UNTAET: 2nd Tranisitional Government (Fact Sheets 3&4)
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FACT SHEET 3
December 2001
By UNTAET Press Office
SECOND TRANSITIONAL GOVERNMENT
• The Second Transitional Government of East Timor and its Council of Ministers was appointed by Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Transitional Administrator Sergio Vieira de Mello on 20 September 2001 following the 30 August Constituent Assembly elections. The Government and its Council of Ministers will govern East Timor during the remaining transitional period before its independence as a democratic and sovereign state on 20 May 2002.
• The Government has been expanded in size to reflect the structure of an independent government, and is all East Timorese, consistent with the progressive delegation of executive authority urged by the UN Security Council. The intention to pre-figure East Timor’s government on independence is premised on the basic guiding philosophy that you cannot fully prepare a nation for self-government without giving that nation the opportunity to truly govern itself.
• The Transitional Government comprises a Chief Minister, ten Ministers, seven Vice-Ministers and three Secretaries of State. The Transitional Government is supported by a number of high-level East Timorese advisors who report to the Chief Minister.
• As the Transitional Government’s representative body, the Council of Ministers collectively takes the most significant decisions of the Transitional Government on policy and financial matters, under the Transitional Administrator’s ultimate authority and in close consultation with him. The Transitional Government will also recommend to the Transitional Administrator the promulgation of legislation in close consultation with the Transitional Administrator, who retains the ultimate executive and legislative authority.
• The Council of Ministers is responsible for supervising the ministries and subsidiary directors of the East Timor Public Administration (ETPA), formerly the East Timor Transitional Administration (ETTA). ETPA, which comprises civil service, UN and bilateral staff, implements the laws of East Timor and the programs and policies of the Council of Ministers.
• At a 20 September swearing in ceremony, Chief Minister Marí Alkatiri told his fellow ministers, “We are determined that this Government be an example in restoring the values and ethics of our society. What is being asked of you is total transparency, unconditional dedication and diligence to serve the nation.”
UNITED NATIONS TRANSITIONAL
ADMINISTRATION IN EAST TIMOR (UNTAET)
OFFICE OF COMMUNICATION
AND PUBLIC INFORMATION (OCPI)
Not an official document. For information purposes only.
FACT SHEET 4
December 2001
By UNTAET Press Office
GOVERNMENT MEMBERS
[This list of the members of the Second East Timor Transitional Government includes 6 Fretilin Ministers, 2 Fretilin Vice-Ministers and 2 Fretilin Secretaries of State. ie. half of the key positions - BD]
A list of the members of the Second East Timor Transitional Government is as follows:
Dr. Marí Bin Amude
Alkatiri, Fretilin
CHIEF MINISTER & MINISTER
OF ECONOMY & DEVELOPMENT
Dr. José Ramos-Horta,
Independent
SENIOR MINISTER FOR FOREIGN
AFFAIRS & COOPERATION
Dra. Ana Maria Pessoa Pereira
da Silva Pinto, Fretilin
MINISTER FOR JUSTICE
Dra. Fernanda Mesquita Borges,
Independent
MINISTER FOR FINANCE
Dr. Antoninho Bianco, Fretilin
MINISTER FOR INTERNAL ADMINISTRATION
Dr. Rui Maria de Araújo,
Independent
MINISTER FOR HEALTH
Arq. César Vital Moreira,
Fretilin
MINISTER FOR WATER AND PUBLIC
WORKS
Eng. Ovídio de Jesus
Amaral, Fretilin
MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT AND
COMMUNICATIONS
Dr. Armindo Maia, Independent
MINISTER FOR EDUCATION,
CULTURE AND YOUTH
Eng. Estanislau Aleixo da
Silva, Fretilin
MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE
AND FISHERIES
Dr. Arsénio Paixão
Bano, Independent
SECRETARY OF STATE FOR LABOUR
AND SOLIDARITY
Dr. Fernando de Araújo,
Democratic
Party
VICE-MINISTER FOR FOREIGN
AFFAIRS AND COOPERATION
Dr. Jorge da Conceição
Teme, Fretilin
VICE-MINISTER FOR FOREIGN
AFFAIRS AND COOPERATION
Dr. Domingos Maria Sarmento,
Independent
VICE-MINISTER FOR JUSTICE
Dr. Arlindo Rangel da Cruz,
Fretilin
VICE-MINISTER FOR FINANCE
Sra. Ilda Maria da Conceição,
Independent
VICE-MINISTER FOR INTERNAL
ADMINISTRATION
Dr. João Soares Martins,
Democratic Party
VICE-MINISTER FOR HEALTH
Félix de Jesus Rodrigues,
Independent
VICE-MINISTER FOR EDUCATION,
CULTURE AND YOUTH
Dr. Gregório José
da Conceição Ferreira de Sousa, Fretilin
SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE
COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
Sr. Egídio Jesus,
Fretilin
SECRETARY OF STATE FOR NATURAL
AND MINERAL RESOURCES
Mariano José Lopes
da Cruz, Independent
INSPECTOR-GENERAL
Dra. Emília Maria
Valéria Pires, Independent
SECRETARY OF THE COMMISSION
ON PLANNING
Dra. Isabel da Costa Ferreira,
Independent
ADVISOR ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Maria Domingas Fernandes
ADVISOR ON THE PROMOTION
OF EQUALITY
António da Conceição,
Democratic Party
ADVISOR ON THE DEVELOPMENT
OF THE COMMISSION ON PLANNING
See also:
Sep
20 A Popular Challenge to UNTAET’s Achievements Statement
added Sep 20
"UNTAET has recently published in the
September issue of its broadsheet Timor Tais 20 of the UN’s major achievements
in East Timor. Many of these achievements are either misleading or things
that UNTAET has been forced to do under pressure from Timorese people,
civil society and leaders and international critics. It is time for UNTAET
to be held accountable, once and for all, for not fully achieving its mandate,
and for now preparing to withdraw and redefining its mandate according
to the few things it has done rather than what it was supposed to do."