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.
I UNTAET Transitional Government | |
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I UNTAET Transitional Government of East Timor | |
Date formed | 15 July 2000 |
Date dissolved | 20 September 2001 |
People and organisations | |
Transitional Administrator | Sérgio Vieira de Mello |
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Successor | II UNTAET Transitional Government |
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 edit
The government was made up of the UN Transitional Administrator and Ministers, as follows:[1][2][3]
Party | Minister | Portrait | Portfolio | |
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United Nations | Sérgio Vieira de Mello |
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United Nations | Peter Galbraith |
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United Nations | Jean-Christian Cady |
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United Nations | Michael Francino |
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United Nations | Gita Honwana-Welch |
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Independent | José Ramos-Horta |
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Fretilin | Mari Alkatiri |
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Fretilin | Ana Pessoa Pinto |
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UDT | João Viegas Carrascalão |
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Catholic Church | Filomeno Jacob Abel |
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PD | Florindo Pereira |
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Fretilin | Ovídio de Jesus Amaral |
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References edit
- ^ a b "First meeting of Transitional Cabinet". peacekeeping.un.org. 17 July 2000. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ a b "UNTAET, East Timor shape new cabinet and legislative body". Tais Timor. 1 (12). 6 August 2000. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ a b Beuman, Lydia (2016). Political Institutions in East Timor: Semi-Presidentialism and Democratisation. Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. ISBN 9781138950337.
- ^ "II UNTAET Transitional Government". Government of Timor-Leste. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "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.