Rui Augusto Gomes | |
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Minister of Finance | |
In office 23 November 2020 – 1 July 2023 | |
Prime Minister | Taur Matan Ruak |
Preceded by | Fernando Hanjam |
Succeeded by | Santina Viegas Cardoso |
Minister for Planning and Finance | |
In office 3 October 2017 – 22 June 2018 | |
Prime Minister | Mari Alkatiri |
Preceded by | Santina Cardoso |
Succeeded by | Fernando Hanjam |
Chief of Staff to the President | |
In office 11 August 2015 – 20 May 2017 | |
President | Taur Matan Ruak |
Preceded by | Fidelis Leite Magalhães |
Personal details | |
Born |
| 21 September 1958
Political party | Independent |
Alma mater | London South Bank University |
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Rui Augusto Gomes (born 21 September 1958) is an East Timorese politician, administrator and academic. From November 2020 to July 2023, he was the Minister of Finance, serving in the VIII Constitutional Government of East Timor led by Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak.
Previously, he was Minister for Planning and Finance in the earlier VII Constitutional Government.
He has also worked as an economic adviser and Chief of Staff to the President of East Timor, in various capacities for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and as a university lecturer.