The country's new Prime Minister José Ramos-Horta today unveiled the make-up of his government, which has a nine-month term before national elections.

Teixeira was, as Secretary of State for Tourism, Environment & Investment, very much Alkatiri's right-hand man in establishing the fragile country's petroleum industry.

He led Timor Leste's negotiating team against Australia in the maritime boundary talks that led to an agreement on the development of the Greater Sunrise gas fields in the Timor Sea.

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