- Avelino Coelho da Silva
Avelino Maria Coelho da Silva (b.
Laclubar ,Manatuto ) was one of the candidates in the Presidential Elections in East Timor in April 2007.He became involved in the clandestine resistance while he studied in Jakarta International Relations and Law. He is the leader of the
Socialist Party of Timor (PST), which had a member of the National Parliament from 2002 to 2007.In the 2007 presidential election, Coelho took seventh place with 2.06% of the vote. [ [http://www.cne.tl/Results/GRAND_TOTAL_NIVEL_NACIONAL__VERIFIKASAUN_.pdf Results of 2007 presidential election] , East Timor Election Commission website.]
Following the June 2007 parliamentary election, in which the Socialist Party did not win any seats, [ [http://www.cne.tl/Eleisaun_Parlamentar/ACTA%20FINAL/aviso_publico_final%2009-07-07-ENGLISH.pdf "National Provisional Results from the 30 June 2007 Parliamentary Elections"] , Comissão Nacional de Eleições Timor-Leste, July 9, 2007.] Coelho was appointed Secretary of State for Energy Politics in the government of
Xanana Gusmão , which was sworn in onAugust 8 2007 . [ [http://www.rtp.pt/index.php?article=293726&visual=16 "Xanana Gusmão tomou posse em Timor-Leste"] , LUSA (rtp.pt), August 8, 2007.]References
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