Joaquim Amaral

Joaquim Amaral (born 17 June 1968) is an East Timorese politician and diplomat, and a member of the Fretilin political party. He is the incumbent Coordinating Minister of Economic Affairs, serving since June 2020 under the VIII Constitutional Government of East Timor led by Taur Matan Ruak. Previously, he served as East Timorese Ambassador to Thailand, and as a Member of the National Parliament of East Timor.

Joaquim Amaral
Amaral in 2020
Coordinating Minister of Economic Affairs
Assumed office
24 June 2020 (2020-06-24)
Prime MinisterTaur Matan Ruak
Preceded byOffice established
East Timorese Ambassador to Thailand
In office
November 2015 (2015-11) – January 2020 (2020-01)
Member of the National Parliament
In office
2001 (2001) – 2012 (2012)
Personal details
Born (1968-06-17) 17 June 1968
Viqueque,
Portuguese Timor
(now East Timor)
Political partyFretilin

Political career

Amaral has a degree in Agriculture. He was Secretary-General of the Associação the Arquitetos de Timor-Leste (ART), Director of the Forte Group, and Administrator of Funuman PT Ltd.[1]

In 2001, Amaral was elected as a Fretilin candidate to the Constituent Assembly of East Timor, from which the National Parliament emerged in 2002.[2] During the 2001–2007 Parliamentary term, he was a member of Committee G (Commission for Infrastructure). At the next Parliamentary elections in 2007, he was not re-elected, but on 21 August 2007, one month after the first session of Parliament, he succeeded one of the Fretilin candidates who had not taken up his or her seat. In Amaral's second legislative period, he was a member of the Committee for Infrastructure and Social Facilities (Committee G).[1]

In November 2015, Amaral was appointed as East Timor's ambassador to Thailand. He succeeded João Câmara. In 2020, Amaral's term in Bangkok ended.[3][4]

Following a change in the governing coalition, and the admission of Fretilin to the VIII Constitutional Government, Amaral was sworn in as Coordinating Minister of Economic Affairs on 24 June 2020.[5][6][7]

References
  1. "[Profile] Joaquim Amaral". National Parliament of East Timor (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 29 October 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  2. "LISTA ALFABÉTICA DOS DEPUTADOS". National Parliament of East Timor. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  3. "[Ambassador appointment announcements]". Embassy of Japan in Timor-Leste. 18 November 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  4. "Timor Leste emphasises relationship with Thailand as true friends". NNT website. National News Bureau of Thailand. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  5. "Swearing-In and organic structure of the Eight Constitutional Government". Government of Timor-Leste. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  6. "Structure of the VIII Constitutional Government". Government of Timor-Leste. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  7. "Timor-Leste's Eighth Constitutional Government (updated 17 July 2020)". La'o Hamutuk website. La'o Hamutuk: Timor-Leste Institute for Development Monitoring and Analysis. Retrieved 22 December 2020.

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