Timor-Leste

Leaders and Cabinet Members

President
José Ramos-Horta
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  • male
  • born 1949-12-26
  • in office since 2022-05-20
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Prime Minister
Xanana Gusmão
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  • male
  • born 1946-06-20
  • in office since 2023-07-01
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Vice Prime Minister
Francisco Kalbuadi Lay
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  • male
  • born 1954-02-07
  • in office since 2023-07-01
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Vice Prime Minister
Mariano Sabino Lopes
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  • male
  • born 1971-04-12
  • in office since 2023-07-01
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries
Marcos da Cruz
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  • male
  • in office since 2023-07-01
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Minister of Commerce
Filipus Nino Pereira
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  • male
  • in office since 2023-07-01
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Minister of Defence
Pedro Klamar Fuik
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  • male
  • born 1968-05-24
  • in office since 2023-07-01
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Minister of Education
Dulce de Jesus Soares
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  • female
  • born 1967-10-20
  • in office since 2023-07-01
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Minister of Finance
Santina Cardoso
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  • female
  • born 1975-11-24
  • in office since 2023-07-01
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
Bendito Freitas
  • male
  • born 1963-12-10
  • in office since 2023-07-01
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Minister of Health
Élia dos Reis Amaral
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  • female
  • in office since 2023-07-01
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Minister of Higher Education, Science and Culture
José Honório
  • male
  • born 1973-02-15
  • died 2026-04-21
  • in office since 2023-07-01
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Minister of the Interior
Francisco da Costa Guterres
  • male
  • in office since 2023-07-01
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Minister of Justice
Sérgio de Jesus Fernandes da Costa Hornai
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  • male
  • in office since 2024-02-15
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Minister of National Liberation Fighter Affairs
Gil da Costa Monteiro
  • male
  • in office since 2023-07-01
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Minister of Petroleum and Minerals
Francisco da Costa Monteiro
  • male
  • in office since 2023-07-01
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Minister of Public Works
Samuel Marçal
  • male
  • in office since 2023-07-01
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Minister of Social Solidarity and Inclusion
Verónica das Dores
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  • female
  • in office since 2023-07-01
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Minister of State Administration
Tomás Cabral
  • male
  • in office since 2023-07-01
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Minister of Strategic Investment
Gastão de Sousa
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  • male
  • born 1960-03-25
  • in office since 2023-07-01
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Minister of Transport and Communications
Miguel Marques Gonçalves Manetelu
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  • male
  • born 1969-05-05
  • in office since 2023-07-01
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Minister of Youth, Sport, Art and Culture
Nélio Isaac Sarmento
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  • male
  • in office since 2023-07-01
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Minister of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers
Ágio Pereira
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  • male
  • born 1956-03-31
  • in office since 2023-07-01
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Vice-Minister for the Operationalisation of Hospitals
Flávio Brandão
  • male
  • in office since 2023-07-01
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Speaker of the National Parliament
Maria Fernanda Lay
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  • female
  • born 1954-11-10
  • in office since 2023-06-22
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Chief of Defence Force
Falur Rate Laek
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  • male
  • born 1955-07-09
  • in office since 2022-01-28
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Governor of the Central Bank
Abraão de Vasconselos
  • male
  • in office since 2011
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The last change to this list was on February 15, 2024. This information is believed to be up-to-date based on ongoing scanning of relevant sources, but sometimes changes are missed, so if anything seems incorrect, inaccurate, or out-of-date, or if you would like to see other significant positions included here, please get in touch.