Francisco da Costa Monteiro

Francisco da Costa Monteiro
Minister of Petroleum and Minerals
Assumed office
1 July 2023
Prime MinisterXanana Gusmão
Preceded byVíctor da Conceição Soares
Personal details
Political partyNational Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT)

Francisco da Costa Monteiro, is an East Timorese oil expert and politician, and a member of the National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (Portuguese: Congresso Nacional de Reconstrução de Timor, CNRT).

He is the incumbent Minister of Petroleum and Minerals, serving since July 2023 in the IX Constitutional Government of Timor-Leste led by Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão.