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East Timorese politician and academic

Fernando Hanjam
Hanjam in 2020
Minister of Finance
In office29 May 2020 (2020-05-29) – 5 November 2020 (2020-11-05)
Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak
Preceded by Rui Gomes
Succeeded by Rui Gomes
Minister of Education and Culture
In office3 October 2017 (2017-10-03) – 22 June 2018 (2018-06-22)
Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri
Preceded by Antonio da Conceição [de]
Succeeded by Dulce de Jesus Soares
Personal details
Alma mater Sanata Dharma UniversitySatya Wacana Christian UniversityUniversity of Aveiro

Fernando Hanjam is an East Timorese politician and academic. In 2020, he served briefly as the Minister of Finance under the VIII Constitutional Government of East Timor led by Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak. Previously, in 2017–18, he was Minister of Education and Culture in the earlier VII Constitutional Government, led by Mari Alkatiri.

Early life and career

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Hanjam hails from the Oecusse-Ambeno exclave in the west of East Timor.[1] He attended SMA Seminari Lalian Atambua, in Belu Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. He then studied management at Sanata Dharma University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, and at Satya Wacana Christian University, Salatiga, Central Java, Indonesia,[2] and also obtained a PhD in Accounting and Finance at the University of Aveiro, Portugal.[1] All of these studies were supported by the Society of Jesus, to which Hanjam has publicly expressed gratitude.[3]

From 2000, Hanjam was a Professor, and later Vice Rector, at the National University of East Timor (Universidade Nasionál Timór Lorosa'e (UNTL)).[1][4]

In 2012, Hanjam was under discussion for possible appointment as Secretary of State for Oecusse-Ambeno in the V Constitutional Government under Xanana Gusmão. However, no such appointment was made.[5]

On 3 October 2017, Hanjam was sworn in as Minister of Education and Culture in the VII Constitutional Government.[6][7] At that time, he was a member of the People's Liberation Party (Tetum: Partidu Libertasaun Popular (PLP)), which was not officially involved in that government; he later switched to Fretilin.[8][9] His term of office in that Ministry ended on 22 June 2018, when the VIII Constitutional Government was formed.[10]

On 29 May 2020, following a change in the governing coalition, and the admission of Fretilin to the VIII Constitutional Government, Hanjam was sworn in as Minister of Finance.[11][12] In early October 2020, however, he had to take leave, and on 5 November 2020 he was forced to resign, due to ill health. On 23 November 2020, his immediate predecessor, Rui Gomes, was re-appointed to succeed him.[13][14]

  1. ^ a b c Campus (2 October 2017). "Antigo estudante da UA é o novo ministro da Educação de Timor-Leste" [Former AU student is Timor-Leste's new Minister of Education]. University of Aveiro (in Portuguese). University of Aveiro. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Home page: Fernando Hanjam". Facebook. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  3. ^ "A new beginning for Instituto São João de Brito". Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific. 10 June 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Timor-Leste: Oecusse and the Indonesian Border" (PDF). Policy Briefing: Asia Briefing (104). International Crisis Group. 20 May 2010: 5. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  5. ^ "CNRT Diskoñese Lista Governu Ne'ebé Diario Independente Publika No Ne'e Bosok" (in Tetum). SAPO. 25 July 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Anunciados novos membros do Governo timorense, mas executivo ainda incompleto" [Correction: New members of the Timorese Government announced, but executive still incomplete]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Lusa. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  7. ^ "VII Constitutional Government". Government of Timor-Leste. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  8. ^ "List of members of the 7th Constitutional Government of RDTL" (PDF). La'o Hamutuk website. La'o Hamutuk: Timor-Leste Institute for Development Monitoring and Analysis. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  9. ^ Sanchez, Hortencio; Martins, Evaristo Soares (1 May 2020). "PM Taur Nominates Five FRETILIN Members to Fill Vacant Ministries". Tatoli website. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Transitional Ministerial Administration". Government of Timor-Leste. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  11. ^ Colo, Cipriano (29 May 2020). "Eight New Members Sworn into TL Cabinet". Tatoli. Archived from the original on 3 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  12. ^ "Presidente timorense dá posse a oito novos membros do Governo" [Timorese President swears in eight new members of the Government]. RTP News (in Portuguese). Lusa. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  13. ^ "Timor-Leste está virtualmente sem ministro das Finanças, que não delegou competências" [Timor-Leste is virtually without Finance Minister, who has not delegated powers]. RTP Notícias (in Portuguese). Lusa. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  14. ^ "Lú Olo swearing-in of the New Minister of Finance Rui Gomes". Tatoli website. Tatoli. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.

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