Rui Gomes (politician)

Rui Augusto Gomes (born 21 September 1958) is an East Timorese politician, administrator and academic. He is the incumbent Minister of Finance, serving since November 2020 under the VIII Constitutional Government of East Timor led by Taur Matan Ruak. Previously, he served in the same office in the earlier VII Constitutional Government, as economic adviser and Chief of Staff to the President of East Timor, and as a university lecturer.

This article is about the East Timorese politician, administrator and academic. For other uses, see Rui Gomes.

Rui Augusto Gomes
Gomes in 2020
Minister of Finance
Assumed office
23 November 2020 (2020-11-23)
Prime MinisterTaur Matan Ruak
Preceded byFernando Hanjam
Minister of State and Minister for Mineral Resources
In office
3 October 2017 (2017-10-03) – 22 June 2018 (2018-06-22)
Prime MinisterMari Alkatiri
Preceded bySantina Cardoso
Succeeded byFernando Hanjam
Chief of Staff to the President
In office
11 August 2015 (2015-08-11) – 20 May 2017 (2017-05-20)
PresidentTaur Matan Ruak
Preceded byFidelis Leite Magalhães
Personal details
Born (1958-09-21) 21 September 1958
Dili, Portuguese Timor
(now East Timor)
Political partyIndependent
Alma materLondon South Bank University

Early life and career

Gomes was born in Dili. He holds a PhD from London South Bank University.[1] As of 1998, he was a lecturer at the University of Porto.[2]

Political career

On 5 August 2015, Taur Matan Ruak, who was then the President of East Timor, appointed Gomes as his Chief of Staff, replacing Fidelis Leite Magalhães. Previously, Gomes had been a personal advisor to the President on economic issues.[1]

On 15 September 2017, Gomes was sworn in as Minister for Planning and Finance in the VII Government led by Mari Alkatiri.[3] His term of office ended on 22 June 2018 when the VIII Government took over, and he reverted being an economic adviser to the President.[4][5]

On 18 June 2020, Gomes was entrusted with the role of President of the Commission for the Preparation of the Economic Recovery Plan for East Timor following the COVID-19 pandemic. The commission's responsibility was to recommend to the VIII Government the measures to be adopted and the actions to be taken for the recovery of East Timor's national economy.[5]

On 23 November 2020, Gomes was re-appointed as Minister of Finance to succeed his own successor Fernando Hanjam, who had had to resign due to ill health.[6][7]

Publications
  • Pembangunan or kolonialisme?: Administering development in East Timor, (Perth: MA dissertation, Murdoch University, 1997)
  • Some thoughts for alternative development assistance to East Timor, (Lisbon: Paper for the Eighth Christian Consultation on East Timor, 13–14 September 1997)

References
  1. Mídia PR (11 August 2015). "H.E. The President of the Republic appoints his adviser Dr Rui Gomes to serve as Chief of the Civil House". Presidência da República de Timor-Leste. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  2. "A vez ea voz da Ásia" [Asia's turn and voice]. Boletim trimestral de informação económica sobre a Ásia Oriental (in Portuguese). 2 (1). 1998. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  3. "VII Governo constitucional de Timor-Leste toma hoje posse incompleto" [VII Constitutional Government of Timor-Leste takes incomplete possession today]. Sapo.pt. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  4. "Transitional Ministerial Administration". Government of Timor-Leste. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  5. "Inauguration of the members of the Commission for the Preparation of the Economic Recovery Plan". Government of Timor-Leste. 18 June 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  6. "Lú Olo swearing-in of the New Minister of Finance Rui Gomes". Tatoli website. Tatoli. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  7. "Governo timorense tem condições para melhorar execução e aplicar reformas" [Timorese government has conditions to improve implementation and implement reforms]. Notícias ao Minuto (in Portuguese). Lusa. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.

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