V Constitutional Government of Timor-Leste

The V Constitutional Government (Portuguese: V Governo Constitucional, Tetum: V Governu Konstitusionál) was the fifth Constitutional Government (administration or cabinet) under the Constitution of Timor-Leste. Formed on 8 August 2012,^[1] it was led by the country's fifth Prime Minister, Xanana Gusmão,^[1] and was replaced by the VI Constitutional Government on 16 February 2015.^[2]

Composition

The government was made up of Ministers, Vice Ministers and Secretaries of State, as follows:^[3]

1 2"Swearing in of the V Constitutional Government". Government of Timor-Leste. 9 August 2012. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
↑"VI Constitutional Government is sworn-in". Government of Timor-Leste. 16 February 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
↑"V Constitutional Government". Government of Timor-Leste. Retrieved 23 January 2019.

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