Prime Minister of East Timor

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The Prime Minister of Timor-Leste is the head of government in East Timor. The President is the head of state. The Prime Minister is chosen by the political party or alliance of political parties with a majority in the national legislature and is formally appointed by the president. The Prime Minister oversees the activities of the government and chairs the Council of Ministers.

[edit] List of Prime Ministers of the Democratic Republic of East Timor

Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office
Electoral mandates
Days in office Political party
of PM
1 Mari Bin Amude Alkatiri 2001.jpg Mari Bim Amude Alkatiri
(1949-)
20 May
2002
26 June
2006
1498 FRETILIN
2001 57.37%
2006 East Timorese crisis
2 EastTimor.JoseRamosHorta.01.jpg José Manuel Ramos-Horta
(1949-)
26 June
2006
16 May
2007
358 not member of a party
2006 East Timorese crisis
3 Coat of arms of East Timor.svg Estanislau da Conceição Aleixo Maria da Silva
(1952-)
16 May
2007
8 August
2007
81 FRETILIN
2007 parliamentary election
4 President gusmao.jpg Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão
(1946-)
8 August
2007
Incumbent
term expires 2012
1666 CNRT
2007 24.10% (Hung Parliament)
2007 parliamentary election

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