Mariano Sabino Lopes (born 12 April 1975), also known by his nom de guerre Assanami, is an East Timorese politician and a member of the Democratic Party (PD).
Mariano Sabino Lopes | |
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 Sabino in 2020 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister of East Timor | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2023 Serving with Francisco Kalbuadi Lay | |
| Prime Minister | Xanana Gusmão |
| Preceded by | |
| Coordinating Minister of Rural Development Affairs | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Xanana Gusmão |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Member of the National Parliament | |
| In office 2018–2023 | |
| Minister of State and Minister for Mineral Resources | |
| In office 3 October 2017 – 22 June 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Mari Alkatiri |
| Preceded by | Alfredo Pires |
| Succeeded by |
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| Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries | |
| In office 8 August 2007 – 16 February 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Xanana Gusmão |
| Preceded by | Francisco Benevides |
| Succeeded by | Estanislau da Silva |
| Member of the National Parliament | |
| In office 2001–2007 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 April 1975
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| Political party | Democratic Party (PD) |
| Alma mater | University of Brawijaya |
He is the more junior of East Timor's two incumbent Deputy Prime Ministers, and also the incumbent Coordinating Minister of Rural Development Affairs, serving since July 2023 in the IX Constitutional Government of East Timor led by Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão.
Between 2001 and 2007, he was a member of the National Parliament of East Timor. Between August 2007 and February 2015, he was Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, and from October 2017 to June 2018 he was Minister of State and Minister for Mineral Resources. From June 2018 to May 2023, he was once again a member of the National Parliament.
Early life and career
editSabino attended primary school in Pairara in the then district of Lautém. In 1991, he began studying at the University of Brawijaya in Malang, East Java, Indonesia. There, he joined the National Resistance of East Timorese Students (Portuguese: Resistência Nacional dos Estudantes de Timor-Leste (RENETIL)). Amongst other things, he formulated plans to infiltrate the Ikatan Mahasiswa dan Pelajar Timor Timur (IMPETTU), the Indonesian-East Timorese student association. He was also involved in the 1995 embassy occupations in Jakarta and demonstrations in 1998.[1]
In April 1999, a few months before the independence referendum, Sabino organised for 850 students from Indonesian universities to return to East Timor to campaign for independence. At that time, he was Deputy Secretary General of RENETIL and head of Ikatan Mahasiswa dan Pelajar Timor Timur (IMPETTU), the East Timorese student association.[2]
Political career
editIn 2001, Sabino was elected as a PD candidate to the Constituent Assembly of East Timor, from which the National Parliament emerged in 2002.[3] On 31 August 2007, he had to give up his seat in accordance with the Constitution, when he was sworn in as Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in the IV Constitutional Government headed by Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão.[4]
In August 2008, an investigation of corruption allegations against Sabino and another Minister, Lúcia Lobato, was initiated by Amândio de Sá Benevides, Deputy Provedor of the Office of the Provedor for Human Rights and Justice (Portuguese: Provedoria dos Direitos Humanos e Justiça (PDHJ)).[5] However, Sabino remained in his Ministerial office throughout the IV and V Constitutional Governments, each headed by Prime Minister Gusmão, until 16 February 2015, when the latter government was replaced by the VI Constitutional Government led by Prime Minister Rui Maria de Araújo.[6][7]
In October 2015, the East Timorese Chamber of Auditors accused Sabino of "possible financial breaches", which were said to have resulted in possible losses of more than USD 11 million between 2011 and 2014. In some cases, according to an audit to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, contracts for the supply of goods and services were made with companies close to Sabino, without complying with the required procedures.[8]
In 2017, Sabino was re-elected to the National Parliament, as the list leader in the PD list. However, on 3 October 2017 he was sworn in as Minister for the Council of Ministers in the VII Constitutional Government led by Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri, and therefore again had to give up his seat in accordance with the Constitution.[9][10] As that Fretilin / PD minority administration could not prevail in the National Parliament, President Francisco Guterres dissolved the Parliament and called a fresh parliamentary election.[11] In the election, held on 12 May 2018, Sabino was again number 1 on the PD list, and was again elected to Parliament, in which the PD initially became part of the opposition.[12] Sabino's tenure as a Minister ended when the VIII Constitutional Government took office on 22 June 2018.[13]
As of 2019[update], Sabino was a member of the Parliamentary Committee for Economy and Development (Committee D).[14]
On 1 July 2023, upon the commencement of Prime Minister Gusmão's third term in that office, as leader of the IX Constitutional Government, Sabino was appointed as the less senior of two Deputy Prime Ministers, alongside Francisco Kalbuadi Lay.[15]
Personal life
editMariano's father, Mateus Sabino, was Liurai of Luro, Lautém,[16] and his mother was Julieta Ribeiro.[1]
His nom de guerre is the Makasae word for "rooster", consisting of Makasae asa, which means "bird" or "chicken", and nami, which means "male".[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Sei Ki'ik, Hedi Ona "Mate Ka Moris Ukun Rasik-An" Iha Nia Fuan (Profile: Mariano Sabino Lopes)". PD website. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ Araújo, Fernando de (2003). "6. The CNRT campaign for independence". In Fox, James J.; Babo Soares, Dionísio (eds.). Out of the Ashes: Destruction and Reconstruction of East Timor. Canberra: ANU Press. ISBN 9780975122914. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ "LISTA ALFABÉTICA DOS DEPUTADOS". National Parliament of East Timor. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "IV Constitutional Government". Government of Timor-Leste. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "PDHJ to investigate Lucia Lobato and Mariano Sabino- Suara Timor Lorosae". East Timor Law & Justice Bulletin. 8 August 2008. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "V Constitutional Government". Government of Timor-Leste. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "VI Constitutional Government is sworn-in". Government of Timor-Leste. 16 February 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ^ "Ex-ministro da Agricultura e Pescas timorense responsável por infrações financeiras - auditoria" [Former Timorese Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries responsible for financial infractions - audit]. Destak.pt. Lusa. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "20 members of the Seventh Constitutional Government take office". Government of Timor-Leste. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "VII Constitutional Government". Government of Timor-Leste. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ "East Timor president dissolves Parliament to hold new elections". The Straits Times. Reuters. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "AVISO LISTA DEFINITIVA DE CANDIDATURAS ELEIÇÃO PARLAMENTAR 12 de Maio de 2018" [NOTICE DEFINITIVE LIST OF CANDIDATES PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION 12 May 2018] (PDF) (in Portuguese). Government of East Timor. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "Transitional Ministerial Administration". Government of Timor-Leste. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ "Ficha Biografia dos Deputados: Mariano Assanami Sabino" [Member's Biography: Mariano Assanami Sabino]. National Parliament of East Timor (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ Martins, Filomeno (30 June 2023). "The list of structure of IX Constitutional Government announced in Official Gazette". Tatoli. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ "Mariano ASSAMAI Sabino" (in Tetum). 5 March 2011. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
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