The VIII Constitutional Government is the eighth and incumbent Constitutional Government under the Constitution of East Timor. Formed on 22 June 2018,and restructured in mid-2020,it is led by the country's seventh Prime Minister,Taur Matan Ruak.
Manuel Cárceres da Costa is an East Timorese politician and writer. Between June 2018 and March 2022,he was the Minister of Justice,serving under the VIII Constitutional Government of East Timor led by Taur Matan Ruak.
Longuinhos dos Santos is an East Timorese politician,and a member of the People's Liberation Party (PLP). He is the incumbent Minister of Higher Education,Science and Culture,serving since June 2018 under the VIII Constitutional Government of East Timor led by Taur Matan Ruak.
Armanda Berta dos Santos is an East Timorese politician,and the leader of the Kmanek Haburas Unidade Nasional Timor Oan (KHUNTO) political party. She is the more senior of East Timor's two incumbent Deputy Prime Ministers,serving since May 2020 under the VIII Constitutional Government of East Timor led by Taur Matan Ruak. She is also the incumbent Minister of Social Solidarity and Inclusion,serving in that position since the government was formed in June 2018.
Salvador Eugénio Soares dos Reis Pires is an East Timorese politician. Between June 2018 and March 2022,he was the Minister of Public Works,serving under the VIII Constitutional Government of East Timor.
JoséAgustinho da Silva is an East Timorese politician and a member of the Kmanek Haburas Unidade Nasional Timor Oan (KHUNTO) political party. He is the incumbent Minister of Transport and Communications,serving since June 2018 under the VIII Constitutional Government of East Timor.
Brigadier General Filomeno da Paixão de Jesus is an East Timorese politician and former senior officer in the Timor Leste Defence Force (F-FDTL). He is the Minister for Defence,serving since July 2018 under the VIII Constitutional Government of East Timor led by Taur Matan Ruak. From October 2011 to July 2018,he was the Deputy Chief of the F-FDTL.
JoséMaria dos Reis is an East Timorese politician,and a member of the Fretilin political party. He is the more junior of East Timor's two incumbent Deputy Prime Ministers,and also the incumbent Minister of Planning and Territory,serving since June 2020 under the VIII Constitutional Government of East Timor led by Taur Matan Ruak. Previously,he served as a Minister,and as a Secretary of State,in earlier Constitutional Governments.
Joaquim Amaral is an East Timorese politician and diplomat,and a member of the Fretilin political party. He is the incumbent Coordinating Minister of Economic Affairs,serving since June 2020 under the VIII Constitutional Government of East Timor led by Taur Matan Ruak. Previously,he served as East Timorese Ambassador to Thailand,and as a Member of the National Parliament of East Timor.
Fernando Hanjam is an East Timorese politician and academic. In 2020,he served briefly as the Minister of Finance under the VIII Constitutional Government of East Timor led by Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak. Previously,in 2017–18,he was Minister of Education and Culture in the earlier VII Constitutional Government,led by Mari Alkatiri.
Francisco Martins da Costa Pereira Jerónimo is an East Timorese politician and academic,and a member of the Fretilin political party. He is the incumbent Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Social Communication,serving since May 2020 under the VIII Constitutional Government of East Timor led by Taur Matan Ruak. Previously,he was a Member of the National Parliament of East Timor.
Júlio Sarmento da Costa,also known by his nom de guerreMeta Mali,is an East Timorese politician and a member of the Democratic Party (PD). He is the incumbent Minister for the Affairs of National Liberation Combatants,serving since May 2020 under the VIII Constitutional Government of East Timor led by Taur Matan Ruak. Previously,between August 2012 and February 2015,he was Secretary of State for the Combatants for National Liberation Affairs,and in 2017–2018 he was a Member of the National Parliament.
JoséLucas do Carmo da Silva is an East Timorese politician,marine biologist and academic,and a member of the Fretilin political party. He is the incumbent Minister of Tourism,Trade and Industry,serving since June 2020 under the VIII Constitutional Government of East Timor led by Taur Matan Ruak.
Víctor da Conceição Soares is an East Timorese politician and academic,and a member of the Fretilin political party. He is the incumbent Minister of Petroleum and Minerals,serving since June 2020 under the VIII Constitutional Government of East Timor led by Taur Matan Ruak.
Florentina da Conceição Pereira Martins Smith is an East Timorese politician,and a member of the Fretilin political party. Between September 2017 and June 2018,she was the Minister for Social Solidarity under the VII Constitutional Government of East Timor led by Mari Alkatiri. Previously,between 2012 and 2017,she was a member of the National Parliament of East Timor.
The Ministry of Petroleum and Minerals is the government department of East Timor accountable for energy policy,management of mineral resources,and related matters.
The Ministry of Social Solidarity and Inclusion is the government department of East Timor accountable for social security and related matters.
The Minister of State Administration is a senior member of the Constitutional Government of East Timor heading the Ministry of State Administration.
The Minister of Tourism,Trade and Industry is a senior member of the Constitutional Government of East Timor heading the Ministry of Tourism,Trade and Industry.
The Minister of Social Solidarity and Inclusion is a senior member of the Constitutional Government of East Timor heading the Ministry of Social Solidarity and Inclusion.
