# Minister of Transport and Communications (Timor-Leste)

The Minister of Transport and Communications (Portuguese: Ministro dos Transportes e Comunicações, Tetum: Ministru Transportes no Komunikasoins) is a senior member of the Constitutional Government of Timor-Leste heading the Ministry of Transport and Communications.

## Functions

Under the Constitution of Timor-Leste, the Minister has the power and the duty:
* to implement the policy defined for the Ministry of Transport and Communications;
* to ensure relations between the Government and the other organs of the State in the area of responsibility of the Ministry.
Where the Minister is in charge of the subject matter of a government statute, the Minister is also required, together with the Prime Minister, to sign the statute.

## Incumbent

The incumbent Minister of Transport and Communications is Miguel Marques Gonçalves Manetelu.

## List of ministers

The following individuals have been appointed as the minister:
| No. | Party | Minister | Title | Government (Prime Minister) | Term start | Term end | Term in office |
| 1 | Fretilin | Eduardo Carlos dos Anjos "Kaku'uk" [de] | Minister of Public Works, Transport and Communications | 1975 CoM (Lobato) | 1 December 1975 | 17 December 1975 | 16 days |
| 2 | UDT | João Viegas Carrascalão | Minister for Infrastructure | I UNTAET (Vieira de Mello) | 15 July 2000 | 16 July 2001 | 1 year, 1 day |
| 3 | Fretilin | Ovídio de Jesus Amaral [de] | Minister for Infrastructure | I UNTAET (Vieira de Mello) | 16 July 2001 | 20 September 2001 | 4 years, 344 days |
| 3 | Fretilin | Ovídio de Jesus Amaral [de] | Minister of Transport and Communications | II UNTAET (Alkatiri) | 20 September 2001 | 20 May 2002 | 4 years, 344 days |
| 3 | Fretilin | Ovídio de Jesus Amaral [de] | Minister of Transport, Communications and Public Works | I Constitutional (Alkatiri) | 20 May 2002 | 26 July 2005 | 4 years, 344 days |
| 3 | Fretilin | Ovídio de Jesus Amaral [de] | Minister of Transport and Communications | I Constitutional (Alkatiri) | 26 July 2005 | 25 June 2006 | 4 years, 344 days |
| 4 | Fretilin | Inácio Moreira [de] | Minister of Transport and Communications | I Constitutional (Alkatiri) | 25 June 2006 | 10 July 2006 | 1 year, 44 days |
| 4 | Fretilin | Inácio Moreira [de] | Minister of Transport and Communications | II Constitutional (Ramos-Horta) | 10 July 2006 | 19 May 2007 | 1 year, 44 days |
| 4 | Fretilin | Inácio Moreira [de] | Minister of Transport and Communications | III Constitutional (da Silva) | 19 May 2007 | 8 August 2007 | 1 year, 44 days |
| 5 | Independent | Pedro Lay [de] | Minister of Infrastructure | IV Constitutional (Gusmão) | 8 August 2007 | 8 August 2012 | 7 years, 192 days |
| 5 | Independent | Pedro Lay [de] | Minister of Transport and Communications | V Constitutional (Gusmão) | 8 August 2012 | 16 February 2015 | 7 years, 192 days |
| 6 | PD | Gastão Francisco de Sousa | Minister of Public Works, Transport and Communications | VI Constitutional (Araújo) | 16 February 2015 | 15 September 2017 | 2 years, 211 days |
| 6 | Independent | Gastão Francisco de Sousa | Minister of Public Works, Transport and Communications | VI Constitutional (Araújo) | 16 February 2015 | 15 September 2017 | 2 years, 211 days |
| | | Vacant | | VII Constitutional (Alkatiri) | 3 October 2017 | 22 June 2018 | 262 days |
| 7 | KHUNTO | José Agustinho da Silva | Minister of Transport and Communications | VIII Constitutional (Ruak) | 22 June 2018 | 1 July 2023 | 5 years, 9 days |
| 11 | CNRT | Miguel Marques Gonçalves Manetelu | Minister of Transport and Telecommunications | IX Constitutional (Gusmão) | 1 July 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 259 days |