President of East Timor facts for kids
Quick facts for kids President of theDemocratic Republic of Timor-Leste |
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Coat of arms of East Timor
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Style | His Excellency |
Residence | Nicolau Lobato Presidential Palace |
Seat | Dili |
Appointer | Direct election |
Term length | Five years, renewable once, either consecutively or non-consecutively |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of East Timor |
Precursor | Governor of East Timor |
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Abolished | 17 July 1976 | (Indonesian invasion of East Timor)
Deputy | President of the National Parliament |
Salary | US$30,000 annually |
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.
Contents
List of presidents of East Timor
- Political parties
Fretilin National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT) Democratic Party (PD)
- Other factions
- Symbols
† Assassinated
Presidents of East Timor during the War for Independence
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Political party | ||
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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† | 3 years, 24 days | Fretilin |
Presidents of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Political party | ||
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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) |
2007 | 20 May 2007 | 20 May 2012 | 5 years | Independent | |
– | Vicente Guterres (born 1956) Ad interim |
— | 11 February 2008 | 13 February 2008 | 2 days | CNRT | |
– | Fernando de Araújo (1962–2015) Ad interim |
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, 218 days | CNRT |
Latest election
2022 East Timorese presidential election
See also
In Spanish: Presidente de Timor Oriental para niños
- Politics of East Timor
- History of East Timor
- List of colonial governors of Portuguese Timor
- Prime Minister of East Timor
- First Lady of East Timor
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