Dulce de Jesus Soares is an East Timorese politician, and a member of the

National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction The National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction ( pt, Congresso Nacional de Reconstrução de Timor, CNRT) is a political party in East Timor founded by former President Xanana Gusmão in March 2007 in preparation for the 2007 parliamentary ...

(CNRT). She is the incumbent Minister of Education, serving since July 2023 in the

IX Constitutional Government of East Timor The IX Constitutional Government ( pt, VIII Governo Constitucional, tet, VIII Governu Konstitusionál) is the ninth and incumbent Constitutional Government of East Timor, Constitutional Government (Administration (government), administration o ...

led by Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão. Previously, from June 2018 to May 2020, she was the Minister of Education, Youth and Sports in the VIII Constitutional Government; in earlier constitutional governments, she had been the Deputy Minister of Education I and the Deputy Minister of Basic/Primary Education.The

Constitution of East Timor The Constitution of East Timor entered into force on 20 May 2002, and was the country's first constitution after it gained independence from Portugal in 1975 and from Indonesia, which invaded East Timor on 7 December 1975 and left in 1999 followi ...

provides, in sections 104 and 105, for the appointment of officials referred to in its English language version as "Deputy Ministers". In other English language publications, those officials are commonly referred to as "Vice Ministers", even though the word "Vice", in context, arguably has a different meaning in English from the word "Deputy". In this article, the constitutional expression "Deputy" is used.

Career

In independent East Timor, Soares worked initially as a project manager for UNICEF. From 8 August 2012 to 16 February 2015, Soares was Deputy Minister of Basic/Primary Education under Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão in the V Constitutional Government of East Timor. In the reshuffle brought about by the appointment of Rui Maria de Araújo as Prime Minister, Soares became Deputy Minister of Education I. After Education Minister Fernando de Araújo died unexpectedly on 2 June 2015, Soares led the Ministry on an interim basis, until the new Education Minister

António da Conceição António da Conceição (born 8 October 1964), also known by his ''nom de guerre'' (), is an East Timorese politician, and a member of the Democratic Party (PD). He has held several Ministries in the government, and as of 2021 was a Member of ...

was sworn in. Upon the commencement of the VII Constitutional Government on 15 September 2017 Soares' term in the Cabinet ended. In 2018, the

National Parliament of East Timor The National Parliament ( tet, Parlamentu Nasionál, pt, Parlamento Nacional) is the unicameral national legislature in East Timor. It was created in 2001 as the Constituent Assembly while the country was still administered by the United N ...

was dissolved early. In the elections that followed the dissolution, the Alliance for Change and Progress (AMP), which also included the CNRT, won an absolute majority. On 22 June 2018, Soares was sworn in as Minister of Education, Youth and Sports in the VIII Constitutional Government. Following the breakdown of the AMP coalition in the first few months of 2020, the CNRT decided on 30 April 2020 that its members serving in the VIII Constitutional Government would resign their positions. The CNRT informed the government of its decision on 8 May 2020, and Soares resigned as Minister of Education, Youth and Sports on 25 May 2020. On 1 July 2023, upon the commencement of Prime Minister

Gusmão Gusmão (; sometimes Gusmao) is a Portuguese surname of ancient Spanish toponymic origin from the village of Guzmán in the Spanish region of Burgos. It may refer to: *Alexandre de Gusmão, Portuguese-Brazilian diplomat. * Artur Guilherme Moraes Gu ...

's third term in that office, as leader of the IX Constitutional Government, Soares was appointed as Minister of Education.

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