# IV Constitutional Government of Timor-Leste

The IV Constitutional Government (Portuguese: IV Governo Constitucional, Tetum: IV Governu Konstitusionál) was the fourth Constitutional Government (administration or cabinet) under the Constitution of Timor-Leste. Formed on 8 August 2007, it was led by the country's fifth Prime Minister, Xanana Gusmão, and was replaced by the V Constitutional Government on 8 August 2012.

## Composition

The government was made up of Ministers, Vice Ministers and Secretaries of State, as follows:

### Ministers

| Party | Minister | Portfolio |
| CNRT | Xanana Gusmão | Prime Minister Minister of Defence |
| FM | José Luís Guterres | Vice Prime Minister for Social Affairs |
| PSD | Mário Viegas Carrascalão | Vice Prime Minister for Management and State Administration (5 March 2009 – 8 September 2010) |
| PSD | Zacarias da Costa | Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation |
| Independent | Emília Pires | Minister of Finance |
| PSD | Lúcia Lobato | Minister of Justice (suspended March 2012) |
| Independent | Nélson Martins [de] | Minister of Health |
| Independent | João Câncio Freitas [de] | Minister of Education |
| PD | Arcângelo Leite [de] | Minister of State Administration and Territorial Planning |
| PSD | João Gonçalves [de] | Minister of Economy and Development |
| Independent | Maria Domingas Alves | Minister of Social Solidarity |
| Independent | Pedro Lay [de] | Minister of Infrastructure |
| ASDT | Gil Alves [de] | Minister of Tourism, Commerce and Industry |
| PD | Mariano Assanami Sabino | Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries |

### Vice Ministers

| Party | Vice Minister | Portfolio |
| PD | Rui Manuel Hanjam | Vice Minister of Finance |
| | Madalena Hanjam [de] | Vice Minister of Health |
| PD | Paulo Assis Belo | Vice Minister of Education |
| UNDERTIM | Cristiano da Costa | Vice Minister of Economy and Development |
| ASDT | José Manuel Carrascalão | Vice Minister of Infrastructure |

### Secretaries of State

| Party | Secretary of State | Portfolio |
| CNRT | Ágio Pereira | Secretary of State of the Council of Ministers |
| CNRT | Júlio Tomás Pinto | Secretary of State of Defence |
| Independent | Francisco Guterres | Secretary of State for Security |
| CNRT | Miguel Manetelo | Secretary of State for Youth and Sports |
| CNRT | Alfredo Pires | Secretary of State for Natural Resources |
| PST | Avelino Coelho | Secretary of State for Energy Policy |
| CNRT | Bendito Freitas | Secretary of State for Professional Training and Employment |
| CNRT | Idelta Maria Rodrigues [de] | Secretary of State for the Promotion of Equality |
| CNRT | Virgílio Simith | Secretary of State for Culture |
| FM | Jorge Teme | Secretary of State for the Region of Oecusse |
| PD | Florindo Pereira | Secretary of State for Administrative Reform |
| ASDT | Abílio de Jesus Lima | Secretary of State for Environment |
| PD | Mário Nicolau dos Reis | Secretary of State for Former National Liberation Combatants Affairs |
| CNRT | Jacinto Gomes de Deus | Secretary of State for Social Assistance and Natural Disasters |
| CNRT | Vitor da Costa | Secretary of State for Social Security |
| PD | Domingos Caeiro | Secretary of State for Public Works |
| CNRT | Januário Pereira | Secretary of State for Electricity, Water and Urbanization |
| PD | Marcos da Cruz | Secretary of State for Agriculture and Arboriculture |
| PD | Eduardo de Carvalho | Secretary of State for Fisheries (died 8 February 2010) |
| CNRT | Valentino Varela | Secretary of State for Livestock |