Prime Minister of East Timor

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by N Panama 84534 (talk | contribs) at 04:11, 11 August 2020 (There are no sources or evidence that suggest that Xanana Gusmão has assumed the Prime Ministership for a second time.). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Prime Minister of East Timor
Portuguese: Primeiro-Ministro
Tetum: Primeiru-Ministru
Coat of arms of East Timor
Incumbent
Taur Matan Ruak [1]
since 22 June 2018
StyleHis Excellency
StatusHead of Government
SeatDili
AppointerPresident of East Timor
Term lengthFour years
Constituting instrumentConstitution of East Timor
Formation28 November 1975
20 May 2002
First holderNicolau dos Reis Lobato
Mari Alkatiri
Salary27,000 USD annually[2]
Politics of East Timor
Constitution
Executive
Legislature
Judiciary
Elections
Administrative divisions
Foreign relations
icon Asia portal

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 oversees the activities of the government and chairs the Council of Ministers.

List of prime ministers of East Timor

Political parties
  •   Fretilin
  •   National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT)
  •   People's Liberation Party (PLP)
Other factions

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
style="background:Template:Fretilin/meta/color; color:white;" |1 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
style="background:Template:Fretilin/meta/color; color:white;" |2 Mari Alkatiri
(born 1949) 		2001 20 May 2002 26 June 2006[a] 4 years, 37 days Fretilin
style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color; color:black;" |3 José Ramos-Horta
(born 1949) 		— 26 June 2006 19 May 2007 327 days Independent
style="background:Template:Fretilin/meta/color; color:white;" |4 Estanislau da Silva
(born 1952) 		— 19 May 2007 8 August 2007 81 days Fretilin
style="background:Template:National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction/meta/color; color:white;" |5 Xanana Gusmão
(born 1944) 		2007
2012 		8 August 2007 16 February 2015 7 years, 192 days CNRT
style="background:Template:Fretilin/meta/color; color:white;" |6 Rui Maria de Araújo
(born 1964) 		— 16 February 2015 15 September 2017 2 years, 211 days Fretilin
style="background:Template:Fretilin/meta/color; color:white;" |(2) Mari Alkatiri
(born 1949) 		2017 15 September 2017 22 June 2018 280 days Fretilin
style="background:Template:People's Liberation Party (East Timor)/meta/color; color:white;" |7 Taur Matan Ruak
(born 1956) 		2018 22 June 2018 20 May 2020 1 year, 333 days PLP

Notes

  1. ^ Resigned during the 2006 crisis.

See also

References

  1. ^ "East Timorese PM withdraws resignation to tackle coronavirus". 8 April 2020 – via www.channelnewsasia.com.
  2. ^ "REPÚBLICA DEMOCRÁTICA DE TIMOR-LESTE - Jornal da República". www.mj.gov.tl.

External links


Stub icon

This article related to politics in East Timor is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Prime_Minister_of_East_Timor&oldid=972263480"