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Prepared by Democratic Governance Support Unit, UNMIT July 2010 Prepared by Democratic Governance Support Unit, UNMIT July 2010 This list was compiled for internal reference purpose only. It is not an official government document. Table of Contents Office of the President 1 Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) 45 National Parliament 3 Civil Service Commission (CSC) 45 Ministers & Secretaries of State 9 National Electoral Commission (CNE) 46 Banking & Payments Authority (BPA) 48 Government National Petroleum Authority (ANP) 49 Office of the Prime Minister 13 Court 49 Ministry of Defense & Security 18 Office of the Provedor 52 Ministry of Foreign Affairs 20 University of Timor-Lorosae (UNTL) 53 Timorese Diplomatic Institutions 22 Timor-Leste National Police (PNTL) 56 Ministry of Finance 25 Timor-Leste Defense Force (F-FDTL) 58 Ministry of Justice 26 Ministry of Health 27 Annex Ministry of Education 29 Abbreviations 60 Ministry of State Administration & Websites 62 Territorial Management 32 Map 63 Ministry of Economy & Development 34 Ministry of Social Solidarity 36 Ministry of Infrastructure 38 Ministry of Tourism, Trade & Industry 41 Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries 42 Cover photo by Martine Perret/UNMIT Radio & Television Timor-Leste (RTTL) 44 Office of the President www.presidencia.tl Work place Name Functional Title Contact E-mail Number Office of the President Jose Manuel Ramos Horta President of the Republic "Gregorio de SousaChief of [email protected] "Aida SantosSecretary of Chief of Staff7230067 7230068 secretariado.presidencia.rdtl "Leni FernandesSecretary of President 3339999 @gmail.com "Mateus X. BeloDirector of [email protected] Jose Manuel S. Jesus de 7310141 [email protected] " International Relations Turquel 7368940 [email protected] 7238077 "Shica BrancoProtocol3339012 [email protected] 7230496 7323324 "Eizenando RibeiroProtocol3339012 7230496 7373634 "Eva TrindadeProtocol3339012 7230496 1 "Ana Eliza SzmrecsanyiInternational Legal Advisor7312368 [email protected] 7251413 "Evaristo Doutel SarmentoAdvisor for Civil Society 7356171 Combat Against Poverty "Augusto Junior Trindade 7259379 [email protected] Adviser "Alexandrino Araujo National Political Advisor7363371 7230216 "Venancio MonizChief of Human [email protected] 3339010 7284904 "Alcina de J. SoaresChief of the Central Archive 7340428 Quintiliano Moniz Youth Adviser 7305779 Social Communication 7236733 "Joel Maria Pereira [email protected] (Media Relations) 7230160 2 National Parliament Name Functional Title Political NP Standing Mobile tel. E-mail Party Committee National Parliament President, Chair Members, Committee Members and Members of the Plenary Fernando La Sama de Araujo President of The National Parliament PD 7235980 Vicente da Silva Guterres Vice-President (Vice-Speaker) CNRT "A" 7248996 Maria Paixao da Costa Vice-President (Vice-Speaker) PSD "C" 7273083 National Parliament Presidential Chair Maria Terezinha Viegas Secretary of Parliament CNRT "C"7341422 Maria da Costa Exposto Vice-Secretary of Parliament PSD "F" 7327668 Tereza Maria de Carvalho Vice-Secretary of ParliamentPD"F"7347696 Alberto Silva da Cruz Member of The National Parliament ASDT "C", "H" 7359263 Domingos da Costa President of Parlimentary Bench ASDT"B", "E"7520872 Francisco de Araujo Member of The National ParliamentASDT"F", "G"7346340 Francisco Xavier do Amaral Member of The National Parliament ASDT Teresa da Conceicao Amaral Member of The National Parliament ASDT "A", "D" 7277887 Aderito Hugo da Costa Member of The National Parliament CNRT "C" 7234222 Arao Noe de Jesus C. Amaral President of Parlimentary Bench CNRT "G" 7242902 Benvinda Catarina Rodrigues Member of The National Parliament CNRT "D" 7254072 3 Brigida Antonia Correia Member of The National Parliament CNRT "D" 7250187 Carmelita Caetano Moniz Member of The National Parliament CNRT "A" 7272777 Cecilio Caminha Freitas Member of The National Parliament CNRT "C" 7233062 Duarte Nunes Member of The National Parliament CNRT "B"7238065 Eduardo de Deus Barreto Member of The National Parliament CNRT "H" 7276970 Maria Fernanda Lay Member of The National Parliament CNRT "I" 7246955 Maria Rosa da Camara Member of The National Parliament CNRT "E" 7253653 7328875 Natalino dos Santos Member of The National ParliamentCNRT"A" 7610000 Paulo de Fatima Martins Member of The National Parliament CNRT "B" 7344858 Pedro dos Martires da Costa Member of The National Parliament CNRT "G" 7236433 7234537 Romeu Moises Member of The National Parliament CNRT "F" 7763826 Virgilio Maria Dias Marcal Member of The National Parliament CNRT "F" 7236886 Virginia Ana Belo Member of The National Parliament CNRT "E" 7286396 Aicha Binte Umar Bassarewan Member of The National Parliament FRETILIN "C" 7270156 Aniceto Longuinhos G. Lopes President of Parlimentary Bench FRETILIN "A" 7238569 Antoninho Bianco Member of The National Parliament FRETILIN "A" 7313029 4 Antonio Cardoso C. Machado Member of The National Parliament FRETILIN "H" 7493400 Arsenio Paixao Bano Member of The National ParliamentFRETILIN"B"7298460 Cipriana da Costa Pereira Member of The National Parliament FRETILIN "C" 7242114 David Dias Ximenes Member of The National Parliament FRETILIN "B" 7234536 Domingos Maria Sarmento Member of The National Parliament FRETILIN "A" 7341324 Estanislau C. A. Maria da Silva Member of The National Parliament FRETILIN "C" 7335062 Elizario Ferreira Member of The National Parliament FRETILIN "H" 7237118 Francisco M. C. P. Jeronimo Member of The National Parliament FRETILIN "F" 7252277 Francisco Miranda Branco Member of The National Parliament FRETILIN "C" 7237124 Ilda Maria da Conceicao Member of The National Parliament FRETILIN "F" 7255828 Inacio Freitas Moreira Member of The National Parliament FRETILIN "G" 7237223 Joaquim Amaral Member of The National Parliament FRETILIN "G", "I" 7240625 Joaquim dos Santos Member of The National Parliament FRETILIN "D" 7258446 Jose A. F. Texeira Member of The National Parliament FRETILIN "B", "D" 7287080 Jose Manuel Fernandes Member of The National Parliament FRETILIN "E" 7752889 Josefa A. Pereira Soares Member of The National Parliament FRETILIN "E" 7241707 5 Maria Maia dos Reis E. Costa Member of The National Parliament FRETILIN "D" 7270652 Osorio Florindo C. Costa Member of The National Parliament FRETILIN "E" 7295958 Manuel Tilman Member of The National Parliament KOTA "A", "C" 7234970 Adriano do Nascimento President of Parlimentary BenchPD"D", "G"7296196 Alvaro do Nascimento M. Dos Reis Member of The National Parliament PD "B" 7348879 Gertrudes Moniz Member of The National Parliament PD "E" 7286284 Lucas da Costa Member of The National Parliament PD "C"7233964 Rui Menezes Member of The National Parliament PD "C" 7234277 Vital dos Santos Member of The National Parliament PD "A", "I" 7238276 Jacob Xavier President of Parlimentary Bench PPT "D", "I" 7282799 7322501 Augusto Tara Araujo Member of The National ParliamentPSD"D" 7271245 Hermes da Rosa Correia Barros Member of The National Parliament PSD "A", "H" 7506695 Lolina Celeste de Deus Member of The National Parliament PSD "G", "I" 7236723 Vidal de Jesus President of Parlimentary Bench PSD "B", "E" 7250017 Domingos Canossa C. Mesquita Member of The National Parliament PUN "B" 7259822 Fernanda Mesquita Borges Member of The National Parliament PUN "A", "C" 7330744 6 Cornelio da Conceicao Gama President of Parlimentary Bench UNDERTIM "A", "B" 7241004 Faustino dos Santos Member of The National ParliamentUNDERTIM"D", "E"7251684 Mateus de Jesus Member of The National Parliament Independent "D", "F" 7394702 Political Number of Number of Total Party Male Members Female Members ASDT 4 1 5 CNRT 11 7 18 FRETILIN 16 5 21 KOTA 1 0 1 PD 6 2 8 PPT 1 0 1 PSD 3 3 6 PUN 1 1 2 UNDERTIM 2 0 2 Independent 1 0 1 Total 46 19 65 7 Functions of Committees Committee Areas of Responsibility No. of Names of Committee Presidents (in bold) and Members Members Fernanda Mesquita Borges (PUN), Vital dos Santos (PD), Carmelita Caetano Moniz (CNRT), Natalino dos Santos (CNRT), Vicente da Silva Guterres (CNRT), Cornelio da Conceicao Gama Constitutional Issues, Justice, Public Administration, Local power and Government Legislation A 12 (UNDERTIM), Hermes da Rosa Correia Barros (PSD), Teresa da Conceicao Amaral (ASDT), Manuel (Assuntos Constitucionais, Justiça, Administração Pública, Poder Local e Legislação do Governo) Tilman (KOTA), Domingos Maria Sarmento (FRETILIN), Antoninho Bianco (FRETILIN), Aniceto Longuinhos G. Lopes (FRETILIN). Duarte Nunes (CNRT), Paulo de Fatima Martins (CNRT), Domingos Canossa C. Mesquita (PUN), Foreign Affairs, Defense and National Security Domingos da Costa (ASDT), Vidal de Jesus (PSD), Cornelio da Conceicao Gama (UNDERTIM), Alvaro B 10 (Negócios Estrangeiros, Defesa e Segurança Nacionais) do Nascimento M. Dos Reis (PD), Jose A. F. Texeira (FRETILIN), David Dias Ximenes (FRETILIN), Arsenio Paixao Bano (FRETILIN). Manuel Tilman (KOTA), Cecilio Caminha Freitas (CNRT), Aderito Hugo da Costa (CNRT), Maria Paixao da Costa (PSD), Maria Terezinha Viegas (CNRT), Lucas da Costa (PD), Fernanda Economy, Finance and Anti-Corruption C 13 Mesquita Borges (PUN), Alberto Silva da Cruz (ASDT), Estanislau C. A. Maria da Silva (FRETILIN), (Economia, Finanças e Anti – corrupção) Cipriana da Costa Pereira (FRETILIN), Francisco Miranda Branco (FRETILIN), Rui Menezes (PD), Aicha Binte Umar Bassarewan (FRETILIN). Brigida Antonia Correia (CNRT), Joaquim dos Santos (FRETILIN), Benvinda Catarina Rodrigues Agriculture, Fishery, Forest, Natural Resources and Environment (CNRT),
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