# I Constitutional Government of Timor-Leste

The I Constitutional Government (Portuguese: I Governo Constitucional, Tetum: I Governu Konstitusionál) was the first Constitutional Government (administration or cabinet) under the Constitution of Timor-Leste (formerly known as East Timor). Formed on 20 May 2002, it was led by the country's second Prime Minister, Mari Alkatiri, and was replaced by the II Constitutional Government on 10 July 2006.

## Initial composition

From 20 May 2002 until it was restructured on 26 July 2005, the government was made up of Ministers, Vice Ministers and Secretaries of State, as follows:

### Ministers

| Party | Minister | Portfolio |
| Fretilin | Mari Alkatiri | Prime Minister and Minister of Development and Environment |
| Independent | José Ramos-Horta | Minister of State and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation |
| Fretilin | Ana Maria Pessoa | Minister of Justice (20 May 2002 – 4 March 2003) Minister of State in the Presidency of the Council of Ministers (6 March 2003 – 26 July 2005) |
| Fretilin | Maria Madalena Brites Boavida | Minister of Planning and Finance |
| Fretilin | Ovídio Amaral [de] | Minister of Transport, Communications and Public Works |
| Fretilin | Rogério Tiago Lobato | Minister of Internal Administration (20 May 2002 – 4 March 2003) Minister of Interior (6 March 2003 – 26 July 2005) |
| Fretilin | Estanislau Aleixo da Silva | Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries |
| Independent | Armindo Maia | Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports |
| Independent | Rui Araújo | Minister of Health |
| Fretilin | Domingos Sarmento [de] | Minister of Justice (6 March 2003 – 26 July 2005) |

### Vice Ministers

| Party | Vice Minister | Portfolio |
| Fretilin | José Luís Guterres | Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (20 May 2002 – c. May 2003) |
| Fretilin | Jorge Teme | Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (20 May 2002 – March 2003) |
| Fretilin | César Vital Moreira [de] | Vice Minister of Transport, Communications and Public Works |
| Independent | Manuel Abrantes [de] | Vice Minister of Justice |
| Fretilin | Domingos Sarmento [de] | Vice Minister of Justice (20 May 2002 – 4 March 2003) |
| Fretilin | Aicha Bassarewan | Vice Minister of Planning and Finance |
| Independent | Alcino Baris [de] | Vice Minister of Internal Administration (20 May 2002 – 4 March 2003) Vice Minister of Interior (6 March 2003 – 26 July 2005) |
| Fretilin | Ilda Conceição | Vice Minister of International Administration (20 May 2002 – 4 March 2003) Minister of State Administration (6 March 2003 – 26 July 2005) |
| Fretilin | Luís Lobato | Vice Minister of Health |
| Fretilin | Abel Ximenes [de] | Vice Minister of Development and Environment (6 March 2003 – 26 July 2005) |
| Fretilin | Olímpio Branco [de] | Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (c. May 2003 – 26 July 2005) |

### Secretaries of State

| Party | Secretary of State | Portfolio |
| Independent | Roque Félix Rodrigues | Secretary of State for Defence |
| Fretilin | Arsénio Bano | Secretary of State for Labour and Solidarity |
| Fretilin | Arlindo Rangel [de] | Secretary of State for Trade and Industry |
| Fretilin | Gregório Sousa | Secretary of State for the Council of Ministers |
| Fretilin | Antoninho Bianco [de] | Secretary of State for Parliamentary Issues for the PM |
| Fretilin | Egídio de Jesus [de] | Secretary of State for Electricity and Water at the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Public Works |
| Fretilin | José Teixeira [de] | Secretary of State for Tourism, Environment and Investment at the Ministry of Development and Environment |
| Independent | Virgílio Simith [de] | Secretary of State for Education, Culture, Youth and Sports |
| Fretilin | João Baptista Alves [de] | Secretary of State for Public Works (6 March 2003 – 26 July 2005) |

## Restructured composition

Following the restructuring on 26 July 2005, the government was made up of Ministers, Vice Ministers and Secretaries of State, as follows:

### Ministers

| Party | Minister | Portfolio |
| Fretilin | Mari Alkatiri | Prime Minister and Minister of Natural and Mineral Resources, and Energy Policy |
| Independent | José Ramos-Horta | Minister of State and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation |
| Fretilin | Maria Madalena Brites Boavida | Minister of Planning and Finance |
| Fretilin | Ana Maria Pessoa | Minister of State Administration |
| Fretilin | Ovídio Amaral [de] | Minister of Transport and Communications |
| Fretilin | Rogério Tiago Lobato | Minister of Interior (26 July 2005 – 1 June 2006) |
| Independent | Roque Félix Rodrigues | Minister of Defence (26 July 2005 – 1 June 2006) |
| Fretilin | Antoninho Bianco [de] | Minister in the Presidency of the Council of Ministers |
| Fretilin | Estanislau Aleixo da Silva | Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries |
| Independent | Armindo Maia | Minister of Education and Culture |
| Independent | Rui Araújo | Minister of Health |
| Fretilin | Domingos Sarmento [de] | Minister of Justice |
| Fretilin | Abel Ximenes [de] | Minister of Development |
| Independent | Odete Vítor [de] | Minister of Public Works |
| Fretilin | Arsénio Bano | Minister of Labour and Community Reinsertion |

### Vice Ministers

| Party | Vice Minister | Portfolio |
| Fretilin | Adaljíza Magno | Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation |
| Fretilin | Aicha Bassarewan | Vice Minister of Planning and Finance |
| Fretilin | Valentim Ximenes | Vice Minister of State Administration |
| Fretilin | José Teixeira [de] | Vice Minister of Natural and Mineral Resources, and Energy Policy |
| Independent | Alcino Baris [de] | Vice Minister of Interior |
| Fretilin | Francisco Sá Benevides [de] | Vice Minister of Coffee and Forestry |
| Fretilin | Rosária Corte-Real | Vice Minister for Primary and Secondary Education |
| Fretilin | Luís Lobato | Vice Minister of Health |
| Independent | Manuel Abrantes [de] | Vice Minister of Justice |
| Independent | Arcanjo da Silva [de] | Vice Minister of Development |
| Fretilin | Raúl da Cunha Mousaco | Vice Minister of Public Works |

### Secretaries of State

| Party | Secretary of State | Portfolio |
| Fretilin | Gregório Sousa | Secretary of State for the Council of Ministers |
| Fretilin | José Manuel Fernandes | Secretary of State for Youth and Sports |
| Fretilin | João Alves [de] | Secretary of State for Environmental Coordination, Territorial Ordering and Physical Development |
| Fretilin | José Maria dos Reis | Secretary of State for the Coordination of Region I (Lautem, Viqueque and Baucau) |
| Independent | Virgílio Simith [de] | Secretary of State for the Coordination of Region II (Manatuto, Manufahi and Ainaro) |
| Fretilin | Egídio de Jesus [de] | Secretary of State for the Coordination of Region III (Dili, Aileu and Ermera) |
| Independent | César da Cruz [de] | Secretary of State for the Coordination of Region IV (Liquiça, Bobonaro and Cova-Lima) |
| Independent | Albano Salem [de] | Secretary of State resident in Oecussi |
| Fretilin | David Ximenes | Secretary of State for Veterans and Former Combatants |