Rui Gomes (politician)

Rui Augusto Gomes
Gomes in 2020
Minister of Finance
In office
23 November 2020 – 1 July 2023
Prime MinisterTaur Matan Ruak
Preceded byFernando Hanjam
Succeeded bySantina Viegas Cardoso
Minister for Planning and Finance
In office
3 October 2017 – 22 June 2018
Prime MinisterMari Alkatiri
Preceded bySantina Cardoso
Succeeded byFernando Hanjam
Chief of Staff to the President
In office
11 August 2015 – 20 May 2017
PresidentTaur Matan Ruak
Preceded byFidelis Leite Magalhães
Personal details
Born (1958-09-21) 21 September 1958 (age 66)
Political partyIndependent
Alma materLondon 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.

  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.