Minister of Tourism, Trade and Industry (Timor-Leste)

Minister of Tourism, Trade and Industry
  • Ministro do Turismo, Comércio e Indústria (Portuguese)
  • Ministru Turizmu, Komérsiu no Indústria (Tetum)
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since 1 July 2023
Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Industry
Style
Member ofConstitutional Government
Reports toPrime Minister
AppointerPresident of Timor-Leste
(following proposal by the Prime Minister of Timor-Leste)
Inaugural holderGil da Costa Alves
Formation2007
WebsiteMinistry of Tourism, Trade and Industry

The Minister of Tourism, Trade and Industry (Portuguese: Ministro do Turismo, Comércio e Indústria, Tetum: Ministru Turizmu, Komérsiu no Indústria) is a senior member of the Constitutional Government of Timor-Leste heading the Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Industry.

Functions

Under the Constitution of Timor-Leste, the Minister has the power and the duty:

  1. to implement the policy defined for the Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Industry;
  2. to ensure relations between the Government and the other organs of the State in the area of responsibility of the Ministry.[1]

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.[1]

Incumbent

The incumbent Minister of Commerce and Industry is Filipus Nino Pereira.[2][3]

List of ministers

The following individuals have been appointed as the minister:

No. Party Minister Portrait Title Government
(Prime Minister) 		Term start Term end Term in office
1 ASDT Gil Alves Minister of Tourism, Commerce and Industry IV Constitutional
(Gusmão) 		8 August 2007 8 August 2012 5 years, 0 days
2 (a) PD António da Conceição Minister of Commerce, Industry and Environment V Constitutional
(Gusmão) 		8 August 2012 16 February 2015 3 years, 2 days
VI Constitutional
(Araújo) 		16 February 2015 10 August 2015
3 (a) Constâncio da Conceição Pinto 10 August 2015 15 September 2017 2 years, 36 days
(2 (a)) António da Conceição Minister for Commerce and Industry VII Constitutional
(Alkatiri) 		15 September 2017 22 June 2018 280 days
2 (b) CNRT Francisco Kalbuadi Lay Minister of Tourism V Constitutional
(Gusmão) 		8 August 2012 16 February 2015 5 years, 38 days
Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture VI Constitutional
(Araújo) 		16 February 2015 15 September 2017
3 (b) Independent Manuel Florêncio da Canossa Vong Minister of Tourism VII Constitutional
(Alkatiri) 		15 September 2017 22 June 2018 280 days
(acting) CNRT Hermenegildo Ágio Pereira Minister of Tourism, Trade and Industry VIII Constitutional
(Ruak) 		22 June 2018 12 May 2020 1 year, 325 days
4 Fretilin José Lucas do Carmo da Silva VIII Constitutional
(Ruak)
(restructured) 		24 June 2020 1 July 2023 3 years, 7 days
5 (b) PD Filipus Nino Pereira Minister of Commerce and Industry IX Constitutional
(Gusmão) 		1 July 2023 Incumbent 2 years, 50 days

References

  1. ^ a b Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: "Constitution of Timor-Leste, Section 117" (PDF). Government of Timor-Leste. 20 May 2002. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  2. ^ Martins, Filomeno (30 June 2023). "The list of structure of IX Constitutional Government announced in Official Gazette". Tatoli. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  3. ^ Sousa, Nelson de (1 July 2023). "PR Horta sei akompaña serbisu IX Governu" [President Horta will accompany the work of the IX Government] (in Tetum). Tatoli. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
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