| Prime Minister of East Timor Portuguese: Primeiro-Ministro Tetum: Primeiru-Ministru | |
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| Style | His Excellency |
| Status | Head of Government |
| Seat | Dili |
| Appointer | President of East Timor |
| Term length | Four 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[2] |
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The prime minister of Timor-Leste (Portuguese: Primeiro-Ministro, Tetum: Primeiru-Ministru) is the head of government in East Timor. The president is the head of state. The president of East Timor appoints the prime minister, after parliamentary elections and have listened to all parties represented in the National Assembly, who is usually the leader of the large party or coalition. The prime minister is ex officio a member of the Council of State, chairs the Council of Ministers and oversees the activities of the government.
List of prime ministers of East Timor
- Political parties
- Fretilin
- People's Liberation Party (PLP)
- Other factions
- Independent
Prime Minister of East Timor during War for Independence
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Election | Term of office | Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | _(cropped).jpg')) | Nicolau dos Reis Lobato (1946–1978) | — | 28 November 1975 | 7 December 1975 | 9 days | Fretilin |
Prime Ministers of the Democratic Republic of East Timor
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Election | Term of office | Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 2 | ) | Mari Alkatiri (born 1949) | 2001 | 20 May 2002 | 26 June 2006[a] | 4 years, 37 days | Fretilin |
| 3 | ) | José Ramos-Horta (born 1949) | — | 26 June 2006 | 19 May 2007 | 327 days | Independent |
| 4 | ) | Estanislau da Silva (born 1952) | — | 19 May 2007 | 8 August 2007 | 81 days | Fretilin |
| 5 | ) | Xanana Gusmão (born 1944) | 2007 2012 | 8 August 2007 | 16 February 2015 | 7 years, 192 days | CNRT |
| 6 | ) | Rui Maria de Araújo (born 1964) | — | 16 February 2015 | 15 September 2017 | 2 years, 211 days | Fretilin |
| (2) | | Mari Alkatiri (born 1949) | 2017 | 15 September 2017 | 22 June 2018 | 280 days | Fretilin |
| 7 | ) | Taur Matan Ruak (born 1956) | 2018 | 22 June 2018 | Incumbent | 2 years, 239 days | PLP |
Notes
- ^ Resigned during the 2006 crisis.
See also
- East Timor
- Politics of East Timor
- List of colonial governors of Portuguese Timor
- President of East Timor
- Lists of office-holders
References
- ^ "East Timorese PM withdraws resignation to tackle coronavirus". 8 April 2020 – via www.channelnewsasia.com.
- ^ "REPÚBLICA DEMOCRÁTICA DE TIMOR-LESTE - Jornal da República". www.mj.gov.tl.
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