The prime minister of Timor-Leste, officially the Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste (; ) is the head of government of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste.
The president of Timor-Leste is the head of state. The president appoints the prime minister, after parliamentary elections and have listened to all parties represented in the National Parliament, who is usually the leader of the majority party or majority coalition. The prime minister is ex officio a member of the Council of State, chairs the cabinet and oversees the activities of the government.
The current prime minister is Xanana Gusmão, who was sworn in on 1 July 2023; he also served as the 6th prime minister from 2007 to 2015.
List of prime ministers of Timor-Leste Political parties
Other factions
Prime ministers of East Timor during the War for Independence
Portrait Name Term of office Political party Government Took office Left office Time in office 1 Nicolau dos Reis Lobato 28 November 1975 7 December 1975 Fretilin Council of Ministers 2 António Duarte Carvarino October 1977 February 1979 Fretilin
Chief ministers during United Nations administration
Portrait Name Term of office Political party Elected Government Took office Left office Time in office – Mari Alkatiri 20 September 2001 20 May 2002 Fretilin 2001 Transitional Government
Prime ministers of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste Portrait Name Term of office Political party Elected Government Took office Left office Time in office 3 Mari Alkatiri 20 May 2002 26 June 2006 Fretilin — I Government – José Ramos-Horta 26 June 2006 10 July 2006 Independent — I Government 4 10 July 2006 19 May 2007 II Government 5 Estanislau da Silva 19 May 2007 8 August 2007 Fretilin — III Government 6 Xanana Gusmão 8 August 2007 16 February 2015 CNRT 2007 IV Government 2012 V Government 7 Rui Maria de Araújo 16 February 2015 15 September 2017 Fretilin — VI Government 8 Mari Alkatiri 15 September 2017 22 June 2018 Fretilin 2017 VII Government 9 Taur Matan Ruak 22 June 2018 1 July 2023 PLP 2018 VIII Government 10 Xanana Gusmão 1 July 2023 Incumbent CNRT 2023 IX Government
Timeline
List of deputy prime ministers of Timor-Leste
The Constitution of Timor-Leste provides, in sections 104 and 105, for the appointment of officials referred to in its English language version as "Deputy Ministers". In other English language publications, those officials are commonly referred to as "Vice Ministers", even though the word "Vice", in context, arguably has a different meaning in English from the word "Deputy". In this article, the constitutional expression "Deputy" is used. Portrait Name Term of office Political party Elected Government Took office Left office Time in office 1 Armanda Berta dos Santos 29 May 2020 1 July 2023 KHUNTO — VIII Government 2 José Maria dos Reis 24 June 2020 1 July 2023 Fretilin 3 Francisco Kalbuadi Lay 1 July 2023 Incumbent CNRT 2023 IX Government 4 Mariano Assanami Lopes 1 July 2023 Incumbent PD
See also Politics of Timor-Leste History of Timor-Leste List of colonial governors of Portuguese Timor President of Timor-Leste First Lady of Timor-Leste
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References
External links Office of the Prime Minister