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{{Politics of East Timor}}
{{Politics of East Timor}}
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The '''president of the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste''' ({{lang-pt|Presidente da República Democrática de Timor-Leste}}; {{lang-tet|Prezidente Republika Demokratika Timor-Leste}}) is the [[head of state]] of the [[Timor Leste|Democratic Republic of Timor Leste]]. The executive powers of the president are limited however, the president is also the ''[[ex officio]]'' head of the [[Council of State (East Timor)|Council of State]], able to veto legislation and is the supreme commander of the [[Timor Leste Defence Force]].


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The '''President of the Democratic Republic of East Timor''' ({{langx|pt|Presidente da República Democrática de Timor-Leste}}; {{langx|tet|Prezidente Republika Demokratika Timor-Leste}}) is the [[head of state]] of the [[East Timor|Democratic Republic of Timor Leste]]. The executive powers of the [[President of the republic]] are limited however, the President is also the ''[[ex officio]]'' head of the [[Council of State (East Timor)|Council of State]], able to veto legislation and is the supreme commander of the [[Timor Leste Defence Force]].
==Key==

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;''Political parties''
==List of presidents of East Timor==
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* {{legend|{{party color|Fretilin}}|[[Fretilin]]|border=1px solid #aaa}}
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* {{legend|{{party color|National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction}}|[[National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction]] (CNRT)|border=1px solid #aaa}}
* {{legend|{{party color|Democratic Party (East Timor)}}|[[Democratic Party (East Timor)|Democratic Party]] (PD)|border=1px solid #aaa}}
{{legend|{{party color|Fretilin}}|[[Fretilin]]|border=1px solid #aaa}}
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{{legend|{{party color|National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction}}|[[National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction]] (CNRT)|border=1px solid #aaa}}
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{{legend|{{party color|Democratic Party (East Timor)}}|[[Democratic Party (East Timor)|Democratic Party]] (PD)|border=1px solid #aaa}}

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;Other factions
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{{legend|{{party color|Independent politician}}|[[Independent politician|Independent]]|border=1px solid #aaa}}


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;Symbols
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;''Other factions''
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† Assassinated
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* {{legend|{{party color|Independent politician}}|[[Independent politician|Independent]]|border=1px solid #aaa}}


===Presidents of East Timor during the War for Independence===
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;''Symbols''
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* † Assassinated


==Presidents of East Timor during War for Independence==
{{see also|Democratic Republic of East Timor (1975)}}
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! rowspan="2" |Political party
! rowspan="2" |Political party
|-
|-
!Took office
! Took office
!Left office
! Left office
!Time in office
! Time in office
|-
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Fretilin}}; color:white;" | 1
! style="background:{{party color|Fretilin}}; color:white;" | 1
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|-
! style="background:{{party color|Fretilin}}; color:white;" | 2
! style="background:{{party color|Fretilin}}; color:white;" | 2
| [[File:Nicolau Lobato statue, 2018 (01) (cropped).jpg|80px]]
| [[File:Stamp of Nicolau dos Reis Lobato (cropped).jpg|80px]]
| [[Nicolau dos Reis Lobato]]<br />{{small|(1946–1978)}}
| [[Nicolau dos Reis Lobato]]<br />{{small|(1946–1978)}}
| 7 December 1975
| 7 December 1975
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==Presidents of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste==
===Presidents of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" |{{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! rowspan="2" |{{Abbr|No.|Number}}
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! rowspan="2" |Political party
! rowspan="2" |Political party
|-
|-
!Took office
! Took office
!Left office
! Left office
!Time in office
! Time in office
|-
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;" | 1
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;" | 3
| [[File:Xanana 2011 (cropped).jpg|80px]]
| [[File:Xanana Gusmão - Presidência da República de Timor-Leste (2002).png|80px]]
| [[Xanana Gusmão]]<br />{{small|(born 1946)}}
| [[Xanana Gusmão]]<br />{{small|(born 1946)}}
| [[2002 East Timorese presidential election|2002]]
| [[2002 East Timorese presidential election|2002]]
| 20 May 2002
| 20 May 2002
| 20 May 2007
| 20 May 2007
| {{age in years and days|2002|5|20|2007|5|20}}
| {{age in years|2002|5|20|2007|5|20}} years
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;" | 2
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;" | 4
| [[File:José Ramos-Horta Portrait.jpg|80px]]
| [[File:José Ramos Horta, Presidência da República de Timor-Leste (2007).png|80px]]
| [[José Ramos-Horta]]<br />{{small|(born 1949)}}{{efn|[[2008 East Timorese assassination attempts|Incapacitated]] from 11 February to 17 April 2008.}}
| [[José Ramos-Horta]]<br />{{small|(born 1949)}}{{efn|[[2008 East Timorese assassination attempts|Incapacitated]] from 11 February to 17 April 2008.}}
| [[2007 East Timorese presidential election|2007]]
| [[2007 East Timorese presidential election|2007]]
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! style="background:{{party color|National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction}}; color:white;" | –
! style="background:{{party color|National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction}}; color:white;" | –
| [[File:Vicente da Silva Guterres small3.jpg|80px]]
| [[File:Vicente da Silva Guterres small3.jpg|80px]]
| [[Vicente Guterres]]<br />{{small|(born 1956)}}<br />{{small|''[[Ad interim]]''}}{{efn|name="acting2"|Served as President during the [[2008 East Timorese assassination attempts|2008 assassination attempts]].}}
| [[Vicente Guterres]]<br />{{small|(born 1956)<br />''Ad interim''}}{{efn|name="acting2"|Served as President during the [[2008 East Timorese assassination attempts|2008 assassination attempts]].}}
| rowspan="2"| —
| rowspan="2"| —
| 11 February 2008
| 11 February 2008
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|-
! style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (East Timor)}}; color:white;" | –
! style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (East Timor)}}; color:white;" | –
| [[File:Fernando de Araújo.jpg|80px]]
| [[File:Fernando La Sama de Araújo small.jpg|80px]]
| [[Fernando de Araújo (East Timorese politician)|Fernando de Araújo]]<br />{{small|(1962–2015)}}<br />{{small|''[[Ad interim]]''}}{{efn|name="acting2"}}
| [[Fernando de Araújo (East Timorese politician)|Fernando de Araújo]]<br />{{small|(1962–2015)<br />''Ad interim''}}{{efn|name="acting2"}}
| 13 February 2008
| 13 February 2008
| 17 April 2008
| 17 April 2008
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| [[Democratic Party (East Timor)|PD]]
| [[Democratic Party (East Timor)|PD]]
|-
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;" | 3
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;" | 5
| [[File:Prime Minister of Timor-Leste Taur Matan Ruak (cropped).jpg|80px]]
| [[File:Taur Matan Ruak - Presidência da República de Timor-Leste (2012).jpg|80px]]
| [[Taur Matan Ruak]]<br />{{small|(born 1956)}}
| [[Taur Matan Ruak]]<br />{{small|(born 1956)}}
| [[2012 East Timorese presidential election|2012]]
| [[2012 East Timorese presidential election|2012]]
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| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Fretilin}}; color:white;" | 4
! style="background:{{party color|Fretilin}}; color:white;" | 6
| [[File:President of Timor Leste Francisco Guterres (cropped).jpg|80px]]
| [[File:President of Timor Leste Francisco Guterres.jpg|80px]]
| [[Francisco Guterres]]<br />{{small|(born 1954)}}
| [[Francisco Guterres]]<br />{{small|(born 1954)}}
| [[2017 East Timorese presidential election|2017]]
| [[2017 East Timorese presidential election|2017]]
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| [[Fretilin]]
| [[Fretilin]]
|-
|-
! style="background:{{party color|National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction}}; color:white;" | 5
! style="background:{{party color|National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction}}; color:white;" | 7
| [[File:2022-04-19 José Ramos-Horta (cropped).jpg|80px]]
| [[File:José Ramos Horta Presidente de Timor-Leste.jpg|80px]]
| [[José Ramos-Horta]]<br />{{small|(born 1949)}}
| [[José Ramos-Horta]]<br />{{small|(born 1949)}}
| [[2022 East Timorese presidential election|2022]]
| [[2022 East Timorese presidential election|2022]]
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==Latest election==
==Latest election==

{{main|2022 East Timorese presidential election}}
{{main|2022 East Timorese presidential election}}
{{#section-h:2022 East Timorese presidential election|Results}}
{{#section-h:2022 East Timorese presidential election|Results}}

==Timeline==
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==See also==
==See also==
* [[East Timor]]
* [[Politics of East Timor]]
** [[Politics of East Timor]]
* [[History of East Timor]]
** [[List of colonial governors of Portuguese Timor]]
* [[List of colonial governors of Portuguese Timor]]
** [[Prime Minister of East Timor]]
* [[Prime Minister of East Timor]]
* [[First Lady of East Timor]]
* [[First Lady of East Timor]]
* [[Lists of office-holders]]


==Notes==
==Notes==
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[[Category:2002 establishments in East Timor]]
[[Category:2002 establishments in East Timor]]
[[Category:Lists of East Timorese politicians|Presidents]]
[[Category:Lists of East Timorese politicians|Presidents]]
[[Category:Presidents by country|East Timor]]

Revision as of 17:02, 31 October 2024

President of the
Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
Presidente da República (Portuguese)
Prezidente Republika (Tetum)
Coat of arms of East Timor
since 20 May 2022
StyleHis Excellency
StatusHead of state
ResidenceNicolau Lobato Presidential Palace
SeatDili
AppointerDirect election
Term lengthFive years, renewable once, either consecutively or non-consecutively[1]
Constituting instrumentConstitution of East Timor
PrecursorGovernor of East Timor
Formation
First holder
Abolished17 July 1976; 48 years ago (1976-07-17) (Indonesian invasion of East Timor)
DeputyPresident of the National Parliament
SalaryUS$30,000 annually[2]
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The President of the Democratic Republic of East Timor (Portuguese: Presidente da República Democrática de Timor-Leste; Tetum: Prezidente Republika Demokratika Timor-Leste) is the head of state of the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste. The executive powers of the President of the republic are limited however, the President is also the ex officio head of the Council of State, able to veto legislation and is the supreme commander of the Timor Leste Defence Force.

List of presidents of East Timor

Political parties
  Fretilin
  National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT)
  Democratic Party (PD)
Other factions
  Independent
Symbols

† Assassinated

Presidents of East Timor during the War for Independence

See also: Democratic Republic of East Timor (1975)
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Elected Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Francisco Xavier do Amaral
(1939–2012) 		— 28 November 1975 7 December 1975 9 days Fretilin
2 Nicolau dos Reis Lobato
(1946–1978) 		7 December 1975 31 December 1978†[a] 3 years, 24 days Fretilin

Presidents of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Elected Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
3 Xanana Gusmão
(born 1946) 		2002 20 May 2002 20 May 2007 5 years Independent
4 José Ramos-Horta
(born 1949)[b] 		2007 20 May 2007 20 May 2012 5 years Independent
– Vicente Guterres
(born 1956)
Ad interim[c] 		— 11 February 2008 13 February 2008 2 days CNRT
– Fernando de Araújo
(1962–2015)
Ad interim[c] 		13 February 2008 17 April 2008 64 days PD
5 Taur Matan Ruak
(born 1956) 		2012 20 May 2012 20 May 2017 5 years Independent
6 Francisco Guterres
(born 1954) 		2017 20 May 2017 20 May 2022 5 years Fretilin
7 José Ramos-Horta
(born 1949) 		2022 20 May 2022 Incumbent 2 years, 198 days CNRT

Latest election

Main article: 2022 East Timorese presidential election

The second round of the elections was held on 19 April between José Ramos-Horta, a former president, and the incumbent Francisco Guterres. In the runoff Ramos-Horta prevailed with 62% of the vote.[3]

CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
José Ramos-HortaNational Congress for Timorese Reconstruction303,47746.56398,02862.10
Francisco GuterresFretilin144,28222.13242,93937.90
Armanda Berta dos SantosKmanek Haburas Unidade Nasional Timor Oan56,6908.70
Lere Anan TimurIndependent49,3147.57
Mariano Sabino LopesDemocratic Party47,3347.26
Anacleto Bento FerreiraDemocratic Republic of Timor-Leste Party13,2052.03
Martinho Germano da Silva GusmãoUnited Party for Development and Democracy8,5981.32
Hermes da Rosa Correia BarrosIndependent8,0301.23
Milena PiresIndependent5,4300.83
Isabel da Costa FerreiraIndependent4,2190.65
Felizberto Araújo DuarteIndependent2,7090.42
Constâncio da Conceção PintoIndependent2,5200.39
Rogerio LobatoIndependent2,0580.32
Virgílio da Silva GuterresIndependent1,7200.26
Antero Benedito SilvaIndependent1,5620.24
Ángela FreitasIndependent7110.11
Total651,859100.00640,967100.00
Valid votes651,85998.16640,96799.16
Invalid/blank votes12,2471.845,4220.84
Total votes664,106100.00646,389100.00
Registered voters/turnout859,61377.26859,92575.17
Source: National Election Commission[4][5]

Timeline

José Ramos-HortaFrancisco GuterresTaur Matan RuakFernando de Araújo (East Timorese politician)Vicente GuterresXanana GusmãoNicolau dos Reis LobatoFrancisco Xavier do Amaral

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Killed by the special forces of the Indonesian military.
  2. ^ Incapacitated from 11 February to 17 April 2008.
  3. ^ a b Served as President during the 2008 assassination attempts.

References

  1. ^ "Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste", Section 75.3: "The President of the Republic's term of office may be renewed only once."
  2. ^ "REPÚBLICA DEMOCRÁTICA DE TIMOR-LESTE - Jornal da República". www.mj.gov.tl.
  3. ^ "Ramos-Horta wins Timor-Leste presidential election". The Star. 20 April 2022. p. 1. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Apuramento Eleisaun Presidente Repúblika 2022 (1st round)". Archived from the original on 15 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Apuramento Eleisaun Presidente Repúblika 2022 (2nd round)". Archived from the original on 6 June 2022.
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