President of East Timor

President of East Timor
President of East Timor
Portuguese: Presidente da República; Tetum: Prezidente Republika
	Coat of arms of East Timor
	Flag of East Timor
	Incumbent; Francisco Guterres; since 20 May 2017
Style	His Excellency
Status	Head of State
Residence	Nicolau Lobato Presidential Palace
Seat	Dili
Appointer	Direct election
Term length	Five years; Renewable once[1]
Constituting instrument	Constitution of East Timor
Precursor	Governor of East Timor
Formation	28 November 1975; 20 May 2002
First holder	Francisco Xavier do Amaral; Xanana Gusmão
Salary	30,000 USD annually[2]

The president of East Timor, officially the President of the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste (Portuguese: Presidente da República Democrática de Timor-Leste, Tetum: Prezidente Republika Demokratika Timor-Leste), is the head of state in East Timor, elected by popular vote for a five-year term.

The president is ex officio head of the East Timorese Council of State. His or her executive powers are somewhat limited, though he or she is able to veto legislation. Following elections, the president usually appoints as the prime minister, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition. As head of government the prime minister presides over the cabinet.

Key

Political parties

Fretilin
National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT)
Democratic Party (PD)

Other factions

Independent

Symbols

† Assassinated

Colonial Presidents of Portuguese Timor

Portuguese Timor (Timor Português)
No.	Portrait	Incumbent	Tenure		Notes	Head(s) of state (Reign / Term)
No.	Portrait	Incumbent	From	Until	Notes	Head(s) of state (Reign / Term)
Portuguese Timor
121		Manuel de Abreu Ferreira de Carvalho (1893-1968)	1940	8 December 1945	Considered himself a prisoner during allied rule from December 1941 until February 1942; confined by Japanese from February 1942 until August 1945	Óscar Carmona President of the Second Portuguese Republic (29 November 1926 – 18 April 1951)
122		Óscar Freire de Vasconcelos Ruas (1899-1982)	1946	1950
123		César Maria de Serpa Rosa (1899-1968)	1950	11 June 1950
Overseas province
		César Maria de Serpa Rosa (1899-1968)	11 June 1950	1958
124						António de Oliveira Salazar Acting President of the Second Portuguese Republic (18 April 1951 – 21 July 1951)
124						Francisco Craveiro Lopes President of the Second Portuguese Republic (21 July 1951 – 9 August 1958)
125		Filipe José Freire Temudo Barata (1919-2003)	1959	1963		Américo Tomás President of the Second Portuguese Republic (9 August 1958 – 25 April 1974)
126		José Alberty Correia (1917-2011)	1963	1968
127		José Nogueira Valente Pires (1914-2010)	1968	1972
		Fernando Alves Adeía (born 1925)	1972	1974
128
						National Salvation Junta (25 April 1974 – 15 May 1974)
						António de Spínola President of the Third Portuguese Republic (15 May 1974 – 30 September 1974)
						Francisco da Costa Gomes President of the Third Portuguese Republic (30 September 1974 – 13 July 1976)
129		Mário Lemos Pires (1930-2009)	18 November 1974	27 November 1975	From 11 August 1975, on Atauro Island
Unilateral Declaration of Independence as Democratic Republic of East Timor

Presidents of East Timor during War for Independence

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Term of office			Political party	Alliance
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party	Alliance
1		Francisco Xavier do Amaral (1939–2012)	—	28 November 1975	7 December 1975	9 days	Fretilin	Marxist
2		Nicolau dos Reis Lobato (1946–1978)	—	7 December 1975	31 December 1978†[lower-alpha 1]	3 years, 24 days	Fretilin	Marxist

Heads of Government of East Timor during Indonesian occupation

Indonesian Timor
No.	Portrait	Incumbent	Tenure		Notes	Head(s) of state Term
No.	Portrait	Incumbent	From	Until	Notes	Head(s) of state Term
131		Guilherme Maria Gonçalves [id] (1919-1999)	31 December 1978	18 September 1982		Suharto President of Indonesia (27 March 1968 – 21 May 1998) B. J. Habibie President of Indonesia (21 May 1998 – 20 October 1999)
132		Mário Viegas Carrascalão (1937-2017)	18 September 1982	18 September 1992

133		José Abílio Osório Soares (1947-2007)	18 September 1992	19 October 1999
Referendum votes for independence 78%

Presidents of the Democratic Republic of East Timor

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Term of office			Political party	Alliance
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party	Alliance
–		Sérgio Vieira de Mello (1948-2003) Appointed by the United Nations	—	25 October 1999	20 May 2002	2 years, 207 days	DLP	Labour
3		Xanana Gusmão (born 1946)	2002	20 May 2002	20 May 2007	5 years	Independent	Independent Liberals (until 2007) National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction
4		José Ramos-Horta (born 1949)[lower-alpha 2]	2007	20 May 2007	20 May 2012	5 years	Independent	Independents for Peace and Democracy
–		Vicente Guterres (born 1956) Ad interim[lower-alpha 3]	—	11 February 2008	13 February 2008	2 days	CNRT	Social Democrats
–		Fernando de Araújo (1962–2015) Ad interim[lower-alpha 3]	—	13 February 2008	17 April 2008	64 days	PD	Social Liberals
5		Taur Matan Ruak (born 1956)	2012	20 May 2012	20 May 2017	5 years	Independent	None Alligned with Developmentalism
6		Francisco Guterres (born 1954)	2017	20 May 2017	Incumbent (Term ends on 20 May 2022)	4 years, 210 days	Fretilin	Democratic Socialists

Notes

Killed by the special forces of the Indonesian military.
Incapacitated from 11 February to 17 April 2008.
Served as President during the 2008 assassination attempts.

Latest election


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Francisco Guterres	Fretilin	295,048	57.08
	António da Conceição	Democratic Party	167,794	32.46
	José Luís Guterres	Frenti-Mudança	13,513	2.61
	José Neves	Independent	11,663	2.26
	Luís Alves Tilman	Independent	11,125	2.15
	Antonio Maher Lopes	Socialist Party of Timor	9,102	1.76
	Ángela Freitas	Timorese Workers' Party	4,353	0.84
	Amorim Vieira	Independent	4,283	0.83
Total			516,881	100.00

Valid votes			516,881	97.74
Invalid/blank votes			11,932	2.26
Total votes			528,813	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			743,150	71.16
Source: CNE

References

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[3] Killed by the special forces of the Indonesian military.

[4] Incapacitated from 11 February to 17 April 2008.

[acting2-5] Served as President during the 2008 assassination attempts.

[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."

[mj.gov.tl-2] "REPÚBLICA DEMOCRÁTICA DE TIMOR-LESTE - Jornal da República". www.mj.gov.tl.

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