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Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
Coat of arms of East Timor.svg
Coat of arms of East Timor
PM Kishida meeting with PM Gusmão of Timor-Leste (cropped).jpg
Incumbent
Xanana Gusmão

since 1 July 2023
Style His Excellency
Seat Dili
Appointer President of East Timor
Term length Five years
Constituting instrument Constitution of East Timor
Formation 28 November 1975
20 May 2002
First holder Nicolau dos Reis Lobato
Mari Alkatiri
Salary 27,000 USD annually


The prime minister of East Timor, officially the Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste (Portuguese: Primeiro-Ministro da República Democrática de Timor-Leste; Tetum: Primeiru-Ministru Republika Demokratika Timor-Leste), is the head of government in East Timor.

The president of East Timor 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 East Timor

Political parties

     Fretilin      National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT)      People's Liberation Party (PLP)

Other factions

     Independent

Prime ministers of East Timor during the War for Independence

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Election Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Stamp of Nicolau dos Reis Lobato (cropped).jpg Nicolau dos Reis Lobato
(1946–1978)
28 November 1975 7 December 1975 9 days Fretilin
2 António Duarte Carvarino October 1977 February 1979 1 year, 4 months Fretilin

Chief ministers during United Nations administration

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Election Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
Mari Bin Amude Alkatiri 2002.jpg Mari Alkatiri
(born 1949)
2001 20 September 2001 20 May 2002 212 days Fretilin

Prime ministers of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Election Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
3 Mari Bin Amude Alkatiri 2002.jpg Mari Alkatiri
(born 1949)
2001 20 May 2002 26 June 2006 4 years, 37 days Fretilin
4 José Ramos-Horta Portrait.jpg José Ramos-Horta
(born 1949)
26 June 2006 19 May 2007 327 days Independent
5 Estanislau da Silva.jpg Estanislau da Silva
(born 1952)
19 May 2007 8 August 2007 81 days Fretilin
6 Prime Minister of Timor Leste Xanana Gusmão.jpg Xanana Gusmão
(born 1946)
2007
2012
8 August 2007 16 February 2015 7 years, 192 days CNRT
7 Prime Minister of Timor Leste, Rui Maria de Araújo.jpg Rui Maria de Araújo
(born 1964)
16 February 2015 15 September 2017 2 years, 211 days Fretilin
(3) Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri (2nd Period).jpg Mari Alkatiri
(born 1949)
2017 15 September 2017 22 June 2018 280 days Fretilin
8 Prime Minister of Timor-Leste Taur Matan Ruak.jpg Taur Matan Ruak
(born 1956)
2018 22 June 2018 1 July 2023 5 years, 9 days PLP
(6) PM Kishida meeting with PM Gusmão of Timor-Leste (cropped).jpg Xanana Gusmão
(born 1946)
2023 1 July 2023 Incumbent 1 year, 174 days CNRT

List of deputy prime ministers of East Timor

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Election Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Armanda Berta dos Santos small 2020.jpg Armanda Berta dos Santos
(born 1974)
29 May 2020 1 July 2023 3 years, 33 days KHUNTO
2 José Reis small 2020.jpg José Maria dos Reis
(born 1956)
24 June 2020 1 July 2023 3 years, 7 days Fretilin
3 Francisco Kalbuadi Lay Tourismusminister 2015-08-03.jpg Francisco Kalbuadi Lay
(born 1954)
2023 1 July 2023 Incumbent 1 year, 174 days CNRT
4 2020-01-29 Mariano Asanami Sabino.jpg Mariano Assanami Lopes
(born 1975)
1 July 2023 Incumbent 1 year, 174 days PD

See also

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