Manuel Cárceres da Costa

Manuel Cárceres da Costa
Cárceres da Costa in 2019
Minister of Justice
In office
22 June 2018  22 March 2022
Prime MinisterTaur Matan Ruak
Preceded byMaria Ângela Carrascalão
Succeeded byTiago Amaral Sarmento
Personal details
BornLacló, Manatuto,
Portuguese Timor
(now East Timor)
Political partyPeople's Liberation Party
Alma materUniversidade da Paz
ProfessionWriter

Manuel Cárceres da Costa is an East Timorese politician and writer. Between June 2018 and March 2022, he was the Minister of Justice, serving in the VIII Constitutional Government of East Timor led by Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak.