Tomás do Rosário Cabral

Minister of State Administration

IX Constitutional Government of Timor-Leste (since 1 July 2023)

• Chair of the Organising Committee for the Commemoration of the 22nd Anniversary of the Restoration of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
• Chair of the Organising Committee for the Official Ceremonies of the 49th Anniversary of the Proclamation of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
• General Coordinator of the High-Level Institutional Commission for the Visit of His Holiness the Pope to Timor-Leste
• Chair of the Organising Committee for the Commemoration of the 23rd Anniversary of the Restoration of Independence of RDTL and the 50th Anniversary of the Proclamation of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste

Office of the Presidency of the Republic of Timor-Leste

• Political Adviser to the President of the Republic from 20 May 2022 to 31 December 2022, extended to 30 June 2023
• Liaison of the Presidency of the Republic with electoral administration bodies in Timor-Leste
• Head of the Transition Team (28 April to 23 May 2022) for President-elect Dr. José Ramos-Horta at the Presidential Palace for the 2022–2027 term
• Liaison between the Presidency of the Republic and the CNRT party from 23 May 2022 to 30 June 2023

RDTL Government Member

• Designated Minister for the Ministry of State Administration, VIII Constitutional Government (2018–2020)
• Vice Minister of State Administration, VI Constitutional Government (2015–2017)
• Secretary of State for Administrative Decentralisation, V Constitutional Government (2012–2015)

Government Advisory Roles

• Senior Adviser to the Ministry of State Administration, VIII Government (2018–2020)
• Special Representative of the Ministry of State Administration for the EU Cooperation Programme on Administrative Decentralisation and Local Power (2018–2020)

Head of International Cooperation Missions

• Head of the Technical Support Mission for the Voter Registration Process in São Tomé and Príncipe – MATPRE-STP (2016)
• Head of the Electoral Support Mission in Guinea-Bissau (from 2023 to 2014)
• Head of the Exploratory Mission – (Order No. 022/2015/VII/GPM, of 13 June 2015) – Survey of technical, logistical, human, and financial needs for the Voter Registration Process in São Tomé and Príncipe (within the framework of the CPLP) in 2025
• Head of the Exploratory Mission – (Order No. 022/2015/VII/GPM, of 13 June 2015) – Survey of technical, logistical, human, and financial needs for the Voter Registration Process in the Central African Republic
• Head of the Exploratory Mission – Survey of technical, logistical, human, and financial needs for the Voter Registration and Election Process in the Republic of Guinea-Bissau within the framework of the CPLP and the G7+

Technical Secretariat for Electoral Administration (STAE)

• National Director of STAE, 2002–2007
• Director-General of STAE, 2007–July 2012

International Electoral Cooperation

• Founding Member of the Forum of Electoral Management Bodies of the CPLP (2007)
• UN Electoral Officer with the Independent Electoral Commission (2000–2002)
• Member of the UN Electoral Materials Transition Team (5–19 May 2002), handing over UN electoral materials to the Timor-Leste government

Honours and Recognitions

• Recognition from:
  • Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Dr. José Ramos-Horta, for service in Guinea-Bissau
  • President of the Republic of Timor-Leste, H.E. Mr. Taur Matan Ruak, for service in Guinea-Bissau
  • Prime Minister of Timor-Leste, H.E. Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, for service in Guinea-Bissau
• Decorations:
  • Order of Nicolau Lobato, by the President of the Republic of Timor-Leste
  • Medal of the Order of International Development, by the President of Guinea-Bissau
  • Medal of Merit, by the President of the Republic of Timor-Leste
  • Order of Timor-Leste, by the President of the Republic
  • Order for Contribution to Peace and Stability, by the Prime Minister of Timor-Leste, jointly with the National Police of Timor-Leste