The Minister of Transport and Communications (, ) 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:
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:
PartyMinisterPortraitTitleGovernment(Prime Minister)Term startTerm endTerm in office 1 Fretilin Minister of Public Works, Transport and Communications 1975 CoM(Lobato) 1 December 1975 17 December 1975 2 UDT João Viegas Carrascalão Minister for Infrastructure I UNTAET(Vieira de Mello) 15 July 2000 16 July 2001 3 Fretilin 16 July 2001 20 September 2001 Minister of Transport and Communications II UNTAET(Alkatiri) 20 September 2001 20 May 2002 Minister of Transport, Communications and Public Works I Constitutional(Alkatiri) 20 May 2002 26 July 2005 Minister of Transport and Communications 26 July 2005 25 June 2006 4 25 June 2006 10 July 2006 II Constitutional(Ramos-Horta) 10 July 2006 19 May 2007 III Constitutional(da Silva) 19 May 2007 8 August 2007 5 Independent Minister of Infrastructure IV Constitutional(Gusmão) 8 August 2007 8 August 2012 Minister of Transport and Communications V Constitutional(Gusmão) 8 August 2012 16 February 2015 6 PD Gastão Francisco de Sousa Minister of Public Works, Transport and Communications VI Constitutional(Araújo) 16 February 2015 15 September 2017 Independent Vacant VII Constitutional(Alkatiri) 3 October 2017 22 June 2018 7 KHUNTO José Agustinho da Silva Minister of Transport and Communications VIII Constitutional(Ruak) 22 June 2018 1 July 2023 11 CNRT Miguel Marques Gonçalves Manetelu Minister of Transport and Telecommunications IX Constitutional(Gusmão) 1 July 2023 Incumbent
References
External links – official site