This must be done in accordance with the principles of proportional representation. They are elected for the period that corresponds to the term of office of the legislature. The elected may not be members of any of the state organs during their term of office.
2005-2007
- Aurélio Sérgio Cristóvão Guterres
- Maria Domingas Alves
- Faustino Cardoso Gomes
- João Boavida
- Marçal de Araújo
2007–2012
On August 27, 2007, were elected as members of parliament. The parties represented in parliament were represented by the selection.
- Feliciano Alves de Fátima ( FRETILIN )
- Milena Pires ( PSD )
- Cirilo José Cristóvão ( CNRT )
- Benevides Correia Barros ( PD )
- Victor Manuel Alves ( UNDERTIM )
2011 Francisco Martins is named as a member instead of Pires .
2012-2017
On October 10, 2012, the following five citizens were elected to the State Council by Parliament:
- Sérgio de Jesus Fernandes da Costa Hornai
- Delfina Fátima da Costa Simões
- Vidal Riak Leman de Jesus
- Lourdes Merita Maria Assunção de Jesus Mascarenhas Alves Araújo
- José Agostinho Sequeira
Since 2018
- Eduardo de Jesus Barreto
- Aurora Ximenes
- José Cornélio Guterres
- Arcângelo Leite
- José dos Santos Bucar
Citizens appointed by the President
Five citizens are appointed by the President of the Republic for the duration of his term of office. They may not be members of any of the state organs during their term of office.
2005-2007
(Sworn in on May 17, 2005)
- Mário Viegas Carrascalão
- Aniceto Guterres Lopes
- Avelino Coelho da Silva
- João Mariano Saldanha
- Benjamim de Araújo e Côrte-Real
2007–2012
- Rui Maria de Araújo
- Merita de Jesus Marques
- Leovigildo Hornay
- João Viegas Carrascalão
- Benjamim de Araújo e Côrte-Real
2012-2015
On October 17, 2012, the following five people were nominated for the State Council:
- António Cardoso Caldas Machado
- Germinio Amaral dos Reis
- Leovigildo Hornay
- Merita de Jesus Marques
- Zacarias da Costa
Since 2017
On October 23, 2017, the following five people were nominated for the State Council:
- Faustino Godinho Gonçalves da Costa
- Laura Soares Abrantes
- Maria Dadi Soares Magno
- Oscar Lima
- Alcino de Araújo Baris
tasks
According to Section 91, the tasks of the Council of State are:
- Expression of opinion on the dissolution of the National Parliament
- Expressing opinion on the dismissal of the government
- Expression of opinion on declarations of war and peace agreements
- Expressing opinions on any other case listed in the Constitution and advising the President of the Republic on his request in the exercise of his office.
- Establish the rules of his operation
Role of the State Council during the 2006 riots
On May 29 and 30, 2006, President Xanana Gusmão called the State Council for an emergency meeting due to the unrest in East Timor . At the end of June 2006, Gusmão threatened to ask the State Council to recommend that Prime Minister Marí Alkatiri be dismissed if he did not resign voluntarily. Alkatiri finally gave up and resigned on June 26, 2006.
See also
Web links
- Constitution of East Timor (English) (PDF file; 242 kB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ministry of Justice of East Timor: resolução DO PARLAMENTO NACIONAL NO. 7/2005. May 19, 2005. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
- ↑ Jornal da República: RESOLUÇÃO DO PARLAMENTO 15/2007 August 27, 2007 , accessed on July 26, 2019.
- ↑ RTP: Parlamento de Timor-Leste elege novos elementos para órgãos consultivos do PR , August 28, 2007 , accessed on July 26, 2019.
- ^ Governance of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste - Accountability Mechanism of Key Institutions: Structure of the Council of State , Second edition, December 2011 ( Memento of February 5, 2015 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on February 21, 2015.
- ↑ a b Ministry of Justice of East Timor: RESOLUÇÃO DO PARLAMENTO 15/2012 , October 10, 2012 , accessed on September 16, 2017.
- ↑ The President's Facebook page: Press Release. January 15, 2019, accessed January 15, 2019.
- ↑ Ruth Elizabeth Nuttall: The Origins and Onset of the 2006 Crisis in Timor-Leste , PhD Thesis, The Australian National University, February 2017 , accessed July 31, 2019.
- ^ UNMIT: Governance of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste - Accountability Mechanism of Key Institutions. Second Edition, December 2011. ( Memento from February 5, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 3.2 MB)
- ↑ The President's Facebook page: Press Release. October 23, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2017.