Prime Minister of East Timor

Prime Minister of East Timor Portuguese: Primeiro-Ministro Tetum: Primeiru-Ministru
Coat of arms of East Timor
Incumbent Rui Maria de Araújo since 16 February 2015
Appointer	Taur Matan Ruak President of East Timor
Inaugural holder	Nicolau dos Reis Lobato
Formation	28 November 1975

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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 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.

List of Prime Ministers of East Timor

Prime Minister of East Timor during War for Independence

      Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor (FRETILIN)

#	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Party
1		Nicolau dos Reis Lobato (1952–1978)	28 November 1975	7 December 1975	FRETILIN

Prime Ministers of the Democratic Republic of East Timor

      Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor (FRETILIN)
      National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT)

#	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Party
1		Mari Alkatiri (1949–)	20 May 2002	26 June 2006	FRETILIN
2		José Ramos-Horta (1949–)	26 June 2006	19 May 2007	Independent
3		Estanislau da Silva (1952–)	19 May 2007	8 August 2007	FRETILIN
4		Xanana Gusmão (1946–)	8 August 2007	16 February 2015	CNRT
5		Rui Maria de Araújo (1964–)	16 February 2015	Incumbent	FRETILIN

See also

• East Timor
  • Politics of East Timor
  • List of colonial heads of Portuguese Timor
  • President of East Timor
• Lists of office-holders

External links

• Office of the Prime Minister