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I UNTAET Transitional Government of East Timor

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I UNTAET Transitional Government
I UNTAET Transitional Government of East Timor
Date formed15 July 2000 (2000-07-15)
Date dissolved20 September 2001 (2001-09-20)
People and organisations
Transitional AdministratorSérgio Vieira de Mello
History
SuccessorII UNTAET Transitional Government

The I UNTAET Transitional Government (Portuguese: I Governo Transitório UNTAET, Tetum: I Governu Tranzisaun UNTAET) was the first administration or cabinet of United Nations Administered East Timor, a United Nations protectorate that provided an interim civil administration and a peacekeeping mission in the territory of East Timor from 25 October 1999 until 20 May 2002.

The Transitional Government took office on 15 July 2000 and was headed by the UN Transitional Administrator, Sérgio Vieira de Mello.[1][2][3] It was replaced on 20 September 2001 by the II UNTAET Transitional Government.[4]

Composition

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The government was made up of the UN Transitional Administrator and Ministers, as follows:[1][2][3]

Party Minister Portrait Portfolio
United Nations Sérgio Vieira de Mello
  • Transitional Administrator
United Nations Peter Galbraith
  • Minister for Political Affairs and Timor Sea
United Nations Jean-Christian Cady [de]
  • Minister for Police and Emergency Services
United Nations Michael Francino [de]
  • Minister for Finance
United Nations Gita Honwana-Welch
  • Minister for Justice
Independent José Ramos-Horta
  • Minister for Foreign Affairs
    (to 31 March 2001 and from 15 July 2001)[5]
Fretilin Mari Alkatiri
  • Minister for Economic Affairs
Fretilin Ana Pessoa Pinto
  • Minister for Internal Administration
    (to 15 July 2001)
UDT João Viegas Carrascalão
  • Minister for Infrastructure
    (to 16 July 2001)
Catholic Church Filomeno Jacob Abel [de]
  • Minister for Social Affairs
PD Florindo Pereira [de]
  • Minister for Internal Administration
    (from 15 July 2001)
Fretilin Ovídio de Jesus Amaral [de]
  • Minister for Infrastructure
    (from 16 July 2001)

References

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  1. ^ a b "First meeting of Transitional Cabinet". peacekeeping.un.org. 17 July 2000. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b "UNTAET, East Timor shape new cabinet and legislative body". Tais Timor. 1 (12). 6 August 2000. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b Beuman, Lydia (2016). Political Institutions in East Timor: Semi-Presidentialism and Democratisation. Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. ISBN 9781138950337.
  4. ^ "II UNTAET Transitional Government". Government of Timor-Leste. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  5. ^ "East Timor: Ramos-Horta appointed by UN administrator to replace Gusmão on National Council". UN Department of Global Communications. 2 April 2001. Retrieved 19 December 2021.