Aurora Ximenes (born June 13, 1955)[1] is an East Timorese politician.

[1] From 1975, the year of the Indonesian invasion of East Timor, Ximenes was a member of the Organização Popular de Mulheres Timorense (Popular Organisation of East Timorese Women) (OPMT), and she engaged in FRETILIN resistance activities for six years following the invasion.

[2] She has been Assistant General Secretary of the OPMT,[1] a member of the central committee of FRETILIN,[1] and the coordinator of the East Timor Women's Network (REDE).

[4][5] Ximenes was born in Samalari, Baguia, Baucau District, Portuguese Timor.

[7] Since 2018, Ximenes has been a member of the Council of State, which advises the President of East Timor.