Rui Gomes (politician)

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Rui Augusto Gomes
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Gomes in 2020
Minister of Finance
In office
23 November 2020 –1 July 2023
Political party Independent
Alma mater London South Bank University
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Rui Augusto Gomes (born 21 September 1958) is an East Timorese politician, administrator and academic. From November 2020 to July 2023, he was the Minister of Finance, serving in the VIII Constitutional Government of East Timor led by Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak.

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Previously, he was Minister for Planning and Finance in the earlier VII Constitutional Government.

He has also worked as an economic adviser and Chief of Staff to the President of East Timor, in various capacities for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and as a university lecturer.

Early life and career

Gomes was born in Dili, Portuguese Timor (now East Timor). He holds a PhD in Development Economics from London South Bank University in the United Kingdom, [1] [2] and has worked and researched for many years in the areas of economic development, poverty reduction and human development. [2]

As of 1998, he was a lecturer at the University of Porto. [3] He has also been the Economic Specialist at the UNDP Resource Center based in Bangkok, and Assistant Country Director of UNDP Timor-Leste. [2]

Political career

On 5 August 2015, Taur Matan Ruak, who was then the President of East Timor, appointed Gomes as his Chief of Staff, replacing Fidelis Leite Magalhães. Previously, Gomes had been a personal advisor to the President on economic issues. [1]

On 15 September 2017, Gomes was sworn in as Minister for Planning and Finance in the VII Constitutional Government led by Mari Alkatiri. [4] His term of office ended on 22 June 2018 when the VIII Constitutional Government took over; he then reverted being an economic adviser, this time to President Francisco Guterres "Lu-Olo", who had taken up that office in 2017. [2] [5] [6]

On 18 June 2020, Gomes was entrusted with the role of President of the Commission for the Preparation of the Economic Recovery Plan for East Timor following the COVID-19 pandemic. [6]

The commission's responsibility was to recommend to the VIII Constitutional Government the measures to be adopted and the actions to be taken for the recovery of East Timor's national economy. [6] Under Gomes's leadership, the commission developed a plan focusing on the promotion of human capital, agriculture, tourism, housing, education, health and social protection. [7]

On 23 November 2020, Gomes was re-appointed as Minister of Finance to succeed his own successor Fernando Hanjam, who had had to resign due to ill health. [8] [9]

Gomes' tenure as Minister ended when the IX Constitutional Government took office on 1 July 2023. He was succeeded by Santina Viegas Cardoso. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Mídia PR (11 August 2015). "H.E. The President of the Republic appoints his adviser Dr Rui Gomes to serve as Chief of the Civil House". Presidência da República de Timor-Leste. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "[Profile] Minister of Finance". Ministry of Finance (East Timor) . Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "A vez ea voz da Ásia" [Asia's turn and voice]. Boletim trimestral de informação económica sobre a Ásia Oriental (in Portuguese). 2 (1). 1998. Archived from the original on 16 September 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "VII Governo constitucional de Timor-Leste toma hoje posse incompleto" [VII Constitutional Government of Timor-Leste takes incomplete possession today]. Sapo.pt. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  5. ↑ "Transitional Ministerial Administration". Government of Timor-Leste. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  6. 1 2 3 "Inauguration of the members of the Commission for the Preparation of the Economic Recovery Plan". Government of Timor-Leste. 18 June 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  7. ↑ "BTI Timor-Leste Country Report 2022". BTI. Bertelsmann Stiftung.
  8. ↑ "Lú Olo swearing-in of the New Minister of Finance Rui Gomes". Tatoli website. Tatoli. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  9. ↑ "Governo timorense tem condições para melhorar execução e aplicar reformas" [Timorese government has conditions to improve implementation and implement reforms]. Notícias ao Minuto (in Portuguese). Lusa. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  10. ↑ Martins, Filomeno (30 June 2023). "The list of structure of IX Constitutional Government announced in Official Gazette". Tatoli . Retrieved 1 July 2023.

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