José Reis (politician)

José Reis
José Reis
	Reis in 2020
Deputy Prime Minister of East Timor
	In office; 24 June 2020 – 1 July 2023 Serving with Armanda Berta dos Santos
Prime Minister	Taur Matan Ruak
Preceded by	Office re-established
Succeeded by	Francisco Kalbuadi Lay and; Mariano Sabino Lopes;
Minister of Planning and Territory
	In office; 24 June 2020 – 1 July 2023
Prime Minister	Taur Matan Ruak
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Deputy Minister of the Prime Minister for Governance Affairs
	In office; 3 October 2017 – 22 June 2018
Prime Minister	Mari Alkatiri
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Secretary of State for the Coordination of Region I (Lautem, Viqueque and Baucau)
	In office; 26 July 2005 – 8 August 2007
Prime Minister	Mari Alkatiri; (to 26 June 2006); José Ramos-Horta; (26 June 2006–19 May 2007); Estanislau da Silva; (from 19 May 2007);
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Member of the National Parliament
	In office; 2001–2005
Personal details
Born	José Maria dos Reis Costa; 5 February 1956
Political party	Fretilin

José Maria dos Reis Costa is an East Timorese politician, and a member of the Fretilin political party.

From June 2020 to July 2023, he was the more junior of East Timor's two Deputy Prime Ministers, and also the Minister of Planning and Territory, in the VIII Constitutional Government of East Timor led by Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak.

Previously, he served as a Minister, and as a Secretary of State, in earlier Constitutional Governments.

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