I Constitutional Government of Timor-Leste

I Constitutional Government
I Constitutional Government
; I Constitutional Government of East Timor
	Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri
Date formed	20 May 2002
Date dissolved	10 July 2006
People and organisations
President	Xanana Gusmão
Prime Minister	Mari Alkatiri
No. of ministers	1 Prime Minister; 8–9 other Ministers; 8–9 Vice Ministers; 8–9 Secretaries of State; (20 May 2003 – 26 July 2005); 1 Prime Minister; 14 other Ministers; 11 Vice Ministers; 9 Secretaries of State; (26 July 2005 – 10 July 2006);
Member parties	Fretilin
Status in legislature	Majority 55 / 88 (63%)
History
Election	2001
Predecessor	II UNTAET Transitional Government
Successor	II Constitutional Government

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,^[1] it was led by the country's second Prime Minister, Mari Alkatiri,^[1] and was replaced by the II Constitutional Government on 10 July 2006.^[2]

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	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 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)

	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)

	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)^[3]
Independent	Roque Félix Rodrigues	Minister of Defence (26 July 2005 – 1 June 2006)^[3]
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 Minister	Portfolio
Fretilin	Adaljíza Magno^[4]	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

Initial composition