Aurélio Sérgio Cristóvão Guterres

Aurélio Sérgio Cristóvão Guterres (born 27 July 1966) is an East Timorese academic and politician, and a member of the Fretilin political party.

From September 2017 to June 2018, he was Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation in the VII Constitutional Government of East Timor led by Mari Alkatiri.

In 1986, he left his teaching post to study law and development aid at the Satya Wacana Christian University (UKSW) in Salatiga, Central Java, Indonesia; he graduated with a bachelor's degree.

[3] Guterres had close contacts with Finland and was therefore an agent for Finnish development aid in East Timor.

[5] On 15 September 2017, Guterres was sworn in as Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation in the VII Constitutional Government.