President of East Timor
President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste | |
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Presidente da República ( His Excellency | |
Status | Head of state |
Residence | Nicolau Lobato Presidential Palace |
Seat | Dili |
Appointer | Direct election |
Term length | Five years, renewable once, either consecutively or non-consecutively[1] |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of East Timor |
Precursor | Governor of East Timor |
Formation |
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First holder | |
Abolished | 17 July 1976Indonesian invasion of East Timor) | (
Deputy | President of the National Parliament |
Salary | US$30,000 annually[2] |
Constitution |
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The President of the Democratic Republic of East Timor (
ex officio head of the Council of State, able to veto legislation and is the supreme commander of the Timor Leste Defence Force
.
List of presidents of East Timor
- Political parties
Democratic Party (PD)
- Other factions
- Symbols
† Assassinated
Presidents of East Timor during the War for Independence
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Political party | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
1 | Francisco Xavier do Amaral (1939–2012) |
— | 28 November 1975 | 7 December 1975 | 9 days | Fretilin | |
2 | Nicolau dos Reis Lobato (1946–1978) |
7 December 1975 | 31 December 1978†[a] | 3 years, 24 days | Fretilin |
Presidents of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Political party | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
3 | Xanana Gusmão (born 1946) |
2002 | 20 May 2002 | 20 May 2007 | 5 years | Independent | |
4 | José Ramos-Horta (born 1949)[b] |
2007 | 20 May 2007 | 20 May 2012 | 5 years | Independent | |
– | Vicente Guterres (born 1956) Ad interim[c] |
— | 11 February 2008 | 13 February 2008 | 2 days | CNRT | |
– | Fernando de Araújo (1962–2015) Ad interim[c] |
13 February 2008 | 17 April 2008 | 64 days | PD | ||
5 | Taur Matan Ruak (born 1956) |
2012 | 20 May 2012 | 20 May 2017 | 5 years | Independent | |
6 | Francisco Guterres (born 1954) |
2017 | 20 May 2017 | 20 May 2022 | 5 years | Fretilin | |
7 | José Ramos-Horta (born 1949) |
2022 | 20 May 2022 | Incumbent | 1 year, 334 days | CNRT |
Latest election
The second round of the elections was held on 19 April between José Ramos-Horta, a former president, and the incumbent Francisco Guterres. In the runoff Ramos-Horta prevailed with 62% of the vote.[3]
Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | |||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
Rogerio Lobato | Independent | 2,058 | 0.32 | |||
Virgílio da Silva Guterres | Independent | 1,720 | 0.26 | |||
Antero Benedito Silva | Independent | 1,562 | 0.24 | |||
Ángela Freitas | Independent | 711 | 0.11 | |||
Total | 651,859 | 100.00 | 640,967 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 651,859 | 98.16 | 640,967 | 99.16 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 12,247 | 1.84 | 5,422 | 0.84 | ||
Total votes | 664,106 | 100.00 | 646,389 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 859,613 | 77.26 | 859,925 | 75.17 | ||
Source: National Election Commission[4][5] |
See also
- Politics of East Timor
- History of East Timor
- List of colonial governors of Portuguese Timor
- Prime Minister of East Timor
- First Lady of East Timor
Notes
- ^ Killed by the special forces of the Indonesian military.
- ^ Incapacitated from 11 February to 17 April 2008.
- ^ a b Served as President during the 2008 assassination attempts.
References
- ^ "Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste", Section 75.3: "The President of the Republic's term of office may be renewed only once."
- ^ "REPÚBLICA DEMOCRÁTICA DE TIMOR-LESTE - Jornal da República". www.mj.gov.tl.
- ^ "Ramos-Horta wins Timor-Leste presidential election". The Star. 20 April 2022. p. 1. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Apuramento Eleisaun Presidente Repúblika 2022 (1st round)". Archived from the original on 15 April 2022.
- ^ "Apuramento Eleisaun Presidente Repúblika 2022 (2nd round)". Archived from the original on 6 June 2022.