The Fifth Constitutional Government of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste underthe leadership of Prime Minister H. E. Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao was sworn in on 8th August, 2012 for the period of 2012 – 2017.

The new cabinet members of the Fifth Constitutional Government of RDTL are:
Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, Minister of State Hermenegildo Pereira, Secretary of State for the Council of Ministers Avelino M. Coelho da Silva, Secretary of State for Parliamentary Affairs Maria Terezinha S. Viegas, Secretary of State for Media Nélio Isaac Sarmento, Secretary of State for Institutional Strengthening Francisco da Costa Soares, Secretary of State for Support and Promotion of the Private Sector, Veneranda M. Lemos Martins, Deputy Prime Minister, Coordinator of Social Affairs Fernando La Sama de Araújo, Secretary of State for the Promotion of Equality Idelta Maria Rodrigues, Secretary of State for Youth and Sport Miguel Marques G. Manetelu, Secretary of State for Vocational Training Policy and Employment Ilídio Ximenes da Costa, Minister of Defense and Security Cirilo José Cristovão, Secretary of State for Defense Julio Tomas Pinto, Secretary of State for Security Francisco da Costa Guterres, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation José Luis Guterres, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Constâncio da Conceição Pinto, Secretary of State for ASEAN Affairs Roberto Sarmento de Oliveira Soares, Minister of Finance Emília M. V. Pires, Deputy Minister of Finance Santina J. F. V. Cardoso, Minister of Justice Dionisio C. Babo Soares, Deputy Minister of Justice Ivo Jorge Valente, Secretary of State for Lands and Properties Jaime Xavier Lopes, Minister of Health Sergio Gama da C. Lobo, Deputy Minister of Health for Ethics and Services Natália de Araújo, Deputy Minister of Health for Management, Support and Resources, Maria do Céu Sarmento Pina da Costa, Minister of Education Bendito dos Santos Freitas, Deputy Minister of Education for Basic Education Dulce de Jesus Soares, Deputy Minister of Education for Secondary Education Virgílio Simith, Deputy Minister of Education for Higher Education Marçal Avelino Ximenes, Secretary of State for Administrative Decentralisation Tomás do Rosário Cabral, Secretary of State for Local Development Samuel Mendonça, Minister for Commerce, Industry and Environment António da Conceição, Deputy Minister for Commerce, Industry and Environment Abel da Costa Freitas Ximenes, Secretary of State for Commerce Ricardo Cardoso Nheu, Secretary of State for Industry and Cooperatives Filipus “Nino”Pereira, Secretary of State for the Environment Nominando Soares Martins‘Buras’, Minister of Social Solidarity Isabel Amaral Guterres, Deputy Minister of Social Solidarity Jacinto Rigoberto Gomes de Deus, Secretary of State for Social Security Vítor da Costa, Secretary of State for the Veteran Affairs Júlio Sarmento da Costa, Minister of Public Works Gastão Francisco de Sousa, Secretary of State for Public Works Luís Vaz Rodrigues, Secretary of State for Electricity Januário da Costa Pereira, Secretary of State for Water, Sanitation and Urban Development Elias Pereira Moniz, Minister of Transport and Communications Pedro da Silva Lay, Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications Flávio Cardoso Neves, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Mariano Assanami Sabino Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Marcos da Cruz, Secretary of State for Forestry and Nature Conservation João Cardoso Fernandes, Secretary of State for Fisheries Rafael Pereira Gonçalves, Secretary of State for Livestock Valentino Varela, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Alfredo Pires, Minister of Tourism Francisco Kalbuadi Lay, Secretary of State for Art and Culture Maria Isabel J. Ximenes