The prime minister of East Timor, officially the Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste (Portuguese: Primeiro-Ministro da República Democrática de Timor-Leste; Tetum: Primeiru-Ministru Republika Demokratika Timor-Leste), is the head of government in East Timor.
| Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|
| 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 | Five 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[1] |
The president of East Timor is the head of state. The president appoints the prime minister, after parliamentary elections and have listened to all parties represented in the National Parliament, who is usually the leader of the majority party or majority coalition. The prime minister is ex officio a member of the Council of State, chairs the cabinet and oversees the activities of the government.
The current prime minister is Xanana Gusmão, who was sworn in on 1 July 2023; he also served as the 6th prime minister from 2007 to 2015.
List of prime ministers of East Timor
- Political parties
- Other factions
Prime ministers of East Timor during the War for Independence
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Election | Term of office | Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | .jpg) | Nicolau dos Reis Lobato (1946–1978) | — | 28 November 1975 | 7 December 1975 | 9 days | Fretilin |
| 2 | António Duarte Carvarino | — | October 1977 | February 1979 | 1 year, 4 months | Fretilin | |
Chief ministers during United Nations administration
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Election | Term of office | Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| – |  | Mari Alkatiri (born 1949) | 2001 | 20 September 2001 | 20 May 2002 | 212 days | Fretilin |
Prime ministers of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Election | Term of office | Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 3 | | Mari Alkatiri (born 1949) | 2001 | 20 May 2002 | 26 June 2006[a] | 4 years, 37 days | Fretilin |
| 4 |  | José Ramos-Horta (born 1949) | — | 26 June 2006 | 19 May 2007 | 327 days | Independent |
| 5 |  | Estanislau da Silva (born 1952) | 19 May 2007 | 8 August 2007 | 81 days | Fretilin | |
| 6 |  | Xanana Gusmão (born 1946) | 2007 2012 | 8 August 2007 | 16 February 2015 | 7 years, 192 days | CNRT |
| 7 |  | Rui Maria de Araújo (born 1964) | — | 16 February 2015 | 15 September 2017 | 2 years, 211 days | Fretilin |
| (3) | .jpg) | Mari Alkatiri (born 1949) | 2017 | 15 September 2017 | 22 June 2018 | 280 days | Fretilin |
| 8 |  | Taur Matan Ruak (born 1956) | 2018 | 22 June 2018 | 1 July 2023 | 5 years, 9 days | PLP |
| (6) | .jpg) | Xanana Gusmão (born 1946) | 2023 | 1 July 2023 | Incumbent | 303 days | CNRT |
List of deputy prime ministers of East Timor[b]
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Election | Term of office | Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 |  | Armanda Berta dos Santos (born 1974) | — | 29 May 2020 | 1 July 2023 | 3 years, 33 days | KHUNTO |
| 2 |  | José Maria dos Reis (born 1956) | 24 June 2020 | 1 July 2023 | 3 years, 7 days | Fretilin | |
| 3 |  | Francisco Kalbuadi Lay (born 1954) | 2023 | 1 July 2023 | Incumbent | 303 days | CNRT |
| 4 |  | Mariano Assanami Lopes (born 1975) | 1 July 2023 | Incumbent | 303 days | PD | |