Santina Cardoso

Santina Cardoso
Minister of Finance
Assumed office
1 July 2023
Prime MinisterXanana Gusmão
Preceded byRui Gomes
In office
16 February 2015 – 15 September 2017
Prime MinisterRui Maria de Araújo
Preceded byEmília Pires
Succeeded byRui Augusto Gomes
Vice Minister of Finance
In office
8 August 2012 – 16 February 2015
Prime MinisterXanana Gusmão
Preceded byRui Manuel Hajam
Succeeded byHélder Lopes
Personal details
Born (1975-11-24) 24 November 1975 (age 48)

Santina José Rodrigues Ferreira Viegas Cardoso (born 24 November 1975) is an East Timorese politician and public administrator. She has served as the Minister for Finance since 2023 under Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão and previously served in the position from 2015 and 2017 under the VI Constitutional Government of East Timor led by Rui Maria de Araújo. Previously, between 2012 and 2015, she was the Vice Minister for Finance under the V Constitutional Government led by Xanana Gusmão.